NEWTOWN, Ohio – The company at the center of distress over the shipment of samples of pandemic flu virus to thousands of labs apparently wasn’t even aware it had sent such a deadly virus. The College of American Pathologists (search), which helps labs to proficiency testing, had asked Meridian Bioscience …
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NEW YORK – Casino operator MGM Mirage (MGG) Tuesday reported higher first-quarter profit, driven by booming business at Las Vegas resorts like the Bellagio and MGM Grand. Las Vegas-based MGM, which has agreed to buy cross-town rival Mandalay Resort Group (MBG), said net income rose to $111.08 million, or 75 …
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This is a partial transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume,” April 25, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Special Report With Brit Hume” weeknights at 6 p.m. ET BRIT HUME, HOST: Critics of John Bolton (search) have all kinds of reasons for opposing him. But the one …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) said Tuesday its quarterly profit doubled on Web advertising growth and issued a strong forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares up almost 6 percent. The Internet media company’s results and forecast topped Wall Street’s estimates and also helped boost the shares of …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A group advocating the separation of church and state (search) has sued the federal Education Department over funding for a tiny Christian college with a predominantly Alaska Native or American Indian student body. Alaska Christian College (search) in Soldotna has just 37 students, but has received more …
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Debbie Rowe, (search) ex-wife of Michael Jackson (search) and the mother of his two eldest children, testified Wednesday for the prosecution that Jackson asked her to appear in a TV interview done to rebut the damaging documentary that led to his arrest. But in a setback …
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RENO, Nev. – On a farm about six miles outside this gambling town, Jason Chamberlain (search) looks over a flock of about 50 smelly sheep, many of them possessing partially human livers, hearts, brains and other organs. The University of Nevada-Reno (search) researcher talks matter-of-factly about his plans to euthanize …
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WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) continued raising money for his legal defense fund early this year, but the flow of money slowed significantly compared with last year, according to reports DeLay filed Monday. DeLay raised $47,750 in the first three months of the year, far less than the …
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LYNCHBURG, Va – The Rev. Jerry Falwell (search) was released from a hospital Wednesday after a nine-day stay for respiratory problems. The 71-year-old television evangelist and founder of the Moral Majority (search) was in respiratory arrest when he was admitted to the hospital on March 28 and had to be …
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LONDON – Prince Charles (search) shook hands with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe (search) at the pope’s funeral Friday, drawing criticism from two European Union legislators. Charles, who was seated one place away from Mugabe, was “caught by surprise” when Mugabe, 81, leaned over to offer his hand, a spokesman for …
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