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Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the country could face another outbreak of the disease nearly two months after being declared Ebola-free. Deputy health minister and head of Liberia's Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread.






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Police shoot, catch 2nd escaped killer after 3 weeks on run

MALONE, New York (AP) — An escaped murderer who was shot and caught in a desperate dash toward the Canadian border was in critical but stable condition Monday as authorities hoped to hear how he and a partner, who was found and shot dead last week, slipped out of a maximum-security prison and stayed three weeks on the run. David Sweat, who was shot twice after a state police officer spotted him within two miles (3 kilometers) of the border, had been prepared to the end.










KRT SOUTH STORY SLUGGED: HEALTH-GA-YOUTHDIABETES KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY G. MARC BENAVIDEZ/COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER (October 21) Bryan Wells, 12, a Type One diabetic, sticks himself on the finger to draw blood to test his blood glucose level at his Buena Vista, Georgia, home, on September 24, 2003. (nk) 2003 (Diversity)
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Community college instructor key to passage of diabetes law

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — An Ivy Tech Community College instructor in Muncie was instrumental in getting a state law passed that could cut down on heart attacks, strokes, amputations, erectile dysfunction, kidney damage and other complications of diabetes. Senate Bill 461, which takes effect next month, allows emergency medical technicians to do a finger stick to check a patient's blood sugar. Under current law, paramedics but not EMTs are allowed to conduct the test, even though people including children check their blood sugar in that fashion at home or school on a daily basis. "The whole point is so people don't walk around for 10 years not knowing they've got diabetes," said Stephanie Freeman, the instructor.


Pope Francis I stands on the central balcony of St. Peter
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Philly officials wrap Vatican meetings for pope visit

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Philadelphia church officials said Thursday they're confident about preparations forPope Francis' visit at the three-month homestretch, having raised more than two-thirds of the $45 million needed and lining up 6,000 of 10,000 volunteers. Archbishop Charles Chaput and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wrapped up four days of talks at the Vatican ahead of the Sept.





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