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Passenger's Implant Claim Triggers Flight Diversion
CNNBANGOR, Maine -- A passenger who claimed to have a device surgically implanted inside her spurred authorities to divert a North Carolina-bound jetliner to Maine on Tuesday, federal officials said. Doctors aboard US Airways Flight 787 examined the woman...Tags: Transportation Security Administration, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Emergency Incidents, Peter King, Explosions
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Enormous Shelter Cat "Meow" Dies
KTLA NewsMeow, the fat cat whose 39-pound girth helped raise awareness about obesity in pets, has died of lung failure. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society announced Meow's death in a Facebook post, saying the two-year-old cat passed away Saturday...Tags: Weight, Facebook, Obesity, Health
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"Bucket List" Baby, Avery Lynn Canahuati, Dies
KTLA NewsBELLAIRE, Texas -- The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a "bucket list" blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died Monday, her father said. Avery Lynn Canahuati, who was born in November with spinal muscular...Tags: Facebook, Good Friday, Respiratory System, Genetic Condition, Bellaire
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Rapper Heavy D Died of Blood Clot in Lung, Autopsy Shows
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- An autopsy on Rapper Heavy D, who died suddenly at the age of 44, found that the cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. The autopsy report, which was released on Tuesday, revealed that Heavy D, whose real name was Dwight Arrnigton...Tags: Human Interest, Human Body, Hospitals and Clinics, Symptoms, Al Sharpton
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Woman Claims U.S. Airways Lost Her Special Needs Brother
CNNWILMINGTON, North Carolina -- A North Carolina woman says U.S. Airways has some explaining to do, after they lost track of her brother, who has special needs. Kristy Wilson was reunited with her brother, Victor, after she says the airline lost him....Tags: Human Body, U.S. Airways, Human Body, CNN (tv network), Health
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Less Lung Damage from Pot Smoking Than Cigarettes?
CNNScience has shown the dangers of cigarette smoking on lungs-- smoking undermines lung function, causes lung cancer and long-term breathing problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But what about smoking marijuana? Researchers sought...Tags: Human Body, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Heart Disease
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Expert: Murray Gave Jackson 40 Times More Sedative Than He Told Police
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Dr. Conrad Murray probably gave Michael Jackson 40 times more of the surgical anesthetic than he admitted to police, a leading expert on the drug testified Thursday. Dr. Steven Shafter was the last witness called before the...Tags: Conrad Murray, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Prosecution, Judges, Procedural Sedation
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Conrad Murray Defense Cross Examines Propofol Expert
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Defense attorney Ed Chernoff began his cross examination of Dr. Steven Shafer by asking him if he understands the difference between opinion and fact. Chernoff accused Dr. Shafer of not stating a single fact throughout his...Tags: Trials, Conrad Murray, Lawyers, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Human Body
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Defense Presents Case in Conrad Murray Trial
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Defense attorneys in the involuntary manslaughter trial against Michael Jackson's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, began presenting their case Monday after four weeks of damaging testimony from 33 prosecution witnesses. Prosecutors...Tags: Trials, Conrad Murray, Lawyers, Crimes, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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$500 Reward Offered in Deadly Crossbow Attack on Puppy
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Authorities in Riverside are asking for the public's help in their search for a suspect who shot a dog with a crossbow, inflicting injuries so severe the dog had to be euthanized. The 6-month-old German shepherd mix was...Tags: Hemorrhaging, Archery, Crossbow Shooting
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Man Accused of Squeezing 18-month old Girl to Death
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 25-year old man was indicted Thursday in the beating-murder of an 18-month-old girl in July and abusing another child in 2009. Juan Carlos Aguilar was indicted on one felony count of murder, one felony count of assault on...Tags: Trials, Crimes, Lawyers, Injuries and Wounds, Prosecution
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5-Week-Old Baby With Rare Condition Needs a Lung Transplant
KTLA NewsCAMARILLO (KTLA) -- It is very much a life or death situation for one baby girl in desperate need of a lung transplant. Katelyn Policastro, just 5-weeks-old, suffers from alveolar capillary dysplasia, an extremely rare condition that affects less than...Tags: Human Interest, Lung Transplants, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Hospitals and Clinics, Los Angeles
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