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Posted: 4/9/2013 12:43:25 PM EST
NFL lawyer Paul Clement speaks outside the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia after a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 12:43:25 PM EST
NFL lawyer Paul Clement speaks outside the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia after a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:30 AM EST
Former NFL player Dorsey Levens, left center, walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:30 AM EST
Former NFL player Dorsey Levens walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:30 AM EST
Former NFL player Kevin Turner walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:30 AM EST
Attorney David Frederick, representing former NFL players, walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:30 AM EST
Attorney David Frederick, representing former NFL players, walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:29 AM EST
Former NFL player Kevin Turner walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/9/2013 11:38:29 AM EST
Former NFL player Dorsey Levens, left, walks to the U.S. Courthouse Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Philadelphia for a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Posted: 4/5/2013 4:08:19 AM EST
FILE - Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood, left, listens as Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta, right, speaks during a news conference in this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo taken in Washington. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a joint statement Thursday that the FAA is conducting “a robust safety review and monitoring process to identify any hazards, and develop appropriate risk mitigations” associated with the tower closures. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 5:53:23 PM EST
Cuyahoga County Board of Health lead risk assessor Tom Barsa swipes a windowsill for lead Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Lakewood, Ohio. More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 5:53:23 PM EST
Cuyahoga County Board of Health lead risk assessor Tom Barsa swipes a kitchen floor for lead Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Lakewood, Ohio. More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 5:53:23 PM EST
Cuyahoga County Board of Health lead risk assessor Tom Barsa swipes a kitchen floor for lead Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Lakewood, Ohio. More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 5:53:23 PM EST
Cuyahoga County Board of Health lead risk assessor Tom Barsa swipes a doorway for lead Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Lakewood, Ohio. More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 5:53:23 PM EST
Cuyahoga County Board of Health lead risk assessor Tom Barsa swipes a windowsill Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Lakewood, Ohio. More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead poisoning, so now more children are considered at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Posted: 4/4/2013 1:33:45 PM EST
Chart shows yearly percentage of children tested who are at risk of lead poisoning
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Posted: 4/3/2013 9:22:54 PM EST
South Korean truck drivers take a rest next to their trucks as they wait to enter the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea at the South's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) area, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, April 4, 2013. North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, putting at risk $2 billion a year in trade that is vital for an impoverished state with a huge army, nuclear ambitions and a hungry population. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Posted: 4/3/2013 9:22:54 PM EST
South Korean truck drivers take a rest next to their trucks as they wait to enter the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea at the South's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) area, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, April 4, 2013. North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, putting at risk $2 billion a year in trade that is vital for an impoverished state with a huge army, nuclear ambitions and a hungry population. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Posted: 4/3/2013 9:13:47 PM EST
A South Korean truck driver walks between trucks waiting to enter the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea, at the South's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) area, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, April 4, 2013. North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, putting at risk $2 billion a year in trade that is vital for an impoverished state with a huge army, nuclear ambitions and a hungry population. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Posted: 4/3/2013 9:13:47 PM EST
A South Korean truck driver walks between trucks waiting to enter the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea, at the South's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) area, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, April 4, 2013. North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, putting at risk $2 billion a year in trade that is vital for an impoverished state with a huge army, nuclear ambitions and a hungry population. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji