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Unexpected High-Speed Antarctic Warming
October 9, 2001Parts of Antarctica have recently been warming much faster than the rest of the Earth, according to scientists in the U.K. They believe this degree of warming is greater than it has been for nearly two thousand years. The scientists,... continued
Was Anthrax Mailed to Florida Office Building?
October 9, 2001Investigators are trying to determine if a letter that arrived in the mailroom of a Florida tabloid publishing company could be the source of anthrax bacteria that killed an employee. Robert Stevens, 63, died Friday of inhalation of anthrax. He... continued
Suspicious Substance Closes IRS Office
October 9, 2001As of 7:00PM EDT, the IRS Service Center in Covington, Kentucky that had been locked down earlier because of a suspicious substance found in an envelope, had been reopened. The material was found not to be dangerous. At approximately 3:00... continued
Understanding the Plague
October 9, 2001With the world facing biowarfare after the recent Anthrax cases in Florida, scientists say they have mapped all the genes in the plague bacterium which could speed up research into vaccines and treatments. Along with smallpox and anthrax, the bubonic... continued
Bush Notifies Congress: US May Deploy Ground Troops
October 9, 2001In a letter to House and Senate leaders today, President Bush stated that the US would deploy ground forces in connection with the war on terrorism. He added, in an interview after the letter was sent, "Whether or not we... continued
Hurricane Iris Roars Toward Belize
October 8, 2001hurricane - Hurricane Iris, with sustained winds of 140 mph, is heading for the Central American nation of Belize. It is feared that this dangerous hurricane will devastate the country. The military is attempting to evacuate the 65,000 residents of... continued
More Anthrax in Florida
October 8, 2001State and local health officials have closed the American Media Inc. building where a 63-year-old Florida man who died of anthrax worked, after a sample from the building and from another employee showed the presence of the bacterium that causes... continued
US Informs UN It May Attack Other States
October 8, 2001The United States today filed papers with the United Nations indicating that it has the legal right to expand its military operations to countries outside of Afghanistan. At the same time, it became more likely that an anthrax event in... continued
Dengue Fever in Hawaii not Bioterror Related
October 8, 2001Health officials have confirmed 26 cases of dengue fever in Hawaii?s first outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in more than 50 years. Our warming climate means that disease-bearing mosquitoes will be likely to move north, bringing with them diseases that... continued
Powerful New Prayer Group Intention
October 7, 2001The leader of the Prayer Group has offered a powerful intention for the month of October. In addition, he has received a message from a great spiritual leader of the Sufi movement that will, in nine small words, forever redefine... continued