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Wildfires burn homes, force frantic evacuations near Los Angeles, cause 2 fatalities
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. Around...Tags: Academic Progress, Ventura County, San Diego County, Forestry and Timber, Los Angeles Fire Department
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Medevac under microscope
The recent, tragic medevac helicopter accident that claimed four lives has focused the attention of Marylanders on our emergency medical services system. While there may be disagreement about the decision to make that particular medevac flight, every...Tags: Cancer, Air and Space Accidents, Medical Specialization, Medical Services, Breast Cancer
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Hilltown Township Suicide Threat Ends In Peace After 31/2 Hours
A Bucks County man threatening to commit suicide surrendered to authorities Sunday night about 31/2 hours after police came to his Hilltown Township home to check on his welfare. Hilltown Township Police Chief Chris Engelhart said the 59-year-old man did...Tags: Suicide, Emergency Incidents
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Nebraska health officials say 2nd teenager from another state abandoned at Omaha hospital
Associated Press WritersOMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ A Michigan mother drove roughly 12 hours to Omaha, so she could abandon her 13-year-old son at a hospital under the state's unique safe-haven law, Nebraska officials said Monday. The boy from the Detroit area is the second teenager...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Hospitals and Clinics, Family
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Brookhaven hospital closing maternity unit
ridgely.ochs@newsday.comCiting declining births, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center is formally closing its 14-bed maternity unit today. Hospital spokesman Andy Kraus said the plan, which has received the approval of the state health department, means that women giving...Tags: Stony Brook, Caesar Trunzo, Hospitals and Clinics, Stony Brook University, Brookhaven
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Levy calls for emergency measure on nursing home
rick.brand@newsday.com; reid.epstein@newsday.comPredicting further cuts in state aid amid Wall Street's meltdown, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is expected to send an emergency resolution to the legislature today to authorize the first steps toward a sale of the county's John J. Foley Skilled...Tags: Long Term Care, Economic Policy, Homes, Employees, Medical Services
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Big funeral processions are a police tradition
There are certain issues that are so sensitive that nobody talks about them until one bold person steps forward and breaks the ice. This one I would have preferred to dodge except that a couple of readers weighed in after being caught up in the backups...Tags: Google Inc., Hunt Valley, Air and Space Accidents, Fires, Medical Services
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Angst is rising, but costs of therapy too much for some
The Wall Street JournalIn the latest sign of the deepening economic crisis, more people are considering cutting back on their mental-health therapy, even as they become more stressed. Across the country, psychiatrists and psychologists say they are seeing an increasing...Tags: Social Sciences, Private Health Care, Medical Conditions, Paul Wellstone, National Government
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20 Ind. counties eligible for emergency farm loans
Farmers in 20 Indiana counties now are eligible for low-interest emergency farm loans from the federal Farm Service Agency because of severe storms from remnants of Hurricane Ike last month. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says President...Tags: George Bush, Disasters, Hurricane Ike, Agricultural Research and Technology, Farms
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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
By all accounts, Jerome Tiller is a strong-armed quarterback who can run, works hard and is an unselfish team player. But even with all that going for him, Iowa State coach Gene Chizik is hoping like heck that fans never get a chance to see Tiller...Tags: Academic Progress, National Government, Children, Fencing, University of Iowa
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Like other working parents, Obamas juggle kids, jobs with help from close friends, family
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ When class lets out for Michelle and Barack Obama's two daughters, their grandmother is there to pick them up. When 10-year-old Malia needs her hair done in the two-strand twist style she likes, a family friend brings a beautician to the...Tags: John McCain, Democratic National Conventions, Transportation, Michelle Obama, University of Chicago
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In a holding pattern
Of The Associated PressA World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more...Tags: Bart Gordon, Global Warming, National Government, Consumer Electronics Industry, Transportation
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