Archive for May 9th, 2009

US, Costa Rica swine flu deaths reported (AP)

Written by on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 in 226772.

Quarantine officials with protective masks and outfits make their way to board a commercial plane that has just arrived for checking of its passengers at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Japan confirmed its first cases of swine flu Saturday in three people who recently returned from Canada, even as the disease's spread appeared to slow in the rest of the world. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP – A Washington state man with underlying heart conditions became the third person infected with swine flu to die in the U.S., health officials said Saturday, while Costa Rica reported the first swine flu death outside North America.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

47-12-8; LeBron James is the Giant Peach, Cavs up 3-0

Written by on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 in Latest News.

LeBron James proved once again why he is the MVP of the NBA, scoring 47 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Swine flu death toll tops 50 (AFP)

Written by on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 in 229424.

Japanese quarantine officials inspect a plane that arrived from Chicago at Narita airport in Tokyo. The death toll from swine flu topped 50 as Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the virus and Japan and Norway joined a growing list of nations with confirmed cases.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP – The death toll from swine flu topped 50 as Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the virus and Japan and Norway joined a growing list of nations with confirmed cases.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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