| Forecasts have New England fearing repeat of Halloween storm Oct 25th 2012, 19:31 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - New Englanders expressed disbelief on Thursday that Hurricane Sandy might produce a freak storm like last year's "Snowtober," which ruined Halloween, knocked out power and paralyzed the region for weeks. As Hurricane Sandy raced northward off Florida's Atlantic coast, meteorologists pointed to computer models that showed one possible path for the storm would have it hitting New England early next week, bringing wind, rain and possibly snow. ... |  | Forecasts have New England fearing repeat of Halloween storm Oct 25th 2012, 19:31 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - New Englanders expressed disbelief on Thursday that Hurricane Sandy might produce a freak storm like last year's "Snowtober," which ruined Halloween, knocked out power and paralyzed the region for weeks. As Hurricane Sandy raced northward off Florida's Atlantic coast, meteorologists pointed to computer models that showed one possible path for the storm would have it hitting New England early next week, bringing wind, rain and possibly snow. ... | | Suit filed to block deer shoot in Washington park Oct 25th 2012, 18:35 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Animal rights activists filed a lawsuit on Thursday to try to stop a plan to cull deer in a Washington park, saying it would create a "killing field" in the heart of the U.S. capital. The deer population in Rock Creek Park has soared in recent years, creating a threat to plant life, and the National Park Service said in May that it would launch a program to trim numbers to 15 to 20 per square mile (six to eight per square km), from 67 (26) recorded in a 2009 census. Residents and activists filed suit in a U.S. ... | | Suit filed to block deer shoot in Washington park Oct 25th 2012, 18:35 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Animal rights activists filed a lawsuit on Thursday to try to stop a plan to cull deer in a Washington park, saying it would create a "killing field" in the heart of the U.S. capital. The deer population in Rock Creek Park has soared in recent years, creating a threat to plant life, and the National Park Service said in May that it would launch a program to trim numbers to 15 to 20 per square mile (six to eight per square km), from 67 (26) recorded in a 2009 census. Residents and activists filed suit in a U.S. ... | | Meningitis outbreak spreads to 18 states with South Carolina case Oct 25th 2012, 18:34  (Reuters) - The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to tainted steroid medications from a Massachusetts company expanded to 18 states on Thursday with South Carolina reporting its first probable case of the disease. The South Carolina patient was one of 11 new cases of meningitis reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the national total to 323, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death toll from the outbreak was unchanged at 24, according to CDC figures. Most received steroid injections for back pain. ...
| | Meningitis outbreak spreads to 18 states with South Carolina case Oct 25th 2012, 18:34 (Reuters) - The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to tainted steroid medications from a Massachusetts company expanded to 18 states on Thursday with South Carolina reporting its first probable case of the disease. The South Carolina patient was one of 11 new cases of meningitis reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the national total to 323, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death toll from the outbreak was unchanged at 24, according to CDC figures. Most received steroid injections for back pain. ... | | U.S. zaps four out of five targets in missile defense test Oct 25th 2012, 18:22 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday said it hit four out of five targets in its biggest, most complicated missile defense flight test to date. The Missile Defense Agency said in a statement a fifth target -- a short-range ballistic missile -- did not appear to have been shot down successfully. The live-fire demonstration was conducted at the U.S. Army's Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site in Hawaii and surrounding areas in the western Pacific and tested the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and PATRIOT weapon systems. ... | | Court upholds ban on handgun sales to people under 21 Oct 25th 2012, 18:06 (Reuters) - The United States may ban federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to people under age 21, an appeals court ruled on Thursday, in a defeat for the National Rifle Association. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Houston rejected the NRA's argument that 18- to 20-year-olds had a right to buy the guns under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. A unanimous three-judge panel said Congress, in a law dating from 1968, adopted the sales ban to help curb violent crime. ... | | Court upholds ban on handgun sales to people under 21 Oct 25th 2012, 18:06 (Reuters) - The United States may ban federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to people under age 21, an appeals court ruled on Thursday, in a defeat for the National Rifle Association. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Houston rejected the NRA's argument that 18- to 20-year-olds had a right to buy the guns under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. A unanimous three-judge panel said Congress, in a law dating from 1968, adopted the sales ban to help curb violent crime. ... | | Mourners to attend final farewell to former Senator McGovern Oct 25th 2012, 17:36  (Reuters) - Family, friends and fellow politicians on Thursday prepared for a prayer service to mourn former U.S. Democratic Senator George McGovern, a passionate opponent of the Vietnam war who was defeated by Richard Nixon in the 1972 U.S. presidential race. Vice President Joe Biden was among those scheduled to attend a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Central Time in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. McGovern, a liberal icon, died in the city on Sunday. McGovern, who was 90 when he died, was a mentor to many Democrats. ...
| | Mourners to attend final farewell to former Senator McGovern Oct 25th 2012, 17:36 (Reuters) - Family, friends and fellow politicians on Thursday prepared for a prayer service to mourn former U.S. Democratic Senator George McGovern, a passionate opponent of the Vietnam war who was defeated by Richard Nixon in the 1972 U.S. presidential race. Vice President Joe Biden was among those scheduled to attend a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Central Time in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. McGovern, a liberal icon, died in the city on Sunday. McGovern, who was 90 when he died, was a mentor to many Democrats. ... | | Experts fear Hurricane Sandy could do more damage than Irene Oct 25th 2012, 17:18  (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy makes its way toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, disaster experts and meteorologists warn that the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states face dangerous winds and heavy rains that could trigger flooding in the coming days. Some forecasters even say that Sandy has the potential to be a multibillion dollar disaster greater than last year's Hurricane Irene, though it may be too soon to tell if it has the power and trajectory to fulfill that worst-case scenario. ...
| | Experts fear Hurricane Sandy could do more damage than Irene Oct 25th 2012, 17:18 (Reuters) - As Hurricane Sandy makes its way toward the eastern seaboard of the United States, disaster experts and meteorologists warn that the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states face dangerous winds and heavy rains that could trigger flooding in the coming days. Some forecasters even say that Sandy has the potential to be a multibillion dollar disaster greater than last year's Hurricane Irene, though it may be too soon to tell if it has the power and trajectory to fulfill that worst-case scenario. ... | | Colorado teen confesses to schoolgirl killing, prosecutors say Oct 25th 2012, 16:32  GOLDEN, Colo. (Reuters) - A teen arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing a Colorado girl has confessed to the crime to investigators and will likely be charged as an adult, prosecutors said Thursday. A judge ordered Austin Sigg, 17, held without bond during a brief hearing in a Golden, Colorado, courtroom. Sigg, appearing calm, was shackled at the legs and handcuffed. The teenager is accused of slaying 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. ...
| | Colorado teen confesses to schoolgirl killing, prosecutors say Oct 25th 2012, 16:32 GOLDEN, Colo. (Reuters) - A teen arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and killing a Colorado girl has confessed to the crime to investigators and will likely be charged as an adult, prosecutors said Thursday. A judge ordered Austin Sigg, 17, held without bond during a brief hearing in a Golden, Colorado, courtroom. Sigg, appearing calm, was shackled at the legs and handcuffed. The teenager is accused of slaying 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. ... | | Rains help shrink drought but High Plains still parched Oct 25th 2012, 16:25  (Reuters) - Many areas of the drought-stricken United States continued to see improvement over the last week as steady rains started recharging parched soils, but for key agricultural areas of the U.S. Heartland, there was little relief, according to a climatology report issued Thursday. "We've seen some improvement ... but the impact of the drought and the dryness is far from over," said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Roughly 61. ...
| | Rains help shrink drought but High Plains still parched Oct 25th 2012, 16:25 (Reuters) - Many areas of the drought-stricken United States continued to see improvement over the last week as steady rains started recharging parched soils, but for key agricultural areas of the U.S. Heartland, there was little relief, according to a climatology report issued Thursday. "We've seen some improvement ... but the impact of the drought and the dryness is far from over," said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Roughly 61. ... | | DC sniper says he was sexually abused by accomplice Oct 25th 2012, 16:17  NEW YORK (Reuters) - D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo claims he was sexually abused by John Allen Muhammad, his older accomplice in a 2002 killing spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area, according to NBC News. "For the entire period when I was almost 15 until I got arrested, I was sexually abused by John Muhammad," Malvo said in a prison interview broadcast on NBC's "Today" show on Thursday. "I felt a sense of shame, and I just said, 'That's just something I'd never tell anyone,'" Malvo said. "And to a certain extent, up to that point, I really couldn't handle it. ...
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