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- National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell says the terrorist group U.S. intelligence believes carried out last week's attack in Mumbai is the same one that attacked Mumbai trains in 2006.
GOP's Chambliss jumps to early lead in Ga. Senate- Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss jumped out to an early lead Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.
Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout- Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
- The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two ongoing wars. There were an estimated 10,200 failed marriages in the active duty Army and 3,077 among Marines, according to figures obtained by the Associated Press for the budget year ended Sept. 30.
Auditors fault Treasury oversight of bailout funds- The government must toughen its monitoring of the $700 billion financial bailout to ensure that banking institutions limit their top executives' pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday in the first comprehensive review of the rescue package.
Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested- A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
Nixon records show aides dishing dirt on critics- In Richard Nixon's time, all the president's men fretted about threats on every front: disquiet out on the streets, disloyalty inside the administration and trouble from political opponents who had to be discredited at any cost.
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct- Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley. The 40-year-old former star of "Diff'rent Strokes" was ordered to pay a $100 fine in a Payson court Tuesday. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge, which will be waived if he doesn't have any other violations within a year.
- A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina - 39 years later. The note was sealed in a Schaefer beer bottle. It was dated Aug. 17, 1969 and read: "If found notify the North Haledon Fire Co. 2."
NHL suspends Stars' Sean Avery for crude comments- The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely Tuesday for making a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.
WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 is 'On Your Side' With Healthy Living For Kids; Free Immunizations for Children on Sunday, August 24 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.
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Eligible children three months and older will be given free immunizations against polio, rubella, measles, mumps, tetanus, varicella (chicken pox), diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B and Hib (Haemophilus influenza type B). In addition, HPV (Human Papillomavirus) a vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer will also be administered. Registered nurses from the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion will administer the shots with the assistance of over 150 volunteers from the Health Department and WXYZ-TV/Channel 7.
Additional services provided include free lead poison testing, signups for the WIC (Women, Infant and Children's) feeding program and enrollment for a wide variety of youth mentoring programs.
This year inside the popular "Children's Village," a variety of health
services, community outreach organizations and entertainment will be offered.
The
WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Action News on-air personalities will be present to sign autographs and greet the children and their families. Helium balloons and "Kid Zone" magazines will be provided to all "Healthy Living" participants courtesy of WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 along with a host of other giveaways including, books, sun visors, coloring books, cookies, book bags, toothbrushes and much more! Detroit Tigers mascot "Paws" will stop by and greet guests while WJLB-FM 98 makes an appearance and will distribute additional giveaways as well. Free pizza and water will be provided by Little Caesars and Costco Wholesale Corporation respectively and complimentary ice cream will be made available by Pars Ice Cream Company.
"Healthy Living for Kids" is a signature community service event for
Channel 7 and is a key initiative of the station's '7 On Your Side' brand,"
said
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is located in the
heart of
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