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• 1 dead as school bus overturns near downtown LA (AP)
• Study: school buses safe enough without seat belts (AP)
• Wash. case raises alcoholic energy drink concerns (AP)

1 dead as school bus overturns near downtown LA (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - The California Highway Patrol says a car ran a red light, struck and killed a pedestrian, then broadsided a school bus, injuring dozens of students east of downtown Los Angeles.

Study: school buses safe enough without seat belts (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:10 PM PDT AP - School buses are safe enough without seat belts and students in many cases ignore a requirement to wear them, according to a study in Alabama released Monday that found the straps would save the life of about one child every eight years.

Wash. case raises alcoholic energy drink concerns (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - Sugary, high-alcohol energy drinks that are popular with college students who want to get drunk quickly and cheaply came under renewed scrutiny Monday as investigators announced that nine freshmen had been hospitalized after drinking them at an off-campus party.

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