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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California say a strong earthquake that shook the Napa area early today has caused significant damage and injured dozens of people. Officials say three people are seriously hurt and nearly 90 patients have been treated at one Napa hospital. Fire officials say the quake caused six significant fires, including one at a mobile home park that destroyed four homes and damaged two others. Thousands are without power, buildings and roadways have been damaged, and water mains and gas lines have ruptured.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have leveled a seven-floor office building and severely damaged a two-story shopping center in the Gaza Strip. The strikes in the southern town of Rafah came just hours after Israel bombed a residential tower in Gaza City, collapsing the 12-story building with 44 apartments. Israel says eight people were killed in the airstrikes, including a Hamas official involved in handling the group's finances.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's ambassador to the United States says police and spy agencies are close to identifying the English-accented militant depicted on video showing the beheading of American journalist James Foley. The ambassador tells CNN that investigators are using techniques including sophisticated voice-recognition software to identify the masked man. British newspapers are reporting that it might be a former rapper from London who reportedly has joined militants in Syria.
BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Five people have been killed in a fiery car crash in New York. Authorities say a woman and her four passengers, including three children, were returning home from a family gathering last night when their car veered off a Long Island highway, crashed into a tree and burst into flames, killing all of them. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not many doctors make house calls any more, but a new study finds that bringing primary care into the homes of the frail elderly saves Medicare money because it's cheaper than hospital or specialist care. The study comes from a home-care program at a Washington, D.C., hospital. Researchers found that over two years, total Medicare costs were 17 percent lower for the house-call patients. A larger Medicare project is underway with 17 house-call programs around the country to test if the approach improves care while saving money.
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