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May 29th, 2013
08:17 PM ET

Threatening letters sent to Bloomberg test positive for ricin

CNN has learned that a letter addressed to the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained material that tested positive in preliminary tests for the deadly poison - ricin.

Threatening letters to Bloomberg test positive for ricin

A second letter also tested positive for the substance that was sent to an office in Washington DC that houses "Mayors against Illegal Guns," an organization Bloomberg helps run.

OutFront tonight: CNN's National Security Analyst Fran Townsend and Dr. Ian Lipkin – an epidemiologist and the medical mind behind the movie "Contagion."


Filed under: Crime • News • Ricin
May 29th, 2013
04:04 PM ET

Baby rescued from sewage pipe in China

In China, where a newborn baby was found alive inside a sewer pipe after apparently being flushed down a toilet.

On their official social media account, authorities say they've found the mother who tells them she "regrets" what she did.

Flushed down toilet, Chinese baby survives

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The baby is now recovering in a local hospital.

CNN's Hala Gorani is OutFront with the amazing story of the baby's rescue.


Filed under: China • International • News • OuterCircle
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