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Hospital garb harbors nasty bacteria, study says More than 60 percent of health workers’ uniforms sampled by researchers tested positive for pathogens, including the germs that can cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections and drug-resistant infections such as MRSA. Irene is 10th billion-dollar weather event of 2011 Hurricane Irene's rampage up the East Coast will put the record-breaking storm on the list of 10 billion-dollar weather disasters this year, climate experts said on Wednesday. Video: Floodwaters inundate parts of N.J. Days after Hurricane Irene swept through New Jersey, a cresting river overtook streets, businesses and homes in parts of the state. NBC’s Michelle Franzen reports from Paterson, N.J., where 1,000 people have been evacuated due to severe flooding. (TODAY) Ex-Powell aide: Cheney fears war crimes trial Dick Cheney was "president for all practical purposes" during George W. Bush's first term in office and "fears being tried as a war criminal," a former administration official claims. Foot in running shoe washes ashore in Canada Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, say a human foot inside a running shoe has washed ashore, the latest in roughly a dozen such cases since 2007. PhotoBlog: Tomatino food fight near Valencia, Spain Revellers celebrate with tons of tomatoes Pa. family mourns father, son who died on same day A western Pennsylvania family is morning the deaths of a father and son who each died of heart attacks a little more than an hour apart. Sponsored By: Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California A Minnesota father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son after their home went into foreclosure seemed depressed and desperate for work when he applied for a job, so the owners of a coastal California deli hired him to make sandwiches. WikiLeaks site comes under attack The WikiLeaks website crashed Tuesday in an apparent cyberattack after the accelerated publication of tens of thousands of once-secret State Department cables by the anti-secrecy organization raised new concerns about the exposure of confidential U.S. embassy sources. Wildfires destroy dozens of homes in Texas, Okla. Wildfires sweeping through parts of Texas and Oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. Seal Team Six needs a new doggy cam A Seal Team Six request for a new doggy camera seems to confirm that its four-legged warriors use ballistic armor and camera gear, and that the Belgian shepherd named Cairo may have been so outfitted during the mission to kill Osama bin Laden. Video: Remembering David ‘Honeyboy’ Edwards The "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen," a musician whose work spanned nearly the entire recorded history of the blues, died yesterday at his home in Chicago at the age of 96. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell has details. (The Last Word) Suicide car bomb kills 10 in southwest Pakistan A suicide car bomber attacked Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday as they were heading home after morning prayers at the start of an Islamic holiday. The blast killed 10 people, officials said. Israeli caves lead down to ancient wonders You'll need a headlamp, a tight waistline and no fear of the dark in order to enjoy one of the most extreme, yet lesser known, archaeological wonders of the Holy Land. Video: No longer a guilty pleasure? A new study is out, suggesting chocolate may even reduce heart disease. NBC’s Lee Cowan reports. (Nightly News) Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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