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The Smile, featuring Radiohead artists, to release debut album in May

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The Smile, featuring Radiohead artists, to release debut album in May

The Smile, featuring Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, will release their debut album, "A Light for Attracting Attention," on May 13.

Radiohead side project The Smile releases 'You Will Never Work in Television Again'

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Radiohead side project The Smile releases 'You Will Never Work in Television Again'

The Smile, which includes Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, along with Sons of Kemet's Tom Skinner, have released their first single titled "You Will Never Work in Television Again."

Florida investigates 2 more possible cases of Zika virus local transmission

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Florida investigates 2 more possible cases of Zika virus local transmission

Florida officials are investigating two more unexplained cases of Zika infection, bringing to four the number of cases that don't seem to be travel-related.

Some experts question extent of Zika threat to U.S.

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Some experts question extent of Zika threat to U.S.

Are health officials in the United States overreacting to the threat posed by the Zika virus this summer?

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Lab holding fatal germs loses power

An Atlanta laboratory holding several potentially harmful germs, including a fatal strain of avian flu, lost power for at least an hour, officials said.

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Conn. woman had signs of human mad cow

A Connecticut woman who physicians suspected in 2000 as being the nation's first case of human mad cow disease appears to have been overlooked by state and federal health officials, United Press International has learned.

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Five CJD deaths in north N.J. in 15 months

A 62-year old man in Northern New Jersey has died from a brain disorder that appears to be Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which, if confirmed, would be the fifth case of the rare disease in a little over a year in a two-county area, United Press International

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Health officials probing CJD cases in N.J.

Federal and New Jersey authorities appear to have bowed to pressure from Congress and are investigating a potential cluster of cases of a fatal brain disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the southern part of the state, United Press International h

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Bird flu may be spreading person to person

Health experts said Monday they are concerned that human-to-human transmission has begun from a strain of bird flu virus currently centered in Southeast Asia. Such an event could mean the new virus, prevalent in poultry across the continent, has adapted t

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CDC investigating CJD cluster in N.J.

Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said publicly there is no rise in Creutzfeld-Jakob disease cases in New Jersey, United Press International has learned the agency is investigating cases there.

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It's important for people to understand that even though we lose power to these facilities from time to time, worker safety and the public's safety is not in jeopardy because multiple, redundant systems are in place, separate from those that rely on power
Lab holding fatal germs loses power Jul 13, 2008

Due to patient confidentiality, I couldn't provide you with information on an individual case like that
Conn. woman had signs of human mad cow Mar 26, 2004

Off the top of my head, I don't believe so
Conn. woman had signs of human mad cow Mar 26, 2004

They're kind of taking the lead and we're supporting them
Health officials probing CJD cases in N.J. Mar 09, 2004

The big question we want to answer right now is whether it's being transmitted from human to human
Bird flu may be spreading person to person Feb 02, 2004

Sir Thomas Edward (Tom) Skinner (1909 - 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Tamaki electorate from 1946 to 1949, when he was defeated by Eric Halstead. He went on to lead the Trade Union movement as head of the New Zealand Federation of Labour. He was knighted (K.B.E.) in 1976.

In December 1937, a young union secretary Tom Skinner and family became the first tenants of a state house in Coates Avenue, Orakei. Savage (as he did in Miramar, Wellington in September) helped carry furniture in through the front door (Gustafson page 199).

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