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LOOK: Bank Vault Saves 22 Lives During Tornado
As search-and-rescue teams continue to sift through the rubble to ensure all survivors have been accounted for, 22 Moore residents, who took cover in a bank vault during the Oklahoma tornado, have their local credit union to thank for providing shelter during the destructive storm. According to a statement released...
huffingtonpost.com (2 hours ago)
Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
WARSAW, Poland - A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated, relatively rare procedures that usually...
bostonherald.com (4 hours ago)
Niagara SPCA improving but needs more financial support
WHEATFIELD – The SPCA of Niagara has made great strides in the past 16 months, but it still lacks the funds to do as well it could.That was the verdict today from Barbara Carr, executive director of the SPCA Serving Erie County, who made a return visit to the Niagara County shelter last month and issued a three-page...
buffalonews.com (4 hours ago)
My hands may be ageing, but all they need is a manicure
I recently read that "research" shows one in eight women worry more about how their hands age than their faces - which if you flip it around shows that seven out of eight women worry more about their faces than their hands and is a classic piece of advertising jiggery-pokery. If we worry about our hands ageing at...
guardian.co.uk (5 hours ago)
Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution
Zimbabwe's president signs into law a new constitution and vows to hold peaceful and clean elections later this year. President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday the new constitution, unanimously accepted in a March referendum, has shown that Zimbabweans are united, regardless of political affiliation and without outside...
foxnews.com (7 hours ago)
Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact
Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse. The upper house of parliament voted Wednesday to join the 1980 Hague Convention on international child abduction following passage by...
foxnews.com (11 hours ago)
Joseph S. McCaughey, cargo manager for United Airlines
Managing cargo for United Airlines at Philadelphia International Airport involved significant responsibilities for Joseph S. McCaughey. It meant dealing with "security procedures for cargo long before 9/11," a son, Michael, said Tuesday.
philly.com (12 hours ago)
UCSF Medical Center workers strike
UCSF Medical Center workers strike Thousands of workers at UCSF Medical Center and four other UC hospitals walked off their jobs early Tuesday at the start of a two-day strike over retirement plans, wages and staffing levels. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which is...
sfgate.com (12 hours ago)
Rules needed for teacher hiring practices
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - With the hiring season for the next school year well underway, county education officials soon will have to adapt their procedures to comply with new rules.Those rules wont be in place for weeks, and personnel involved in hiring will ha...
dailymail.com (15 hours ago)
Area schools practice for tornado strike
Several area school districts have plans in place to ensure safety if a tornado like the deadly storm that hit Moore, Okla., ever touches down. Many of the Amarillo-area schools’ procedures involve gathering students in an area away from exterior walls and glass. Randy Smith, Amarillo Independent School District...
amarillo.com (15 hours ago)
IPL Just Can't Avoid a Scandal
Spot-Fixing Arrests Show League Needs to Toughen Investigative Procedures
wsj.com (16 hours ago)
Law to keep hospitals reporting infections
Hospitals must continue reporting infections from hip- and knee-replacement procedures and cardiac surgery, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday, despite opposition by hospitals and state health officials.
seattletimes.com (16 hours ago)
Critics Of Guantanamo Force-Feeding Dismissed As 'Political'
WASHINGTON -- A military physician who oversees the nurses who force-feed Guantanamo’s hunger-striking detainees told reporters visiting the remote naval base last week that the opposition to the force-feeding process by human rights and medical groups is "political." "It's very easy for folks outside of this place...
huffingtonpost.com (17 hours ago)
Panel collects details of Shell towing procedures
A towing plan for a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge crossing the Gulf of Alaska in December called for moving the vessel to a protected bay or heading for…Click to Continue »
adn.com (18 hours ago)
Panel collects details of Shell towing procedures
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A towing plan for a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge crossing the Gulf of Alaska in December called for moving the vessel to a protected bay or heading for deep water if an extrem
newsminer.com (18 hours ago)
IPL Just Can't Avoid a Scandal
Spot-Fixing Arrests Show League Needs to Toughen Investigative Procedures
wsj.com (18 hours ago)
Limerick woman accused of DUI, striking man on lawnmower, loses bid to toss evidence from her trial
NORRISTOWN - A Limerick woman accused of driving under the influence of prescription drugs when she struck and seriously injured a township man mowing his lawn has lost her bid to toss blood test evidence from her trial. Megan Marie Rossi, 26, of the 800 block of Tristen Way, implied in Montgomery County Court on...
pottsmerc.com (19 hours ago)
Erie County legislators call for investigations of data disposal blunder
A group of Erie County Legislators is calling for an investigation into how and why Department of Social Services workers mishandled sensitive data that potentially compromised the privacy of hundreds of residents who applied for government assistance.Four members of the Legislature’s Minority Caucus on Tuesday held...
buffalonews.com (19 hours ago)
Area school leaders cast wary eye on destruction in Oklahoma
Administrators talk about their procedures for keeping students safe in the event of a tornado here.
kansascity.com (20 hours ago)
Limerick woman accused of DUI, striking man on lawnmower, loses bid to toss evidence from her trial
NORRISTOWN - A Limerick woman accused of driving under the influence of prescription drugs when she struck and seriously injured a township man mowing his lawn has lost her bid to toss blood test evidence from her trial. Megan Marie Rossi, 26, of the 800 block of Tristen Way, implied in Montgomery County Court on...
thereporteronline.com (20 hours ago)
PHOTOS: Brookfield Zoo Announces Trio Of Dolphins Are Expecting
Another baby boom is about to hit Brookfield Zoo. On Monday, the Chicago-area zoo revealed three of its bottlenose dolphins are pregnant. According to a release from the zoo, moms-to-be are Allie, 26; Tapeko, 31 and Spree, 10, all due to give birth during the summer and fall. (See photos of the dolphin moms-to-be...
huffingtonpost.com (22 hours ago)
ACLU Sues Over Colorado Execution Information
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prisons officials to force them to identify the drugs and procedures they plan to use for the execution of Nathan Dunlap scheduled in August.
cbslocal.com (22 hours ago)
Botox Gives a Jump on Wrinkles
Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are invisible to the naked eye.
abcnews.com (22 hours ago)
Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout the state.
reuters.com (1 day ago)
Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying surgeries, diagnostic procedures, treatments and emergency care throughout the state. The union representing nearly 13,000 vocational nurses,...
yahoo.com (1 day ago)
President appoints commission to improve election procedures
President Barack Obama on Tuesday filled out his Presidential Commission on Election Administration and kicked off its activity to improve election systems in the United States. "...As I said in my State of the Union Address, when any American, no matter where they live or what their party, is denied that right...
yahoo.com (1 day ago)
Augusta Health awarded with '100 Best' designation again
Augusta Health has been recognized as one of the nation's 100 Best Hospitals for lower mortality and complication rates in dozens of medical procedures.
newsleader.com (1 day ago)
Botox Gives More 20-Somethings a Jump on Wrinkles
Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are invisible to the naked eye.
abcnews.com (1 day ago)
Godolphin will not have Classic taken away from St Leger winner Encke
Encke will retain his status as a Classic winner despite Monday's revelation that he returned a positive test for an anabolic steroid this spring. Racing's ruling body said on Tuesday there was no reason to disqualify him from his victory in September's St Leger but there is a chance that another horse caught up in...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Notts County vow to fight bullying in wake of racist abuse inquiry
Notts County have vowed to retain a zero tolerance policy on "bullying and intimidation" amid a police investigation into allegations of racial abuse at the club. Youth team coach Brett Adams and lead foundation coach Lee Broster resigned their positions last week before a disciplinary hearing into their conduct was...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
