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  • September 2008

    • Economy's in for Grueling Hangover

      New York Times  |  Sep 21, 08 6:05 AM CDT

      Economy's in for Grueling Hangover

      (Newser) - The federal government’s giant bailout plan sparked a stock market surge—but it’s unlikely the economic turbulence will end anytime soon, warns David Leonhardt in the New York Times . “It’s been a long period of excess” lasting over a decade, and now the dot-com, stock market and real estate bubbles are bursting, with others bound to follow. The "hangover" could last as long as the party, Leonhardt notes. More »

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      stock market  • US economy  • recovery  • excess  • bubble

  • August 2008

    • 16 Girls Killed, More Trapped in Turkey Dorm Collapse

      Associated Press  |  Aug 1, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      16 Girls Killed, More Trapped in Turkey Dorm Collapse

      (AP) - A three-story dormitory housing female students collapsed in central Turkey today, killing at least 16 girls, injuring at least 27, and setting off a search for a half-dozen students believed to be under the rubble. The students, between ages 8 and 16, were attending Koran courses in the city of Balcilar during the school summer break. More »

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      Turkey  • disaster  • collapse  • recovery

  • July 2008

    • Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer

      Associated Press  |  Jul 11, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      Olympic Swimmer Has Cancer

      (Newser) - US Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau has testicular cancer, he tells the AP, but will put off surgery to compete in next month's Beijing Games. Shanteau, 24, unexpectedly locked in the 200-meter breaststroke July 3—just days after he was given the diagnosis. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision," he said. "But, by no means am I being stupid about this." More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • cancer  • surgery  • swimming  • Lance Armstrong  • recovery  • testicular cancer

  • June 2008

    • Elizabeth Smart: 'Don't Worry, I'll Be Here in the Morning'

      People  |  Jun 13, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Elizabeth Smart: 'Don't Worry, I'll Be Here in the Morning'

      (Newser) - The night Elizabeth Smart was rescued from her 9-month captivity in 2003, she asked to sleep in the same bed she was kidnapped from, her father tells People . "She said...'Don't worry, I'll be here in the morning,' " Ed Smart recalled. “I don’t think anything can ever match the joy I felt after returning,” the now-20-year-old college junior tells the magazine, in the extended print-only version of the story. More »

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      kidnapping  • interview  • missing child  • Salt Lake City  • recovery  • miracle  • Elizabeth Smart

    • Elizabeth Smart: 'I Feel So Lucky'

      People  |  Jun 12, 08 11:33 AM CDT

      Elizabeth Smart: 'I Feel So Lucky'

      (Newser) - Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom 6 years ago, but says she emerged from the 9-month ordeal unscathed. People profiles the 20-year-old, now a music major at Brigham Young University, who says, "I feel so lucky to be here. From the day I came home, I haven't wasted time looking back."     More »

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      kidnapping  • missing person  • interview  • Salt Lake City  • recovery  • miracle  • Elizabeth Smart

  • May 2008
  • September 2007

    • Mom: Kevin Will Walk Again

      Buffalo News  |  Sep 17, 07 12:14 PM CDT

      Mom: Kevin Will Walk Again

      (Newser) - Injured Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett watched the Bills lose to the Steelers yesterday from his hospital bed, and his mom, Patricia Dugas, was by his side, in a red Bills sweatshirt. It was tough, she told the Buffalo News in an emotional interview. But the toughest thing was watching her son, on a TV screen, fail to get up from the field a week ago Sunday while she was six states away in Texas. More »

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      NFL  • injury  • Buffalo Bills  • recovery  • Kevin Everett  • spine

    • Injured Bills Player May Walk Again: Doc

      ESPN  |  Sep 12, 07 2:29 AM CDT

      Injured Bills Player May Walk Again: Doc

      (Newser) - Severely injured Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett can now move all his limbs, giving hope to his relieved surgeon that he may walk again. The good news comes a day after his doctor said he would likely remain paralyzed and could even lose his life in the wake of a "catastrophic" spinal injury Everett suffered during a tackle. More »

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      football  • injury  • recovery  • Kevin Everett  • spine

  • August 2007

    • Bridge Still a Threat Days After Collapse

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Aug 5, 07 4:26 PM CDT

      Bridge Still a Threat Days After Collapse

      (Newser) - A final report on the specifics of the Minneapolis bridge collapse will be delayed because of the continuing danger the wreckage poses to investigators, a federal official says, and local authorities project that the cleanup will cost as much as $15 million. The report will examine claims the bridge had been wobbling days before Wednesday’s collapse, the Star Tribune reports. More »

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      investigation  • Minneapolis  • bridge collapse  • bridge  • I 35W bridge  • recovery

    • 30 Missing in Bridge Collapse

      Associated Press  |  Aug 2, 07 9:47 AM CDT

      30 Missing in Bridge Collapse

      (Newser) - As many as 30 people are still missing after yesterday’s fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis, as divers search underwater for bodies trapped in cars, the AP reports. The divers are taking down license plate numbers of submerged vehicles to help identify the missing. Meanwhile, the official death toll dropped to four this morning, as authorities studied remains more carefully. More »

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      Minneapolis  • collapse  • bridge collapse  • Mississippi River  • bridge  • recovery

  • May 2007

    • Castro Says He's on the Mend

      Associated Press  |  May 24, 07 7:36 AM CDT

      Castro Says He's on the Mend

      (Newser) - Fidel Castro says he's on a steady road to recovery, finally off IVs and holding his weight, almost a year after a series of operations on his digestive system. In a statement emailed to reporters today, the 80-year-old Cuban president didn't mention if or when he might return to office. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • biofuel  • recovery

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