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Two women developed infections after touching their eyes after contact with soldiers who were vaccinated against smallpox. Health authorities say you should keep the spot where you were inoculated covered and avoid touching the skin and the bandages that cover it. The smallpox vaccine is made with a live virus called vaccinia, which can cause illness if it moves from the inoculation site to another part of your body or to someone else. This is important to remember in case the vaccinations are given to the general public in the future.

Both women have been treated and are expected to recover. One slept with a soldier, the other handled another soldier’s bandages. So if you’re in love with a soldier, mailman or politician, make sure he keeps his vaccination covered.read more

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Before he was captured, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was plotting attacks against bridges, apartment buildings and hotels in New York, according to documents seized from his apartment, as well as notes taken from his pockets. Authorities are now searching for two accomplices in New York City, as well as a third person who probably lives in suburban Westchester or Putnam County. It’s known that al-Qaeda has already done surveillance on U.S. bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge. “It’s a race against time to thwart attacks that have already been planned,” says former FBI analyst Matthew Levitt.
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Mike Evans found a Cheeto in a bag he bought that’s the size of a small lemon and weighs about half an ounce. He was wise enough not to eat it?instead, he posted it on eBay, where it was eventually bid up to millions of dollars. The bidding got so ” says Evans. “I’ve even seen it online on a Russian site.” He finally donated the giant Cheeto to the little town of Algona, Iowa, where they plan to shellac it, mount it on plush velvet and put it under Plexiglas.

“This giant Cheeto could be a boon to our local economy,” says resident Tom Straub. “Anything we can do to attract visitors to our town would be good.” The town raised $180 to bid on the Cheeto. When Evans found out, he decided to donate it to them.
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