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Marine Lance Cpl.
Hugo R. Lopezlopez, 20, of La Habra, Calif., died Jan. 27 at Brooke Army
Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Rawah, Iraq
on Nov. 20, 2005.Marine Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa, 21, of High Point, N.C., died
Jan. 28 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq. The accident is
currently under investigation. defenselink.mil/ ... 16:57:09Army Spc. Brian J.
Schoff, 22, of Manchester, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 28, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Army Sgt. David L.
Herrera, 26, of Oceanside, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 28, when
an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat
operations. defenselink.mil/ ... 11:49:33Army Pfc. Brian J.
Schoff, 22, of Manchester, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq on Jan. 28, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Army Sgt. Joshua A.
Johnson, 24, of Richford, Vt., died in Ramadi, Iraq on Jan. 25, when a
rocket propelled grenade struck his vehicle during combat operations.
SYDNEY, Australia... A
78-year-old Australian woman was rushed to a hospital after she was bitten by a
5-foot snake... known as a brown snake... one of the world's deadliest
varieties -- while watching television in her suburban home... did not suffer
any poisoning because the snake's fangs only punctured the skin and the venom
did not enter her bloodstream... boston.com/ ... 20:47:11
a
13-month-old cattle dog named "Lassie" helped to rescue its injured master
after he fell from a horse in eastern Australia... 90-year-old farmer... broke
his pelvis when he was pitched from a bucking horse and his foot became caught
in the reins... Lassie, came to the rescue, snuggling in next to Crowther to
keep him warm... wife came searching in the woods with a flashlight, but
couldn't hear his feeble cries. "The dog ran to her and she said 'Where's
George?... And she (Lassie) toddled off, leading my wife to where I was. And
the rest, of course, is history..." foxnews.com/ ... 20:37:34
New research reveals that monkey cops help
keep social groups in line... they leverage their group seniority, craft
intimidating reputations and count on good voter turnout... Marine Sgt. Sean H.
Miles, 28, of Midlothian, Va., was killed in action Jan. 24 from small arms
fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah,
Iraq. defenselink.mil/ ... 19:48:46Army Staff Sgt. Lance
M. Chase, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla.Army Pfc. Peter D. Wagler, 18, of
Partridge, Kan.Marine Cpl. Carlos
Arrelanopandura, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif.Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey,
20, of San Joaquin, Calif.Marine
Pvt. Lewis T. D. Calapini, 21, of Waipahu, HawaiiMarine Lance Cpl.
Joshua A. Scott, 24, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.Army Sgt. Matthew D.
Hunter, 31, of Valley Grove, W.Va., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 23, when
an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during
combat operations. 
Marine life experts are to make a second attempt to
rescue a dolphin stranded in a Cumbrian marina. The bottlenose dolphin -
nicknamed Marra - has been inside the harbour gates at the Maryport marina for
almost a month... 
Floridians can add a new menace
to their list of worries. Killer bees are here... a threat to farmworkers,
landscapers, meter readers, firefighters and basically everyone who ventures
outdoors... In St. Lucie County, thousands of bees nesting below ground near
water meters swarmed onto unlucky utility workers late last year, though not
fatally. Separate attacks killed two dogs near Miami and Sarasota, along with a
horse near LaBelle west of Lake Okeechobee... 