Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy fined a nuclear research lab in Idaho more than $400,000 on Thursday for multiple safety violations stemming from two mishaps last year that caused workers to be contaminated with radiation. “DOE considers these events to be of high safety significance,” John Boulden, a director of enforcement and oversight for the Energy Department in Washington, D.C., wrote in the violation notice issued to the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls. …

Medication tied to rare meningitis outbreak may have reached 23 states

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A steroid medication linked to the death of at least five people from rare fungal meningitis may have been administered to patients in 23 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Thursday, raising fears the rare outbreak could spread. In a briefing for reporters, the CDC said five people had died so far and 35 had fallen sick from fungal meningitis in six states. The outbreak was first reported in Tennessee, where three people have died and 25 of the cases have been reported. The other confirmed deaths were in Virginia and Maryland. …

Analysis: In fog of numbers, little tax clarity from Obama-Romney

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shakes hands with President Barack Obama at the end of the first 2012 U.S. presidential debate in Denver(Reuters) – For an event so freighted with expectations of tax insights, the Obama-Romney debate on Wednesday offered few clues on what the candidates' tax plans could mean for average Americans. Republican nominee Mitt Romney stuck to his strategy of promising tax cuts. To pay for this, he pledged again to close yet-to-be-named tax loopholes. And he said new tax revenues would come from economic growth spurred by lower taxes. …

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