Posts Tagged Health

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide

This May 6, 2013 photo shows composer Burt Bacharach posing for a portrait in promotion of his memoir, "Anyone Who Had A Heart: My Life and Music," in New York. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

An American flag blows in the wind at sunrise atop the rubble of a destroyed home a day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:

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New rice contamination reported in China

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country’s largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.

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New Mexico team goes to Okla. for tornado response

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico hospital is sending a 26-member team of medical, computer and security specialists to Moore, Okla., to help with the response to Monday’s massive tornado hit.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Crews search through the night after tornado slams Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51

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