Tuesday, October 30, 2012

In the news, Tuesday, October 30, 2012


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from The Spokesman-Review

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Hurricane Sandy swamps East Coast
Massive storm surge sends seawater into New York

Dramatic end for Bounty
Hurricane sinks famous ship; captain missing and one critical

Wife of tall ship captain awaits word on his fate

Storm scrambles campaign
Candidates cancel events, curtail fundraising

Hurricane Sandy halts stock trading
NYSE will be closed again today by storm

Sandy leaves death, damp and darkness in wake

Superstorm now ashore, its work is far from done

AP PHOTOS: Images of the East Coast superstorm

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In Brief: From Wire Reports:

High court won’t review ‘personhood’

OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that said a proposal to grant “personhood” to human embryos would be an improper ban on abortion.

The proposed constitutional amendment, which was never considered by voters, would have given human embryos the rights and privileges of citizens in Oklahoma and was called “clearly unconstitutional” by the state Supreme Court in an April ruling.

The measure was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union and the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of several Oklahoma doctors and residents before it could be placed on the ballot.

A personhood bill passed in the state Senate during this year’s legislative session but was not heard by the House.


Proposed marine reserve gets boost

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – An international push to create a giant marine sanctuary in Antarctica has gotten a big boost after the United States and New Zealand resolved their dispute over fishing.

The two countries on Monday submitted a joint proposal for a Ross Sea reserve to the international organization that regulates fishing in Antarctica. They’d earlier submitted competing proposals that stood little chance of success.

Both countries have touted an Alaska-sized sanctuary but previously couldn’t agree on fishing rules and boundaries.

The 24 nations and the European Union are currently meeting in Australia and will likely decide on the proposal later this week.

Day-Lewis donating his father’s papers

Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is donating papers belonging to his father, the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, to Oxford University.

The archive, which fills 54 boxes, includes early drafts of the poet’s work, as well as letters from actor John Gielgud and famous literary figures such as W.H. Auden, Robert Graves and Philip Larkin.

Cecil Day-Lewis, who studied classics and became poetry professor at Oxford, was appointed the U.K. poet laureate in 1968. He died in 1972.

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U.S. seeks Algeria’s support
Clinton looks for aid in possible Mali move
Associated Press

Jets bombard Syria
Last day of failed truce saw most strikes since conflict began last year, activists say

Mona Charen: Libya details corner Obama

Screening for cancer has a cost
Overtreatment can be result

Exercises in health
WSU’s nutrition and exercise physiology program guides real people on exercise and diet through rigorous classes

Ask Dr. K: Arthroscopy makes surgery quicker, easier

Examining aspirin treatments at the first sign of a heart attack

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from University of Michigan News Service

Common food preservative may slow, even stop tumor growth

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