SUICIDE CALLS UP: The number of Americans calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) has increased every year since its launch, say the program’s staff, who attribute that to efforts to promote the number rather than a rise in people considering suicide.
SEN. FRANKEN? Comedian Al Franken on Tuesday grabbed the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, setting up a showdown with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Franken easily beat six other candidates.
SEARCH ENDS: The biggest search this year for Steve Fossett ended Tuesday with team members packing up their gear and leaving a rugged Nevada mountain area without finding any sign of the famed aviator-adventurer, missing since Sept. 3, 2007.
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