Engineers society accused of disaster probe cover-ups

The professional organization for engineers who build the nation’s roads, dams and bridges has been accused by fellow engineers of covering up catastrophic design flaws while investigating national disasters.After the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and the levee failures caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the federal government [...]

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Mobile phones ‘more dangerous than smoking’

Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take “immediate steps” to reduce exposure to their radiation.
The study, by Dr Vini [...]

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Man Charged In Deaths Of Missing Cousins

An Illinois man is charged with murder for the deaths of two cousins who went missing in November 2005.
According to Illinois State Police, warrants were issued Friday against Kevin J. Reid, 51, of State Park Place. He’s charged with the murder of Anquiaette Parker, 19, her unborn child, and her cousin [...]

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Authorities Charge Man in Death of Woman, 4 Year Old Boy

 

Kevin J. Reid
An Illinois man is charged with murder for the deaths of two cousins who went missing in November 2005.
According to Illinois State Police, warrants were issued Friday against Kevin J. Reid, 51, of State Park Place. He’s charged with the murder of Anquiaette Parker, 19, her unborn child, and her [...]

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Metro-East man charged with murder in deaths of missing cousins

Kevin Reid, 51
Charges have been filed in connection with the 2005 disappearance of two cousins.
According to a Madison County official, the charges were filed on Friday before noon.
Kevin J. Reid, 51, who lived in the 9200 block of Collinsville Road in Madison County, has been charged with murdering Anquiaette Parker, 19, [...]

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Home Office U-turn on cannabis as link to mental illness deepens

Youngsters are to be given a stronger warning on the dangers of cannabis following a U-turn in the Home Office.It is to scrap guidance that cannabis should be avoided by those who already suffer mental health problems.
Instead, young people will be warned that “anyone who uses cannabis could be doing so at [...]

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Cough medicine banned for children under two as 100 remedies are taken off the shelves

A small child receives cough medicine - but the treatments contain ingredients that could be fatal in high doses (picture posed by model)
Cough and cold remedies for children under two are to be pulled from the shelves immediately amid safety fears.At least 100 products will be put under the counter as parents [...]

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Operation overkill: Hundreds of police officers cram streets in massive swoop on drug gangs

Police today smashed gangs dealing in class A drugs and stolen goods in a series of ‘unprecedented’ swoops.In one of the Met’s biggest operations, more than 1,100 officers stormed 40 addresses and 19 firms in Islington.
Investigations focused on a network involved in heroin, cocaine, stolen goods and fraud.
In one raid, police stormed [...]

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Fingerprint Scanners Help Companies Track Workers

Employees at a growing number of businesses are starting and ending their days by pressing a hand or finger to a scanner that logs the precise time of their arrival and departure—information that is automatically reflected in payroll records.
Manufacturers say these biometric devices improve efficiency and streamline payroll operations. Employers big [...]

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Police Confirm Bodies Of Missing Woman & Boy Found

A pregnant woman and her four year old cousin who disappeared in missing in 2005 are found dead. Illinois State Police tentatively identified remains discovered behind a home in State Park as Anquiaette Parker and C.J. Toney.
Parker’s father, Gregory, is angry over his daughter’s death. But he says in some ways, he feels [...]

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