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Of the 662,730 second-born nalist found castrated and bludgeoned ond-born child at higher risk for children in the analysis, 3,137 had to death in a New York City hotel, police autism, suggests a preliminary an autism diagnosis. Of the 156,034 said Monday. Renato Seabra, 21, has study based on more than a half- kids conceived less than a year after been hospitalized since hours after the million California children. the birth of their older siblings, 1,188 slaying Friday and was arrested in the Children born less than two had an autism diagnosis — a higher death of Carlos Castro, 65. (AP) years after their siblings were con- siderably more likely to have an rate, but still less than 1 percent. (AP) DETROIT autism diagnosis compared to those Ford Planning to Hire 7K born after at least three years. CK be that parents are more likely to Over the Next Two Years The sooner the second child was ISTO notice problems when siblings are Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will add conceived the greater the likelihood Closely spaced births, where kids are within two years apart, are rising in the U.S. very close in age, Bearman said. more than 7,000 workers in the U.S. over of that child later being diagnosed Or biological factors could be at the next two years, including 750 engi- with autism. The effect was found increasing in the U.S. because play, he said. Pregnancy depletes neers. The company plans to hire 4,000 for parents of all ages, decreasing (cid:39)(cid:1)(cid:95)(cid:100)(cid:1)(cid:39)(cid:38)(cid:38) delayed childbirths and unplanned a mother’s nutrients like folate, a manufacturing workers this year and add the chance that older parents con- pregnancies. Government data B vitamin found in leafy green veg- at least 2,500 new jobs in 2012. (AP) tributed to the higher risk. The number of American children show the number of closely spaced etables and dried beans. Research “That was pretty shocking to found to have autism disorders, births — where babies are less than has tied close birth spacing to low LAS VEGAS us, to be honest,” said senior author including milder forms, according two years apart — is rising, from birth weights and prematurity, pos- Report: Cheerleader Peter Bearman of Columbia Uni- to U.S. government studies. (AP) 11 percent of all births in 1995 to sibly because of lack of folate. Slain After Argument versity in New York. 18 percent in 2002. Dr. Diane Ashton, March of The former boyfriend of a missing Las “No matter what we did, wheth- think of, we couldn’t get rid of this The study appeared Monday in Dimes’ deputy medical director, Vegas burlesque dancer told police that er we were looking at autism sever- finding,” Bearman said. Still, he the journal Pediatrics. said the study was interesting. The he choked her, chopped her into pieces ity, looking at age, or looking at all said, further studies are needed. Reasons behind the birth spac- organization suggests at least a year and covered her with cement, accord- the various dimensions we could Closely spaced births are ing-autism link aren’t clear. It could between pregnancies. (AP) ing to an arrest report released Monday. Jason Griffith, 32, said he killed Deborah (cid:73)(cid:94)(cid:101)(cid:101)(cid:34)(cid:1)(cid:60)(cid:98)(cid:107)(cid:34)(cid:1)(cid:58)(cid:101)(cid:100)(cid:202)(cid:106)(cid:1)(cid:56)(cid:101)(cid:106)(cid:94)(cid:91)(cid:104)(cid:1)(cid:75)(cid:105)(cid:48) Flu season’s arrived in the South and New York City, and it’s sure to spread Flores-Narvaez, 31, a former Washington to the rest of the country. The good news: Doctors say there’s still plenty of vaccine for procrastinators. 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City after a post-Christmas blizzard officials say such a declaration that paralyzed the city, saying at amid the December storm might a hearing Monday that the city is have kept more drivers off the sorry and making changes. road and triggered a more urgent Officials testified at a City Coun- response among city agencies. (AP) cil hearing about the Dec. 26 storm that dumped more than 2 feet of aged Bloomberg’s reputation as a snow in parts of the city. no-nonsense manager. AP Stephen Goldsmith, whose job The hearing came as the weath- GNER/ as Bloomberg’s deputy mayor of er service was forecasting a snow- A N W operations is to oversee snow- fall starting sometime Tuesday eve- ORLI storm response, apologized for ning. 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Gulab Mangal. He told the Sudan’s north-south divide, officials from Afghanistan in July but remains concerned istan said Monday that a recent AP that the Taliban is losing sway said Monday. Observers fear the latest that gains made in the nearly decade- pledge by a southern Afghan tribe in volatile Helmand and Kandahar unrest could spark more fighting amid to stand up to the Taliban shows the provinces in the south. long war could be reversible. (AP) an otherwise peaceful and jubilant in- military push in the country’s most Petraeus said there is increas- dependence referendum in the south. violent region is making headway ing dissension among the fight- “The sheer losses that they’ve lar effort to rebuild Afghanistan Voters flooded polling stations for a and stifling the insurgents’ “cen- ing ranks of the insurgency and sustained are tremendous. That in has resigned, the White House said second day on Monday. (AP) tral nervous system.” that fighters are bristling at being and of itself is very significant and Monday, following congressional LONDON U.S. Gen. David Petraeus told ordered to battle through the winter it’s caused enormous stress on the demands that the White House The Associated Press in the south- by bosses sitting far away in Paki- central nervous system of the com- replace him. Arnold Fields, a retired Filmmaker Peter Yates, ern city of Lashkar Gah that a shift stan. Meanwhile, targeted strikes mand,” he said. Marine Corps major general, was ‘Bullitt’ Director, Dies in thinking by the Afghan gov- on midlevel leaders in Afghani- Meanwhile, the head of the named special inspector general British filmmaker Peter Yates, who sent ernment and NATO means that stan have fractured the hierarchy, office charged with investigating for Afghanistan reconstruction in Steve McQueen the tribe’s risky move is being Petraeus said. corruption in the multibillion-dol- 2008. (AP/THE WASHINGTON POST) screeching through the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Team to Urge (cid:57)(cid:94)(cid:95)(cid:100)(cid:87)(cid:34)(cid:1)(cid:75)(cid:36)(cid:73)(cid:36)(cid:1)(cid:69)(cid:92)(cid:92)(cid:95)(cid:89)(cid:95)(cid:87)(cid:98)(cid:105)(cid:1)(cid:67)(cid:91)(cid:91)(cid:106)(cid:1)(cid:106)(cid:101)(cid:1)(cid:67)(cid:91)(cid:100)(cid:90)(cid:1)(cid:60)(cid:104)(cid:87)(cid:111)(cid:91)(cid:90)(cid:1)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:98)(cid:87)(cid:106)(cid:95)(cid:101)(cid:100)(cid:105) Mustang in “Bullitt,” has died at the age The Removal of of 81. A statement Yates from Yates’ agent Haiti Candidate said he died Sunday in London after an illness. 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(AP) Organization of American States LISBON, PORTUGAL team was to be presented on Mon- day to President Rene Preval. AP Pressure on Portugal Haitian electoral officials must ONG/ Rises Amid Debt Fears W make the final decision on what to DY Borrowing rates for Portugal briefly N do, but the team’s recommendations A spiked Monday after reports over the could weigh heavily. Three candi- (cid:67)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:56)(cid:59)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:1)(cid:69)(cid:60)(cid:1)(cid:74)(cid:62)(cid:59)(cid:1)(cid:57)(cid:62)(cid:63)(cid:68)(cid:59)(cid:73)(cid:59)(cid:1)(cid:68)(cid:55)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:1)(cid:61)(cid:75)(cid:55)(cid:72)(cid:58)(cid:1)stand during a welcoming ceremony Monday for U.S. Secretary weekend that Germany and France are dates believe they should advance of Defense Robert Gates in Beijing, China. The U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs took a step toward mending frayed relations pushing it to accept outside help to keep to a second-round vote. (AP) between their powerful militaries, though China warned ties could be cut again if Washington does not heed Beijing’s wishes. the debt crisis in Europe from spreading. The yield on Portuguese 10-year bonds, a key gauge of investor sentiment, rose (cid:58)(cid:101)(cid:93)(cid:93)(cid:101)(cid:100)(cid:91)(cid:1)(cid:63)(cid:106)(cid:48) A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay annual pet taxes: Pay up, or the to 7.18 percent at one point, its highest dog gets it. Reconvilier — population 2,245 humans, 280 dogs — plans to put fidos on notice if their owners don’t pay the since the adoption of the euro and a $50 tax. Official Pierre-Alain Nemitz says the move is to help reclaim hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes potentially unsustainable level, before and that a law from 1904 allows the village to kill dogs if their owners don’t pay the charge. (AP) falling back to 6.94 percent. 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(AP) 10 | EXPRESS | 01.11.2011 | TUESDAY FREE IPHONE APP AVAILABLE NOW AT THE ITUNES STORE (cid:55)(cid:104)(cid:91)(cid:1)(cid:77)(cid:91)(cid:1)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:87)(cid:98)(cid:98)(cid:111)(cid:1)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:92)(cid:91)(cid:53) In December, WMATA put a notice METRO PULSE on their webpage saying service to (cid:77)(cid:94)(cid:87)(cid:106)(cid:202)(cid:105)(cid:1)(cid:106)(cid:94)(cid:91)(cid:1)(cid:109)(cid:101)(cid:104)(cid:105)(cid:106)(cid:1) some bus lines would be increased. The So, the Metro police have plenty Lately Metro fare gates are out (cid:88)(cid:91)(cid:94)(cid:87)(cid:108)(cid:95)(cid:101)(cid:104)(cid:1)(cid:111)(cid:101)(cid:107)(cid:202)(cid:108)(cid:91)(cid:1) notice stated that WMATA is paying for of resources to harass their rider- of whack. A lot of them don’t this by reducing service to other bus lines. (cid:91)(cid:108)(cid:91)(cid:104)(cid:1)(cid:109)(cid:95)(cid:106)(cid:100)(cid:91)(cid:105)(cid:105)(cid:91)(cid:90)(cid:1)(cid:101)(cid:100)(cid:1) ship with bag searches, but they don’t seem to accept Smart Trip cards. However, no details about which bus lines (cid:67)(cid:91)(cid:106)(cid:104)(cid:101)(cid:53) have the resources to protect people What’s going on? were going to have service reduced were who are being assaulted in stations I’m wondering if you provided. Two questions: Which bus lines “I’ve seen people or have the cars broken into in Metro (cid:58)(cid:104)(cid:36)(cid:1)(cid:61)(cid:104)(cid:95)(cid:90)(cid:98)(cid:101)(cid:89)(cid:97) might be experiencing saw a reduction in service? Why does harassing older parking lots? It seems to me that offers commuter the problem that began WMATA think that secrecy will get it good- people and the there are plenty of real crimes happen- counseling online at in the summer as Metro will from fare-payers and taxpayers? handicapped. They washingtonpost.com threw paper and ing right now that they could be focus- was upgrading the fare I agree that Metro focused on highlighting made fun of them, ing on instead of imaginary ones. gate software to handle more complicated the improvements — the extra service and saying strange Planning security strategy based on what SmarTrip transactions (like passes). The streamlining of service on some popular things. That’s city government grants are available really fare gates respond more slowly now when routes, such as the J buses between Silver life, I guess.” bothers me. Why do we now have the police you tap your card. When I’m standing in Spring and Bethesda — but didn’t explain checking riders bags? Because Metro got line, I notice that some people move their the cuts very well. Chris Zimmerman, the homeland security money to pay for that. cards around, like they’re trying to find Metro board member from Arlington at the Why don’t we have enough transit police the right spot. I think that’s not helping. It time, said he couldn’t vote for the resolu- (cid:56)(cid:104)(cid:91)(cid:87)(cid:1)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:100)(cid:90)(cid:91)(cid:104)(cid:105)(cid:34)(cid:1)(cid:1)WATERFRONT-SEU officers to cover the 86 station rail system might be slowing down the little computer tion because he didn’t know enough about and the buses? Because Metro doesn’t have brain even further. Just hold the card down the cuts. Cutting service and adding ser- (cid:56)(cid:59)(cid:1)(cid:62)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:72)(cid:58)(cid:48) SHARE YOUR OPINION IN THE DC RIDER COMMENTS SECTION AT WWW.EXPRESSNIGHTOUT.COM. the money to hire enough officers. on the target and wait for the gate. vice is normal at Metro. 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