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Sep 16, 2008

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a national campaign to teach parents how to keep their children safe from skin infections caused by the potentially dangerous bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). MRSA, a type of staph…

Sep 16, 2008

Company to also spend additional $50,000 to help restore Novato Creek SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined BioMarin Pharmaceutical $119,717 after its Novato, Calif., facility violated the Clean Water Act on numerous occasions by discharging low pH…

Sep 16, 2008

Will Kirkpatrick Finally Give Up Rangels Ethically-Tainted Cash After Latest Revelation? Washington In yet another embarrassing report, Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the powerful, tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, has finally admitted that he owes several thousands of dollars in…

Sep 16, 2008

Tucson, Arizona A Tucson Sector agent deployed near Douglas, Ariz., was patrolling his assigned area when he saw smoke coming from a nearby home. In his attempt to put out a fire inside the garage the agent came across eight…

Sep 2, 2008

Close-up of leatherback turtle (Credit Scott R. Benson NOAA/SWFSC) Leatherback sea turtles, the worlds largest reptiles, are hard to miss. Thats a message NOAAs Fisheries Service is sending out to boaters in southeastern New England, particularly in Nantucket and Vineyard…

Aug 19, 2008

La Paz County, Ariz. located on the California border and home to the Colorado River Indian Reservation has the countrys oldest population, according to U.S. Census Bureau county population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin released today. Webb…