Metrolink Engineer was Texting 22 Seconds Before Crash

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www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/01/train-engineer-texted-22-seconds-la-crash/
Engineer sent texts before train crash
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said Wednesday.
Cell phone records of engineer Robert Sanchez, who was among the dead, show [...]

EPA Won’t Limit Toxic Chemical in Drinking Water

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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843426,00.html

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there’s no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country.

EPA reached the conclusion in a draft regulatory document not yet made public but reviewed Monday by The Associated Press.
The ingredient, perchlorate, has been found in [...]

Swiss Restaurant to Serve Meals Made With Human Breast Milk

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2976181/Swiss-restaurant-to-serve-meals-cooked-with-human-breast-milk.html
The owner of the Storchen restaurant in the exclusive Winterthur resort will improve his menu with local specialities such as meat stew and various soups and sauces containing at least 75 per cent of mother’s milk.
“We have all been raised on it. Why should we not include it [...]

Workers to Pay Even More for Health Care in 2009

Next year, American workers will be paying even more than they already do for co-pays and deductibles.
U.S. News & World Report just reported on the results of a survey performed by the Mercer consulting firm. The survey found that “59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by [...]