Archive for Thursday, October 03, 2002
Science
Stubborn Killer Is Deciphered as Scientists Map Malaria DNA
Science |
October 3, 2002
In a major advance against a disease that kills 3 million people
every year, researchers have deciphered the complete genetic makeup
of the malaria parasite and the mosquito that transmits it, an
international coalition announced Wednesday. Read more
California | Local
Rising Above a Scandal
California | Local |
October 3, 2002
In a year of scandal, few Catholic congregations have been tested as
severely as the 5,000 families of St. Read more
Sports
News
Business
Union Agrees to Federal Mediation, but West Coast Ports Remain Closed
Business |
October 3, 2002
In a step toward reopening West Coast ports, the dockworkers union on
Wednesday agreed to let federal mediators help resolve a critical
contract dispute over the use of labor-saving technology at cargo terminals. Read more
National
Residents Along Gulf Coast Flee Ahead of Lili
National |
October 3, 2002
As one of the worst hurricanes this region has seen in years bore
down on the Louisiana coast Wednesday night, hundreds of thousands of
frantic residents fled inland, grabbed all the bottled water they
could haul and hunkered down behind makeshift wind barriers of
plywood and tape. Read more
Opinion
World
Subway Workers Stage Second Strike in Week
World |
October 3, 2002
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners struggled to get to their jobs as
a one-day strike by subway workers produced commuter chaos in the
British capital for the second time in a week. Read more
