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N.H. declares Celina’s death a homicide; specific cause kept a secret WEST STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. (AP) — The death of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found in a river last month was a homicide, New Hampshire authorities said Thursday. Investigators said they also know what caused the death of Celina Cass. But they aren’t making it public, because they say doing so could harm the integrity of the investigation. “The investigation into the facts and circumstances of Celina Cass’s murder remains active,” Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young said
Government opposes giving full severance pay to gays dismissed from military under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two days after repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against gays serving openly in the military, the Obama administration was in court Thursday opposing a lawsuit seeking full severance pay for those dismissed under the law. The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking class action status for 142 people who only got half pay after their discharge because of being gay. But the Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss the case. Judge Christine Odell Cook Miller said she probably will let the case continue and questioned why the government wouldn’t pay now that the law has changed. see GAYS page 4
in a statement. Celina was reported missing July 26. Her body was found a week later in the Connecticut River, not far from her West Stewartstown home. A reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest. No suspects have been named. Young said Thursday that the cause of death was determined through information gleaned from the investigation and from toxicology tests. The news came after investigators met with Celina’s mother and sister for two hours. Luisia Cass
told The Associated Press she had no comment after leaving the Coos County attorney’s office in Lancaster. Luisia Cass was accompanied Thursday by a friend and her 13-year-old daughter, who was clutching a stuffed panda bear. A family friend confirmed that Luisia Cass has separated from Celina’s stepfather, Wendell Noyes. He has a history of psychiatric issues and has been in and out of hospitals since Celina disappeared.
ATLANTA (AP) — Bedbugs don’t make you sick. But the poisons used to kill them can. A government study released Thursday found that dozens of Americans have fallen ill from the insecticides, and a North Carolina woman died after using 18 cans of chemical fogger to attack the tiny blood suckers. Because many of the cases, including the lone death, were do-it-yourselfers who misused the chemicals or applied the wrong product, federal health officials are warning consumers to be careful and urging them to call professionals. The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 80 illnesses and one death linked to the insecticides over three years. Most of the cases were in New York City, the apparent epicenter of a recent U.S. bedbug comeback. The CDC was able to get data from 12 states, and
only seven had reports of such illnesses. One was New York, where bedbugs have become a highly publicized problem and where health officials have also been extra vigilant about reporting unusual chemical poisonings. Investigators were relieved to find a relatively small number of cases. “At this point, it’s not a major public health problem,” said Dr. Geoff Calvert, a CDC investigator who co-authored the study. Bedbugs are wingless, reddish-brown insects that bite people and animals to draw blood for their meals. Though their bites can cause itching and welts, they are not known to spread disease. “There’s nothing inherently dangerous about bedbugs,” said Dr. Susi Vassallo, an emergency medicine doctor who works at New York City’s Bellevue Hossee BEDBUGS page 10
Scores got sick & 1 died trying to kill bedbugs
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