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Brain-Eating Amoebas Blamed in Three Deaths
KTLA NewsBREVARD COUNTY, FL -- Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain. This is the time of year when there is an uptick in cases. The amoebas flourish in the heat -- especially during...Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, CNN (tv network), Naegleria Fowleri, Symptoms, Disease Prevention
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U.S. Bans Chemicals in 'Bath Salts' Street Drug
ReutersWASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities on Friday issued a temporary ban on chemicals used in a new type of street drug known as "bath salts" that is increasingly popular among teens. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took emergency action that makes...Tags: North Dakota, Physical Conditions, Safety of Citizens, Politics, European Union
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Police: Drunk Father Let 8-year-old Drive Pickup
ReutersNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- A drunk father allegedly allowed his 8 year-old son to drive his pick-up truck on a southeast Louisiana highway on Saturday while he slept, until patrol officers pulled over the boy, police said. The boy was driving the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Dallas, Texas, Mississippi, Prisons
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Local Father Says Navy SEAL Son Among 30 Killed in Helicopter Crash
KTLA NewsLAKEWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Southern California father is remembering his son, who was among the 22 U.S. Navy SEALs killed when their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. Lt. Cmdr. Jonas Kelsall, 33, trained in San Diego and was one of the first members...Tags: Politics, NATO, Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy, Defense
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Fear of Deadly E. coli Prompts Massive Beef Recall Throughout Southeastern, Southern U.S.
KTLA NewsDODGE CITY, KS (KTLA) -- A slaughterhouse has recalled some 60,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with potentially deadly E. coli 0157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Ohio...Tags: Utah, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Product Recalls
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Delta Charges Returning U.S. Soldiers $3400 For Extra Bags
KTLA NewsATLANTA, Ga. -- Stung by online comments calling it "disgusting" and "un-American," Delta Air Lines on Wednesday announced it will allow U.S. military personnel traveling on orders to check more bags for free. The policy change, which is effective...Tags: Travel, CNN (tv network), U.S. Military, Employees, Delta Air Lines
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Rep. Weiner Announces Resignation After Sexting Scandal
KTLA NewsNEW YORK (KTLA) -- Embattled New York Congressman Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress Thursday in the wake of a sexting and lewd photo scandal. "Today I am announcing my resignation from Congress," Weiner said amid jeers and cheers. A...Tags: CBS Corp., Entertainment, Steny H. Hoyer, Republican Party, Drue Vitter
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Yellowstone River Oil Leak May Alter Exxon Safety Reviews
ReutersBILLINGS, Mont. -- The president of Exxon Mobil Corp's pipeline unit said the company still does not know the cause of a pipeline leak that has sent about 1,000 barrels of oil into Montana's Yellowstone River, but that it may change the way it conducts...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, CNN (tv network), Brian Schweitzer, Politics, Wyoming
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Violent Storms Leave Deadly Path of Destruction From Texas to Tennessee
VILONIA, Ark. -- Severe storms ripped through parts of the South on Wednesday, cutting a path of destruction from Texas to Tennessee that left at least 12 people dead and damaged an untold number of homes and businesses, authorities said.
Even as...Tags: CNN (tv network), Tornadoes, Haley Barbour, Weather, Emergency Planning
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Mississippi Flooding Covers Millions of Acres
CNNTunica, Mississippi -- The Mississippi River drew to within a finger's length of the highest level ever recorded at Greenville, Mississippi, on Tuesday as a flood of historic proportions continued to slink its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Levees along...Tags: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Weather, Emergency Planning
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Tennesee Senate OK's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
KTLA NewsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (KTLA) -- Tennesee's Senate has passed a bill Friday that would forbid public school teachers from discussing homosexuality in schools. The bill was approved by 5 votes to 4 and would allow for legislators to introduce a ban on letting...Tags: CNN (tv network), Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups, Education, Tennessee
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VIDEO: TSA Pat-Down of 6-year-old Girl Ignites Web
CNNNEW ORLEANS, La. -- An officer who conducted a pat-down of a 6-year-old girl in the New Orleans airport last week "followed proper current screening procedures," the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. However, the agency said it is...Tags: Travel, CNN (tv network), Holiday Vacations, YouTube, Transportation Security Administration
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