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Former Nun Hits Progressive Slot Jackpot At Caesars

[Atlantic City, NJ] Catherine Foy, of Philadelphia, won a $1.5 million slot machine jackpot on the third pull of the handle. Foy had played just nine quarters in the Jeopardy 25 cent progressive slot machine when bells started ringing on Sunday.

Hatch Site In Breach Of Software's Terms

Laurence Simon said he became curious about Hatch after reading his Tuesday comments -- and a Wednesday clarification -- suggesting means should be developed to remotely destroy the personal computers of those who persist in illegally downloading copyright music, movies and software.... A Web development hobbyist of 10 years, he said he was surprised to find Hatch's site was built around a copyright JavaScript menu system developed by Milonic Solutions Ltd. of Birmingham, England....

Hatch spokeswoman Margarita Tapia said the senator's office acted quickly to correct the problem.

Cognitive Activity Participation Associated With Reduced Risk of Dementia In The Elderly

[New England Journal of Medicine] The investigators rated activity status through patients' participation in cognitive activities, such as reading, writing, playing board games, cards or doing crossword puzzles, participating in group discussions, and playing musical instruments, as well as physical activities, such as bowling, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking or doing housework. A 1-point increment in the cognitive-activity score corresponds to participation in an activity for 1 day per week. The researchers found that participants with scores in the highest third on the cognitive-activity scale, which corresponds to more than 11 activity-days, had a 63% lower risk of dementia compared with participants with scores in the lowest third of the scale. Dancing was the only physical activity associated with a lower risk of dementia.

Copies Of New Harry Potter Book Stolen

[London, England] The truck contained 7,680 books, with an estimated retail value $220,000. The novel is scheduled for release Saturday and advance copies could be sold for much more.

Abuser Posted McGruff Sign

[Orem, UT] Law-enforcement officials say Jensen may have molested as many as two dozen children over a decade, but statute of limitation issues have prevented them from pursuing charges... When Jensen's application was screened, Edwards said, an Orem dispatcher flagged the application, warning that there had been two reports of sex abuse filed with the department. But an Orem officer misplaced the application and did not investigate the dispatcher's concerns, Edwards said. By that time, the sign was in Jensen's window....

Orem has since abandoned the McGruff Safe House program. Edwards said an audit of records showed that only one child over the years had used a safe house....

Valedictorian To Skip Graduation, Fearing Classmates' Reaction

[Moorestown, NJ] ...in a poignant twist, Blair Hornstine, the disabled academic star who went to federal court to ensure she was named sole valedictorian of the Moorestown High School Class of 2003, will give no speeches on graduation day. She will not show up at all, amid rumors that classmates planned to boo or turn their backs on a girl many say never deserved to represent their class....

[Superintendent] Kadri, backed by much of the community, has maintained that Hornstine's special-education curriculum, which allowed her to take the bulk of her courses at home with tutors, gave her an unfair academic advantage over her peers.... In Moorestown, Hornstine is not widely considered a champion of rights for the disabled, but a litigious overachiever with a powerful [superior court judge] father willing to do anything to ensure his daughter got the top honor.

As Many as 33 Monkey Pox Cases Diagnosed Now

Federal health officials investigating an outbreak of monkeypox that apparently spread from pet prairie dogs to people in three Midwestern states said Monday the number of possible cases has risen to at least 33....

The popularity of prairie dogs as pets has grown in recent years. Last year 10,000 prairie dogs were shipped out of Texas to become pets, said David Crawford, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Animal Defense.

First AIDS. Then Ebola. Now they have a disease people get when they can't keep their hands off of prairie dogs -- and they decided to call it monkeypox. Is it me or is everything getting blamed on monkeys?