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...receded in many places, but it left behind ruined homes and swept-away neighborhoods, and according to health officials, it disabled the majority of Manila's medical facilities. Debris, sewage and abandoned vehicles that were tossed around by gushing currents now litter the notoriously polluted capital; aid workers warn of water-borne diseases. The government has placed the area around Manila under a "state of public calamity...
...conflict all around. On Sept. 25, the Israeli Defense Forces killed three members of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in an air strike - the first one inside densely populated Gaza City since a loose cease-fire was implemented following Israel's devastating three-week offensive in January. Some warn that the cease-fire is looking increasingly shaky. (See pictures of Gaza digging out from the 2009 Israeli invasion...
...over," she says. "There's a group who say, 'Armageddon is going to happen!' The trick is getting people to the middle." Research into human decision-making has shown that if people feel as though they can influence their destiny, they tend to make smarter choices. But if authorities warn them not to panic (as President Obama has done), people may make worse decisions. They feel more frightened - not less - and wonder what they don't know that might make them panic. "Never tell people not to worry. That's really, really bad," Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director...
...Upon entering the dining hall, notices warn students to use a clean plate each time one gets more food from the lines to avoid contamination. Too bad for those environmentally conscious friends trying to save resources and conserve water—in the game of swine-flu dodging, the Dudley Co-operative Society is surely at a disadvantage...
...turned up evidence that Zazi may have been looking to manufacture either truck or backpack bombs. Zazi and his father appeared in federal court in Denver on Sept. 21; Afzali appeared separately in federal court in Brooklyn. The trio currently face up to eight years in prison, though officials warn the investigation is continuing and more charges may be forthcoming. (See the top 10 inept terrorist plots...