Doctors say children sometimes swallow Tide Pods and similar laundry products, around 1-inch cubes that are meant to be dropped into a washing machine in place of liquid or powder detergent. Nearly 250 cases nationally have been reported to poison control centers this year, a figure that’s expected to rise. No deaths have been reported.Almost all of the cases so far have been reported since March, when several companies began to market the packets. A handful of children have been hospitalized for several days.Texas reported 71 instances of exposure this year, all but one in March or later. Missouri reported 25 cases related to the packets, and Illinois reported 26.Some children might be confusing the tubs of colorfully swirled detergent packets for bowls of candy, ... Continue reading →
It will get tougher onstage at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center when the home-schooled girl from Woodbridge faces 277 opponents, most of whom are at least twice her age. Last year, the winning word was “cymotrichous,” which means having wavy hair. The previous winner spelled “stromuhr,” which is a medical instrument.But Speller 269, who will compete for $30,000, among other prizes, reports that she isn’t particularly nervous and isn’t cramming.“I just do as much as I can,” Lori Anne said. “I don’t stress out about it. Plus, I’m 6. I can always go back next year.” She said she hopes to win at age 8 or 9.Sorina Vlaicu Madison, Lori Anne’s mother and primary teacher, said she and her daughter have no problem ... Continue reading →
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Ryan Pyle for The New York Times Construction workers build a road to a new Samsung facility. Though the Chinese economy continues to expand, construction workers are losing jobs in droves. XI’AN, China — A nationwide real estate downturn, stalling exports and declining consumer confidence have produced what a senior Chinese government expert labeled on Thursday as a “sharp slowdown in the economy.” Though the Chinese economy continues to expand, construction workers are losing jobs in droves and retail sales grew last month at the slowest pace in more than three years. Investments in fixed assets have increased more slowly this year than in any year since 2001. The most striking feature of the slowdown is that it extends beyond the coastal provinces, which depend ... Continue reading →
Gregory P. MangoAnthony McCord today turned on the waterworks before being sentenced to 21 years to life. It's hard out there for a pimp -- and it'll be hard time for this one.A Brooklyn judge today slapped a self-proclaimed expert in "pimpology" with a 21 years-to-life sentence after the flesh-peddler tearfully apologized for robbing a pair of his prostitutes and knocking around one of them."You referred to it as The Game, you treated it as a game," Justice Wayne Ozzi scolded the pimp, Anthony McCord. "I'd like to say at this time, the game is over." McCord, 30, turned on the waterworks before being sentenced on burglary and robbery convictions, with tears spilling down his cheeks as he tried to disavow his life of crime."I ... Continue reading →
Representatives of the Korean, Filipino, Chinese and Japanese communities attended the meeting at a Baptist church in Southeast Washington. “Korean stores are filthy,” a woman could be heard saying at the meeting, part of which was closed to reporters. The woman later identified herself as Geraldine Hall. “Inside and out, they are filthy,” she told reporters, referring to Korean-owned businesses, as she left the meeting. At a press conference, Barry and several Asian American leaders said the dialogue is an important step toward defusing long-standing tension between blacks and Asians. Asked about the underlying sources of the conflict, Barry said the United States “has had racial tensions since was it founded.”“The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell,” Barry said, invoking ... Continue reading →
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