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What We've Found: weight loss, jobs, DDT, dead manatees, etc.

POSTED: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 4:01 PM
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Christine Adkins here with your morning fix:

Temple University's college-designed weight loss program Onward to Weight Loss Success (OWLS) starts its 11-week session with 26 new college women, this time monitored and evaluated by Temple's obesity center.

Manatees in Florida are dying off in record numbers due to the sudden cold spout. By "cold," in Florida, we mean sub-50s.

Heya, bipartisanship. The Senate advanced a $15 billion jobs-creation measure, with a handful of GOP votes, including that of Tea Bagger King/Cosmo centerfold Scott Brown. There is no joy in Freeperville.

The remaining possessions of deceased Airman Bradley Davis were stolen out of his parents' rental car as they traveled to Colorado for his memorial service.

Researchers are confident that they have found DDT's replacement by changing the distribution system of a common insecticide.

Philadelphia police begin investigating after finding a woman dead in her Hunting Park home yesterday.

The Lower Merion Webcam case continues with an unusual order forcing school administrators to show Robbins' lawyers any communication they want to give parents six hours before releasing it.

Natalie Holloway's case took a turn after a suspect confessed to dumping her body. But now it's back to square one; Aruba's chief prosecutor dubbed the confession “very unbelievable.”

Toyota admits that it took too long to realize there were serious problems in some of their vehicles and issue a recall.


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