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Study Finds H1N1 Virus Lives Longer Than Expected

Oct. 22, 2009
When more than 100 students at the U.S. Air Force Academy were diagnosed with swine flu, doctors had an opportunity to study the virus closely. They discovered that some cadets who had been symptom-free for more than 24 hours still had the live virus in their noses.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force denied an internal investigation of the sex scandal at its prestigious academy was calculated to protect top officers.

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Air Force Academy investigators to return

COLORADO SPRINGS, March 5 (UPI) -- Air Force investigators will return to Colorado next week after complaints about their investigation of alleged rapes at the Air Force Academy. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., says they failed to interview rape victims and civilian counselors in Colorado who

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Air Force Secretary James Roche will visit the Air Force Academy in Colorado where 18 women cadets allege they were intimidated after reporting sexual assaults.

Air Force Academy sex allegations grow

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler