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Published on Thursday, Jul 02, 2009
WASHINGTON
Congressman in hospital
Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman remained in the hospital in his home state of California on Wednesday, a day after fainting in his office. Waxman, 69, was not feeling well Tuesday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for ''routine testing,'' a spokeswoman said.
NEW YORK
FDA adds drug warnings
The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts. The new requirement, called a ''Black Box'' warning, is based on reports of people experiencing unusual changes in behavior, becoming depressed, or having suicidal thoughts while taking the drugs.
OXFORD, FLA.
Python strangles toddler
A 8-foot pet Burmese python broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaunnia Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said. The snake's owner and the boyfriend of Shaunnia's mother stabbed the snake until he was able to pry the child away.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Jet passenger gets naked
A US Airways flight to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger removed all of his clothing mid-flight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket before he was arrested. Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody by airport authorities after he allegedly disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight 705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
SALT LAKE CITY
Bar restrictions end
Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar. ''It's 40 years of oppression come to an end,'' said Dave Morris, owner of the bar Piper Down in Salt Lake City. The new rules are an effort to boost the state's $7 billion-a-year tourism industry and make the state appear a little less quirky to outsiders.
Compiled from wire reports.
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