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| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Antibiotics overprescribed for kids' sore throats |
| Antibiotics always involve a trade-off. On the one hand, they're wonder drugs that kill off harmful bacteria. On the other, they become less effective the more they're used, as bacteria develop resistance to the drugs. In a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a group of Harvard researchers examined doctors' prescriptions for children with sore throats and found that antibiotics are often given when they shouldn't be. |
| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:00:00 EST Riots in France: Prime minister imposes curfews |
| PARIS–France will impose curfews "wherever it is necessary" and call up 1,500 police reservists to stop rioting, the prime minister said last night as civil unrest erupted for a 12th night with youths setting fire to an empty bus and attacking police in Toulouse. |
| Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:00:00 EST The elections today |
| For the latest poll results, see www.realclearpolitics.com. |
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| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:47:00 EST Dems win governorships, CNN projects |
| Democrats kept their grip on the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey in Tuesday's off-year elections, while New York City's Republican mayor easily secured a second term in the Democratic-dominated Big Apple. CNN projects Democratic Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine will win the Virginia governor's race while Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine will take the New Jersey governorship. |
| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:30:42 EST Teen shooting suspect in custody |
| A 15-year-old is in custody tonight after allegedly shooting dead an assistant principal and wounding another assistant principal and the school principal, authorities in Jacksboro, Tennessee, say. Police have taken statements from the suspect and were piecing together a motive, said Campbell County Sheriff Ron McClellan. No students were injured in the shooting at Campbell County Comprehensive High School, which was locked down immediately after the shootings, the director of Campbell County schools added. |
| Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:19:44 EST Natalee Holloway's mom joins Aruba boycott call |
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