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Four-wheeling wheelchair tested
Obituaries in the news
An FDA advisory panel is recommending the sale of the $29,000 wheelchair, which also can climb stairs. Vaccine targets cervical cancer A study shows the vaccine staves off the human papilloma virus, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Iraq leery of spies among the inspectors BAGHDAD, Iraq -- "Business-like" talks with Iraqi officials have set the stage for a decisive new round of weapons inspections starting next week, including possible unannounced drop-ins on President Saddam Hussein's palaces, the chief U.N. inspectors said Wednesday. Palestinians welcome new Israeli opposition leader RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Senior Palestinian officials on Wednesday welcomed a call by Israel's new opposition leader Amram Mitzna to restart peace talks but held back outright endorsement -- apparently fearing it would hurt the ex-general's chances in January elections. Efforts to extend federal jobless benefits break down WASHINGTON -- Last-minute efforts to extend an expiring unemployment compensation program collapsed in Congress on Wednesday, confronting hundreds of thousands of jobless workers with the loss of benefits during the Christmas season. Washington in brief Vets' bid for lifetime health care is rejected Already, security agency taking shape WASHINGTON -- On the eighth and 10th floors of a nondescript office building two blocks from the White House, hidden from tourist and terrorist alike, the Homeland Security Department is taking shape memo by memo and step by carefully managed step. Boeing launches its new rocket CAPE CANAVERAL -- Boeing's newest and most powerful rocket, the Delta IV, blasted off on its inaugural flight Wednesday after months of delay and successfully hoisted a satellite into orbit. Asteroids less threatening than expected Medium-size asteroids that could flatten a city the size of New York strike Earth less frequently than previously believed, possibly only about once a millennium, according to a study aided by military satellites. Nation in brief Malvo mother ordered back to Jamaica Fighting terror notebook Pentagon stands by high-tech experiment Doctor performs public autopsy LONDON -- In a gruesome spectacle reminiscent of the pre-Victorian past, a German doctor defied threats of prosecution Wednesday night and conducted a public autopsy in an art gallery, charging spectators $19 a head. Health & medicine in brief Study calls gene therapy balm for bad chest pain New cancer drug shows promise in shrinking tumors FRANKFURT, Germany -- A new drug designed to stop cancer by cutting off its blood supply has surprised experts by showing a tumor shrinkage rate unprecedented for a drug so early in its development. World in brief 21 die when bus flips, catches fire in India National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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