Weekend Recap- Things you need to know.
News
Meningitis Outbreak Soars Across the US
By Maggie Fox, NBC News
At least 91 people have been infected with an unusual type of meningitis caused by contaminated steroid injections,
federal health officials said Sunday, with seven deaths. The drugs were given starting
May 21, much earlier than previously suspected, officials with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention said.They are urging anyone who has had an injection for lower back pain to watch for symptoms of meningitis, which include a stiff neck and balance problems.
Cases have been identified in nine states and health officials fear the numbers will rise as doctors check patients for the symptoms. Doctors and patients alike may not know to look for the unusual infection, which can takes weeks to develop after an injection.
The drug is question is called methylprednisone and is used mostly to treat older patients for lower back pain. The contaminated drugs have been traced to a single pharmacy in Massachusetts, the New England Compounding Center. The pharmacy has closed voluntarily and recalled its products, which include steroids, painkillers and dozens of other drugs.
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Naked Student Fatally Shot By Officer
By By Isolde Raftery, NBC News
A day after a naked student at the University of South Alabama was fatally shot in the chest by a campus security guard, his mother and friends are asking why no other means were used to subdue the 18-year-old.
According to a statement released by the university, an officer heard loud banging on the police station window early Saturday and left his post to investigate. The man banging on the window was Gilbert Thomas Collar, an 18-year-old freshman who had graduated high school the previous spring. He was naked. According to the university statement, the officer “was confronted by a muscular, nude man who was acting erratically. The man repeatedly rushed and verbally challenged the officer in a fighting stance.”
The officer allegedly asked Collar to stop, but the young student chased him “in a threatening manner and ignored the officer’s repeated commands.”
That’s when the officer drew his police sidearm and shot Collar once, striking him in the chest.
Collar “got up once more and continued to challenge the officer further before collapsing and expiring,” the report said. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.
Collar’s mother told CNN she doesn’t understand why the officer had to shoot her son. Her son, she said, was 5-foot-7 and weighed 135 pounds.
“He was wearing no clothes and he was obviously not in his right mind,” Bonnie Collar said. “Obviously he was not armed. He was completely naked.”
Sophomore Tyler Kendrick was also dissatisfied.
"Really, it just upsets me that there's no other way to apprehend an unarmed student rather than shooting him. I don't understand that," Kendrick told The Associated Press.
Campus officials said the confrontation was recorded by security cameras. The video and other information has been turned over to the district attorney and the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, which will review the shooting.
A university spokesman declined to say Saturday whether Collar was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The University of South Alabama is in Mobile and serves 15,000 students
Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/07/14276420-after-police-shooting-of-naked-college-student-mother-asks-why?lite#__utma=238145375.1267074848.1349703408.1349703408.1349703408.1&__utmb=238145375.1.10.1349703408&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1349703408.1.1.utmcsr=nbcnews.com|utmccn=%28referral%29|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/&__utmv=238145375.|8=Earned%20By=msnbc|us%20news=1^12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1^13=Landing%20Hostname=www.msnbc.msn.com=1^30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Internal%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=59853550
Hugo Chavez is Still Tops in Venezuela!!!
By NBC News staff and wire reports
President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled socialist revolution after a bitterly fought race against a youthful rival who has galvanized Venezuela's opposition.
Tens of thousands of ecstatic supporters thronged the streets around the presidential palace in downtown Caracas, pumping fists in the air and shouting Chavez's name after the former soldier beat opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by more than 9 percentage points.
"Viva Chavez," screamed 15-year-old Samuel Urbina as he rode in a car filled with relatives
Source: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/08/14287713-venezuelas-hugo-chavez-wins-3rd-term-vows-to-deepen-socialist-revolution?lite
Sports
Rams Def. Cardinals 17-3
Steelers Def. Eagles 16-14
Colts Def. Packers 30-27
Giants Def. Browns 41-27
Falcons Def. Redskins 24-17
Dolphins Def. Bengals 17-13
Ravens Def. Chief’s 9-6
Seahawkes Def. Panthers 16-12
Bears Def. Jaguars 41-3 Ouch!!!!
Patriots Def. Bronco’s 31-21
49ers Def. Bills 45-3
Vikings Def. Titans 30-7
Saints Def. Chargers 31-24
Breez Sets new record in victory
Teams that had bye’s this week were: Raiders, Buccaneers, Cowboys, Lions.
Movies-
Weekend Box Office
1. Taken 2: 50,000,000
2. Hotel Transylvania:
26,300,000
3. Pitch Perfect: 14,700,000
4. Looper: 12,200,000
5. Frankenwennie: 11,500,000
Music- Top Five US Albums
1. Artist: Mumford & Sons--Album Title: Babel
2. Artist: Green Day--Album Title: Uno!
3. Artist: No Doubt--Album Title: Push & Shove
4. Artist: P!nk --Album Title: The Truth About Love
5. Artist: Lupe Fiasco--Album Title: Food & Liquor 2:
The Great American Rap Album
