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The Estonian weekly Eesti Ekspress interviewed the heads and several employees of Estonia’s, Latvia’s, and Lithuania’s state security agencies. This is what they had to say regarding Russia. ... Toots wasn’t surprised by the atrocities committed in Bucha. Nor were any other of the counterintelligence agents I interviewed in Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania. They’re aware of how Russians conducted themselves in the Baltics during the Second World War. Of how they conducted themselves before that. Of how they’ve always behaved. The West lacks such awareness. „[The West is] fortunate,“ Toots remarks. „We’re a buffer between them and Russia. They’ve forgotten...

Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin warned that Russia could demand Alaska back if the US continues to seize Russian resources abroad on Wednesday.

... Results One population study and seven clinical studies were identified, which reported D3 blood levels pre-infection or on the day of hospital admission. They independently showed a negative Pearson correlation of D3 levels and mortality risk (r(17)=-.4154, p=.0770/r(13)=-.4886, p=.0646). For the combined data, median (IQR) D3 levels were 23.2 ng/ml (17.4 – 26.8), and a significant Pearson correlation was observed (r(32)=-.3989, p=.0194). Regression suggested a theoretical point of zero mortality at approximately 50 ng/ml D3. Conclusions The two datasets provide strong evidence that low D3 is a predictor rather than a side effect of the infection. Despite ongoing vaccinations,...

Aired October 1, 2005 - 21:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight, Jeni Stepanek -- her unforgettable, inspirational son Mattie Stepanek, the best-selling poet and peacemaker, died in her arms last year before he could even turn 14. She's keeping his legacy alive. Plus, gorgeous exercise guru Denise Austin says you can eat carbs and lose weight. All that and lots more, next on LARRY KING LIVE. (BEGIN INTERVIEW) Great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE a good friend, great lady --...

'This is a miracle' Only known rabies survivor takes steps toward recovery By MARK JOHNSON and KAWANZA NEWSON markjohnson@journalsentinel.com Posted: June 20, 2005 Third of three parts Everyone who entered Jeanna Giese's room at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin wore full isolation gear - gown, gloves, mask and plastic face shield - to avoid any chance of contracting rabies. Early on, as she lay in a coma, the precautions painted an otherworldly scene: more than a dozen friends and relatives cloaked in yellow gowns standing in a prayer circle around her bed. But on Nov. 5, a week after Jeanna began...

Buying time against rabies Teen drifts into drug-induced coma in fight for her life By MARK JOHNSON and KAWANZA NEWSON markjohnson@journalsentinel.com Posted: June 19, 2005 Second of three parts The colorless cocktail of drugs seeped through a tube into Jeanna Giese’s upper thigh, sending her on a long journey into a coma. Thus began the extraordinary effort to save her life. Lucretia Quarterman, a pediatric intensive care nurse, checked the 15-year-old girl’s vital signs and wondered whether she would ever awaken. In Jeanna’s condition, rabies was always fatal. Even if the virus didn’t kill her, she could linger in a...

Down to a prayer As rabies saps the life from a Fond du Lac teen, doctors concoct a radical strategy to save her By MARK JOHNSON and KAWANZA NEWSON markjohnson@journalsentinel.com Posted: June 18, 2005 First of three parts John and Ann Giese stood at their 15-year-old daughter's bedside, watching her deteriorate. Jeanna had arrived at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin on Oct. 18, weak, feverish, struggling to speak. When doctors questioned her, she could answer only "Yes" or "No." Her left arm, sometimes the whole left side of her body, jerked uncontrollably. Within hours, saliva was flooding her mouth. Now, approaching...