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Chertoff Downplays Terrorist Nuclear Threat

LONDON – Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is downplaying the idea of a nuclear attack by terrorists after recent postings on Al Qaeda-affiliated Web sites exhorted militants to pursue weapons of mass destruction for use against the U.S. Chertoff, speaking at Oxford Union on Friday, said that while officials acknowledge …

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Mortuaries Mull Dissolving Bodies as Burial, Cremation Alternative

CONCORD, N.H. – Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. The process is called alkaline hydrolysis and was developed in this country …

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Dead Regatta Sailor Hailed a 'Hero' for Helping Save 5 Other Mates

GALVESTON, Texas – Four students and a safety officer had less than a minute to escape their sinking ship once it began taking water during a regatta on the Gulf of Mexico, two survivors said Monday. The survivors praised the boat’s other safety officer, 53-year-old Roger Stone, for rushing them …

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