Cain enjoying All-Stars despite injury Jul 14, 2009
"You kind of feel like you're in the way," he admitted Monday during the annual All-Star media scrum at a downtown hotel. "It's a weird situation, but I'm going to make the best of it.". (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)
Loopholes in disease monitoring exposed May 14, 2009
The discovery comes nearly two weeks after Hong Kong confirmed its first patient, a 25-year-old Mexican whose entry in the city led authorities to lockdown a downtown hotel. Fifty-one passengers sitting three rows in front of and behind the latest Hong Kong patient have been traced. (Xinhuanet, China)
Expert Warns Of Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix May 9, 2009
Hong Kong on Friday lifted its weeklong quarantine on a downtown hotel where a Mexican swine flu patient stayed, releasing some 280 guests and employees who had been isolated in the building. The Hong Kong government imposed the quarantine last Friday after diagnosing a 25-year-old man who flew to the city via Shanghai a day earlier. (CBS News)
Schools assess swine flu options May 5, 2009
Hong Kong, where severe acute respiratory syndrome killed 299 in 2003, ordered weeklong quarantine of downtown hotel where a Mexican tourist was confirmed to have the illness, trapping 274 guests and employees inside. Mexico to allow most businesses to reopen Wednesday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Health Experts Gauge Flu Outbreak May 4, 2009
Germany reported two more confirmed cases, and Hong Kong kept 350 people under quarantine in a downtown hotel as a precaution. Mexico reported three new deaths from the swine flu epidemic late Saturday from a virus that has killed 19 in people in Mexico, one in the U.S. and is spreading across Asia and Europe. (ABC News -- Wire)
FACTBOX-Measures in Asia against deadly flu May 4, 2009
- Downtown hotel where Mexican guest tested positive for the flu remains under quarantine -- around 300 guests and staff being isolated for a week. In a sign perceived contagion risk may be easing, education authorities said local schools will open on Monday, though situation would be monitored continuously. (AlertNet)
Mexico criticizes 'repressive' quarantines abroad May 4, 2009
Health department imposed a week-long quarantine on the downtown hotel where the Mexican man stayed, trapping 350 guests and employees inside. (AP Photo). (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Marine Charged in Denny's Shooting Apr 18, 2009
Deputies believe the dispute started outside a downtown hotel following the East High School Senior Prom. A second suspect, Devin Griffin, 19, also faces charges. (R News)
PNCs Chuck Denny to address next ACG Kentucky meeting Apr 9, 2009
Long-time Louisville banker Chuck Denny will speak at ACG s April 14 breakfast meeting at the Louisville Marriott Downtown hotel. Denny, who had been market president for Cleveland-based National City Bank, was appointed PNC s top local officer after federal bank regulators ordered the banks to merge last year. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Charges stayed against reality TV judge Apr 1, 2009
Those charges came after a man in his 20s told police he'd been assaulted in a downtown hotel room and prevented from leaving. File photo of 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria' judge Simon Lee. (Globe and Mail)
