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...Sept. 11 hijackings pointed up serious lapses in air safety, and it turns out that roads are no less vulnerable. The trucking industry loses as much as $12 billion a year in cargo thefts, which often occur when gun-wielding crooks surprise drivers as they nap or refuel. The robbers typically sell the cargo, if they can, and sometimes unload the big engines as well...
Last week in New York, four terrorists who colluded with Osama bin Laden to carry out the 1998 bombings were sentenced to life in prison without parole. The judge also ordered them to pay $33 million in restitution to the bomb victims, which is unlikely to occur, as the men are not believed to have sufficient assets. Compensation from America is equally remote; the lawsuit--which, ironically, includes double-dipping plaintiffs already receiving aid--has in effect no defendant, as the U.S. takes no responsibility for the results of terrorism...
...because taking antibiotics without an active infection--or taking too short a course of antibiotics--only opens the door for bacteria to become resistant, rendering the medications ineffective. In addition, physicians should not be prescribing Cipro so people can stockpile the drug. Shortages could occur, and patients with legitimate, urgent medical need for the antibiotic would not be able to get the pills...
...Sept. 11 hijackings pointed up serious lapses in air safety, and it turns out that roads are no less vulnerable. The trucking industry loses as much as $12 billion a year in cargo thefts, which often occur when gun-wielding crooks surprise drivers as they nap or refuel. The robbers typically sell the cargo, if they can, and sometimes unload the big engines as well...
Instrumental to the play’s success is its ability to showcase the three actresses, all of whom are in close contact with the audience but never miss a beat. Their only acknowledgements of the audience, in fact, are motivated by the text, and occur when a sense of being watched appropriately increases their anxiety and tension...