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24 Sep 2009 08:24

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U.S., World: More on the HIV vaccine: What’s next and what’s possible?

  • Tests will have been done to verify that the difference is unlikely to have occurred by chance and I have no trouble believing the figures.
  • Dr. Adriano Boasso • An HIV expert at Imperial College London, on whether or not the findings mean something. According to Boasso and others, they mean a lot. While it’s possible the results come down to chance, the release of the full trial data will go a long way in confirming exactly how successful the drugs really were. The BBC has an informative Q&A which should answer some of the big questions on how it was done (a cocktail mix of a primer vaccine and a booster vaccine) and whether or not it’s ready for prime time (at 31.2%, no, but it’s a start). • source
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24 Sep 2009 08:12

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U.S., World: Well, that’s something; an AIDS vaccine that might just work

  • 31.2% cut in HIV infections with the new drug, compared to a placebo source
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23 Sep 2009 20:12

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U.S., World: Muammar Gaddafi’s 15 minutes went on … and on … and on

  • 40 years since Gaddafi took power; the Libyan leader had never visited the U.S. before this week; nice entance, brah source
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23 Sep 2009 10:54

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U.S.: Avenues no more? A massive raid could end a notorious gang

  • There are parents today that don’t have to run to the bus stop to make sure that their kids don’t get jumped because they have an iPod or because they are carrying books or because they have lunch money. This is the daily terror that gangs like Avenues impose.
  • Los Angeles-area councilman Ed Reyes • Describing the campaign of terror the notorious Avenues gang brought to his community. Yesterday, the gang got raided like nobody’s business. 1,100 police officers and 300 federal agents descended on the gang, arresting 46 alleged members. Avenues has been operating in northeast Los Angeles since the late ’50s • source
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22 Sep 2009 23:03

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Biz, U.S.: The recession takes its toll on senior citizens, too

  • 46% of the low-income elderly need a new job – now source
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22 Sep 2009 20:49

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U.S.: Lest you underestimate Mother Nature’s fury in this flood …

  • That, friends, is Mother Nature’s fury. This photo was taken at the Yellow River in Conyers, Ga. by Flickr guy jramspott. The whole set is worth seeing, really.source
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22 Sep 2009 20:18

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U.S.: The financial toll from the flooding is nothing short of massive

  • $250 million in estimated damages; many are uninsured source
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22 Sep 2009 20:12

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U.S.: The southeast is trying to recover after a major flood

  • eight people have died in the floods, largely centered around Georgia source
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22 Sep 2009 10:40

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U.S.: Know that terror plot? Yeah. Be careful on the metro train.

  • More suspects are out there. And they could be targeting mass transit. The feds are telling major metro systems across the country to be on their Ps and Qs after the arrest of Najibullah Zazi, who may have been plotting an attack on the New York Subway. CNN is currently reporting that investigators are after a dozen more people. So if you can, carpool. Or take the bus. source
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22 Sep 2009 10:17

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Biz, U.S.: Good news (kinda): Unemployment could get extended this week

  • six million people were getting unemployment at the end of August; benefits could run out for 1.5 million by the end of the year source
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