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  • August 2008

    • Russia Seizes Georgian Port, Detains Soldiers

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 19, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Russia Seizes Georgian Port, Detains Soldiers

      (Newser) - Russian troops took control of the key Georgian port of Poti for about 4 hours today, just one day after it pledged to withdraw from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 70 Russian troops entered the Black Sea port this morning and detained 20 Georgian coast guard members before returning to their base in the town of Senaki. The Georgian soldiers were taken away on top of APCs, handcuffed and blindfolded. The port, a keystone of the area’s economy, has been forced to shut down, at least temporarily. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • troop withdrawal  • ceasefire  • seizure  • port

  • May 2008

    • Resting Kennedy Awaits Test Results

      Boston Globe  |  May 19, 08 5:47 AM CDT

      Resting Kennedy Awaits Test Results

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy rested in the hospital yesterday as he awaited test results—expected today at soonest—to shed light on his seizure Saturday, the Boston Globe reports. The Massachusetts senator watched the Red Sox game and movies and received visits from family, as well as a call from Barack Obama. “He sounded like the Ted Kennedy we know and love,” Obama told reporters. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • seizure

    • 'Lion' Kennedy King of the Senate

      Time  |  May 18, 08 5:36 AM CDT

      'Lion' Kennedy King of the Senate

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s seizure yesterday forced Washington lawmakers to imagine a world without the legendary 76-year-old senator—and how difficult it would be to fill his shoes, Time notes. Willing to work across the aisle to push key legislation, the Democratic kingpin's name has been on nearly all the bipartisan bills of the past seven years. He’s “a legendary lawmaker and I have the highest respect for him,” said John McCain. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • legislation  • bipartisanship  • seizure

  • March 2008

    • Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      Wired  |  Mar 29, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Hackers Trigger Seizures on Epilepsy Board

      (Newser) - Hackers infected an epilepsy message board last week, posting messages designed to induce seizures and migraines, Wired reports. The Epilepsy Foundation shut down its forum as reports rolled in. One woman said she suffered her worst episode in a year: “I don’t fall over and convulse, but it hurts,” she said. “I couldn’t move and couldn’t speak.” More »

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      hackers  • cyberattack  • seizure  • epilepsy  • message boards  • Anonymous

  • August 2007

    • Game Over: Mahjong Can Cause Epilepsy

      BBC  |  Aug 4, 07 12:43 PM CDT

      Game Over: Mahjong Can Cause Epilepsy

      (Newser) - Playing the traditional Chinese tile game of mahjong can induce epileptic fits, a new study from Hong Kong shows, and the only remedy is to lay off the tiles. Men were far more susceptible than women, according to the authors, and it wasn't just lack of sleep or gambling stress that provoked the attacks. More »

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      China  • seizure  • epilepsy  • game

    • Roberts Faces Tough Choices on Treatment

      New York Times  |  Aug 1, 07 5:57 AM CDT

      Roberts Faces Tough Choices on Treatment

      (Newser) - After recovering from a seizure Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts must make a crucial medical decision—whether to take anti-seizure medication, which has side effects that could affect his job, or forgo the pills and risk having another episode, which is considered more likely now that he has suffered two seizures. Neurologists are divided on the answer, reports the Times . More »

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      John Roberts  • seizure  • epilepsy

  • July 2007

    • Chief Justice Checks Out of Hospital

      Associated Press  |  Jul 31, 07 2:26 PM CDT

      Chief Justice Checks Out of Hospital

      (Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts left a Maine hospital today in good condition, a day after suffering a seizure of unknown cause. The 52-year-old jurist told President Bush he was doing just fine, reports the AP. He waved as he scooted out of the hospital and headed back to his vacation house on Hupper Island to finish his summer break. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • hospital  • Maine  • seizure  • epilepsy

    • Chief Justice Is 'Fully Recovered' After Seizure

      Washington Post  |  Jul 31, 07 4:30 AM CDT

      Chief Justice Is 'Fully Recovered' After Seizure

      (Newser) - Chief Justice John Roberts was  "fully recovered" yesterday evening following  a seizure at his island summer home off Maine, according to a Supreme Court spokeswoman as Roberts spent the night in a hospital for observation. Roberts had a thorough neurological evaluation that revealed no cause for concern, the Washington Post reports.  He received minor scrapes from a  fall during the  convulsion. More »

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      health  • US Supreme Court  • John Roberts  • patient  • seizure

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