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Daily Archives: October 20, 2005

Republican Senator wins at Powerball

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

won a substantial amount in the Powerball lottery.

Michael Jackson flees the US for Arab state

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

Michael Jackson has been living in the Arab state of Bahrain since the end of June, and plans to remain there. Neverland will likely be sold at $40 Million.

Mother charged with murder

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

A mother in Oakland, California is being charged with murder after being seen dropping her three children into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday night.

Gun Industry Gets Lawsuit Shield

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

gave the gun lobby its top legislative priority Thursday, passing a bill that would protect the firearms industry from massive lawsuits brought by crime victims. The White House says President Bush will sign it into law.

Diabetes Pill Double Hearts Attack Risk

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

A new diabetes pill that appears headed for federal approval can double the risk for deaths, heart attacks and strokes, according to a study released online Thursday because of public safety concerns.

Saddam Co-conspirator’s Lawyer Kidnapped

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

The lawyer of one of Saddam Hussein’s co-defendants in their mass-murder trial was kidnapped from his Baghdad office on Thursday, police said.

US Airways Refinances Loans

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

US Airways Group Inc., which exited bankruptcy last month, said Wednesday it refinanced $777 million in loans that were mostly backed by the U.S. government, concluding federal aid that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Herceptin Hailed as Breakthrough Cancer Drug

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

A drug that targets only diseased cells has proved astonishingly effective against an aggressive form of early breast cancer — a breakthrough that has doctors talking about curing thousands of American women yearly.

Iran Cracks Down on “Foreign Films”

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

Iran’s authorities have banned imported films promoting secularism, feminism, unethical behaviour, drug abuse, violence or alcoholism, reports say.

Chavez Thinks US Planning Invasion

by admin • OCT 20, 2005

Venezuela‘s President, Hugo Chavez, says he is in possession of intelligence showing that the United States plans to invade his country.