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Girl Bitten While Feeding Dolphin At SeaWorld

Girl Bitten While Feeding Dolphin At SeaWorld
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - The family of an 8-year-old Georgia girl says she suffered minor injuries after a dolphin bit her hand at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla.    WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/SpqcA3 ) reports young Jillian Thomas of Alpharetta was feeding fish to the dolphin as part of a

Ga. girl recalls painful dolphin bite at SeaWorld

Ga. girl recalls painful dolphin bite at SeaWorld
ATLANTA (AP) - An 8-year-old Georgia girl says it "really, really hurt" when a dolphin snatched her hand in its mouth while she fed the animal as part of an attraction at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla. But Jillian Thomas of Alpharetta says she was concerned that the dolphin didn't get sick from

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope
By By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out. If the new

NJ bridge had alignment problems before derailment

NJ bridge had alignment problems before derailment
By By GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated Press PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey bridge where a train derailed last week, releasing a hazardous chemical into the air, had a series of rail alignment problems leading up to the derailment, the National Transportation Safety Board's top official said

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope

New Alzheimer's drug studies offer patients hope
By By LINDA A. JOHNSONAP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - For Alzheimer's patients and their families, desperate for an effective treatment for the epidemic disease, there's hope from new studies starting up and insights from recent ones that didn't quite pan out. If the new

Ga. girl bitten while feeding dolphin at SeaWorld

Ga. girl bitten while feeding dolphin at SeaWorld
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) - The family of an 8-year-old Georgia girl says she suffered minor injuries after a dolphin bit her hand at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla. WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/SpqcA3 ) reports young Jillian Thomas of Alpharetta was feeding fish to the dolphin as part of a SeaWorld attraction and

Clinton pushes US bid for Czech nuclear project

Clinton pushes US bid for Czech nuclear project
By By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press PRAGUE (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lobbied the Czech government Monday to approve an American bid for a $10 billion expansion of a nuclear power plant amid fierce competition from a rival Russian offer. Clinton made her pitch for

Conn. neighbor: Wyoming killer was upset with dad

Conn. neighbor: Wyoming killer was upset with dad
VERNON, Conn. (AP) - A man who police say killed his father, a woman and himself in Wyoming on Friday told a neighbor in Connecticut weeks before the killings that he believed his father gave him Asperger's syndrome and said his dad should be "castrated" to prevent him from having more children

Chiefs beats Panthers at somber Arrowhead Stadium

Chiefs beats Panthers at somber Arrowhead Stadium
By By DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Romeo Crennel stood in the middle of the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room Sunday, the emotion threatening to overcome the good-natured coach. Chiefs owner Clark Hunt was at his side, offering support. Members of the team hugged each

Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers

Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers
By By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Bending over beds of shriveled strawberry plants, former farmworker Domitila Martinez pulls pieces of black plastic row covers in preparation for next season's planting. Except this time, she's the boss. Martinez, who escaped