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CEO says AIG needs no more bail-outs, for now
Washington - American International Group Inc (AIG), the troubled global insurance giant that...
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Extension sought to Microsoft antitrust supervision
San Francisco - Microsoft and US authorities on Thursday jointly proposed an 18-month extension of...
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Congress wants AIG bonuses back; AIG head rebukes suicide remark
Washington - The US Congress Wednesday tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance...
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Germany's Merkel invites Opel leaders to talks
Washington - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited leaders from automaker Opel to talks on...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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US stocks fall sharply on opening
Washington - US stock indices posted steep drops on opening Friday, plunging more than 4 per cent...
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Emergency meeting of Group of 20 to discuss financial crisis
Washington - The Group of 20 (G20) that brings together emerging economies and industrial nations...
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Citigroup goes to court over Wachovia takeover
Washington - In another surprise development in the takeover race for the fourth-largest US bank, a...
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Microsoft, Washington State Crackdown on Scareware Vendors
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Washington State
today, to pursue legal action to...
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Democrats and Republicans trade blame, promise to start again
Washington - Democratic and
Republican leaders of the House of Representatives traded accusations...
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Uncertainty as House rejects financial bail-out
Washington - In a shocking
development Monday that plunged the United States back...
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Medicare Drug Premiums Expected To Rise In 2009
Premiums for Medicare drug coverage will rise an average 24
percent for elderly and disabled...
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US Congress finalizing breakthrough finance plan
Washington - Congress on Sunday was on the threshold of
sealing a controversial...
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Bush's Republicans in revolt over finance rescue plan
Washington - US legislators worked behind closed doors
through Saturday seeking agreement on a...
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US in Search of Comprehensive Plan to Restore Confidence
Washington - The US government was weighing its options for a more permanent fix to the ongoing...
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Protracted Financial Crisis Puts US Primacy in Jeopardy
Washington- After the worst episode yet in a devastating, year-long credit crisis plaguing the...
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Whole Foods Market Announces Meat Recall Due To E.coli Outbreak
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh
ground beef that was sold between June 2 and August 6 in...
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Report: US mortgage giant Freddie Mac ignored internal warnings
Teetering US mortgage giant Freddie Mac ignored internal warnings issued prior to the country's...
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IBM Supports... Chocolate and Africa
IBM has launched an interesting strategy in Africa, which aims to help the nations on the continent...
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Red Hat Acquires Amentra
Red Hat announced the acquisition of Amentra, a provider of
systems integration services for SOA,...
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Yahoo Planning to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
Yahoo! Inc. is about to cut a high number of jobs in some
areas as it faces increasing competition...
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Six US States Requested An Extension of Microsoft Oversight
On Tuesday six US stated requested to a Washington court to extend the official...
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Citigroup Bought Ameriquest Under Undisclosed Terms
Citigroup Inc. announced it's taking over the dying subprime lender Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and its...
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U.S.
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White House sets dates for Middle East talks
Washington - US President Barack Obama will hold his first talks with Israeli Prime Minister...
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Doctors report third US death from swine flu
Washington - A man suffering heart problems died from were called complications...
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US banks turn to investors for cash after stress test findings
Washington - Major US banks turned to private investors Friday in the hopes of finding 75 billion...
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Clinton, Lavrov see progress on disarmament talks
Washington - The United States and Russia are making progress toward a new nuclear disarmament...
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Pledges for cooperation after US-Afghan-Pakistan summit
Washington - The leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to...
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Clinton: US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Wednesday for civilian...
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US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan, Clinton says
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for the civilian casualties...
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US: Drop in Iraq violence leads world terrorism decline
Washington - The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq dropped sharply in 2008, making up the bulk of...
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Indian counterterrorism measures lacking, US says
Washington - India is incapable of adequately responding to the threat of terrorism because...
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New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
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Gates urges Congress to quickly approve war funds
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to quickly sign off on...
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US braces for worse from swine flu
Washington - The United States braced for worse from the swine flu outbreak Tuesday as officials...
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Sebelius confirmed as US health secretary amid swine-flu scare
Washington - Kathleen Sebelius was approved by the US Senate as health secretary Tuesday,...
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Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu
Washington - US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added 1.5 billion dollars to fight...
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Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
Washington - The number of human swine influenza cases in the United States increased to 64...
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Obama at 100-day mark with packed foreign policy agenda
Washington - US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office have been dominated by the...
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Report: US, Cuba planning informal talks
Washington - US and Cuban diplomats are planning informal meetings in the United...
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Obama, Calderon pledge cooperation against drug violence
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Thursday to...
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US captain rescued from pirates arrives in Kenya
Washington/Nairobi - Richard Phillips, the American captain dramatically rescued from pirates...
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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Former Illinois governor pleads not guilty to corruption
Washington - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was booted from office by the state...
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Castro demands end of US embargo
Havana - Fidel Castro demanded Tuesday that President Barack Obama put an end to the decades-old...
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Obama hails captain, calls for anti-piracy action
Nairobi/Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday praised the rescue of a US captain from...
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Standoff continues as Somali pirates foil escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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Report: Somali pirates foil US captain's escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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US Navy increases pressure on Somali pirates in hostage standoff
Nairobi/Washington - Further US Navy ships were steaming Friday to the coast of...
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Apartheid suits against US, German firms get green light
Washington/Johannesburg - Victims of South Africa's defunct apartheid regime got a legal green...
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Pirates still hold ship captain, but running out of fuel
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates were Thursday holding the captain of a US-operated vessel...
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Report: US crew retakes ship from Somali pirates
Washington - Crew members may have retaken control of a US- operated ship that was hijacked off the...
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Sports
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Spurs win division title from late Finley, Duncan heroics
Los Angeles - Leave it to the seasoned veterans to end the San Antonio Spurs' regular-season...
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James hits 37, Cavs clinch league-best record and home-court edge
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. LeBron James...
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Cavaliers beat Sixers to clinch top seed in the East
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially the new beast of the East, but they want to be...
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Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West
Los Angeles - For the past six seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San...
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James, Cavs regain form, spank Spurs
Los Angeles - Embarrassed by rare back-to-back losses, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had...
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Howard plays big, Magic holds off Celtics to clinch Southeast crown
Los Angeles - Dwight Howard played big at both ends from start to finish. Howard had 24 points, 21...
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"King James' late heroics shoots Cavs past Magic
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't need the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, they...
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Pierce carries Celtics past Cavs in Eastern Conference showdown
Los Angeles - Paul Pierce stepped up, and the Boston Celtics tightened up the Eastern Conference...
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Marbury makes successful debut, Celtics edge Pacers
Los Angeles - Newly-acquired Stephon Marbury went back to work and it worked out well. ...
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Kobe's Lakers run circles around LeBron's Cavs
Los Angeles - Kobe Bryant shook off a dislocated right ring finger, and the Los Angeles Lakers ran...
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Rockets send slumping Celtics to third straight setback
Los Angeles - The suddenly slumping Boston Celtics have lost their way and some of their...
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LeBron, Varejao keep Cavs perfect at home
Los Angeles - With a little help from "Wild Thing," LeBron James and the Cleveland...
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McDyess helps Pistons snap Magic's seven-game win streak
Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points, while McDyess had nine of his 11 in the final quarter on Monday...
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Celtics Roll Sixers For Franchise-Record 19th Straight Victory
Los Angeles - The Boston Celtics gave themselves an early Christmas gift - and one that money...
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Garnett Sparks Surging Celtics To 16th Consecutive Win
Los Angeles - "The Big Ticket" had a big hand as the Boston Celtics turned Sweet 16....
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Rondo runs red-hot Celtics to 15th-straight win
Los Angeles - When the Utah Jazz visited the red-hot Boston Celtics, they were concerned with...
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Hawks halt Cavs' 11-game winning streak
Los Angeles - The red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers were looking to go where no team in franchise history...
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Red-hot Celtics run past Trail Blazers, winning streak reaches 11
Los Angeles - The surging Boston Celtics extended one streak by putting an end to another.
Ray...
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Paul And Posey Lead Hornets Past Nuggets
Los Angeles - Chris Paul started slowly but finished with a flurry.
Paul scored 20 of his 22...
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"King James" And Cavs Crown Knicks
Los Angeles - With the dreamy prospects of having superstar LeBron James in a New York Knicks'...
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Garnett makes triumphant return to Minnesota, Celtics tame T-Wolves
Los Angeles - Kevin Garnett received the love and the Boston Celtics got the victory.
Playing his...
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Celtics minus Garnett nip Knicks
Los Angeles - Although Kevin Garnett missed the game on Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics seemed to...
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Harris' career-high 38 points spoils Iverson's Detroit debut
Los Angeles (dpa) - Allen Iverson made his Detroit Pistons debut, but Devin Harris had all the...
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Parker Scores Career-High 55 Points as Spurs Top T-Wolves
Los Angeles - Frenchman Tony Parker was unstoppable, and the San Antonio Spurs are no longer...
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Posey sparks unbeaten Hornets past James, Cavaliers
Los Angeles - LeBron James now has a clear understanding of why the New Orleans Hornets signed...
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Cold-Shooting Rockets Ice Grizzlies in Season Opener
Los Angeles - It wasn't a thing of beauty, in fact it was plain ugly, but the Houston Rockets will...
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New Orleans Hornets crush Washington Wizards again
Los Angeles - From Germany to Spain, the New Orleans Hornets trashed the Washington Wizards in...
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Williams Rallies Sixers Past Defending Champ Celtics
Los Angeles - Louis Williams poured in 16 of his game-high 27 points in the final quarter, rallying...
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Tyrone Willingham Gets Another Year At Washington
The last three years haven’t been too bright for the Washington team, with only
11 wins under the...
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With James Injured Early, Cavs Get Spanked by Pistons, 109-74
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the steaming LeBron James early in the game and then lost the game as...
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Health
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
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Washington Legalizes Assisted Suicide
Washington State passed Initiative 1000, which means it has legalized assisted suicide. Starting...
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Washington’s 'Death with Dignity’ Law Takes Effect
Starting Thursday, terminally ill patients in Washington D.C. have the right to choose between...
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Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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Does The FDA Need A Change?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks to have ridden a wave of failures in recent years, as...
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The Senate to Vote on Extra Health Coverage for Poor Children
The House on Wednesday voted to expand The Children’s Health Insurance Program to cover an...
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Report: Bush Administration Was Successful in Fighting HIV/AIDS
Although the Bush administration is going to leave Barack Obama a nation, which is locked in two...
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Court Helps EPA Reinstate Power Plant Pollution Rule
Even if a federal appeals court in Washington struck down a key air-quality regulation as...
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U.S. receive “C” For State Of Emergency Medicine
In a report card released by the American College of Emergency Physicians, Colorado earned a “C+”...
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Half-Dose Flu Shots Work Just As Well In Young Adults
As the National Influenza Vaccination Week is ongoing, all Americans at high risk of getting the...
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Montana Allows With Assisted Suicide
The debate regarding whether or not assisted suicide should be legal in the United States has been...
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Vermont - The Healthiest State
Vermont seems to be the nation's healthiest state, according to the United Health Foundation (UHF),...
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HIV Testing Recommendations Highly Ignored
Two years after the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommended that patients in...
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CDC Advice For HIV Testing Still Not Followed In Many ERs
Back in 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
called for virtually all patients...
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Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk
A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce
cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
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Merck’s HPV Vaccine Gardasil Effective in Males
According to the results of a new study
presented this week at the annual meeting of the European...
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Rainy Climates, A Factor In Triggering Autism?
Autism is a brain development disorder that occurs in
children, generally, before turning 3 and is...
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Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates
The results of a new study confirm the
findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
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CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually
At least 25,000 cases of cancers associated
with human papillomavirus (HPV) occurred annually in...
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Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas
Children living in regions with higher levels of annual
rainfall may be more predisposed to...
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More Newspapers Receive Hoax Mailings Labeled “Anthrax”
The anthrax scare continues to haut media
and other outlets nationwide. Many of the packages...
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Sacramento Man Arrested on Suspicion of Sending Anthrax Packages
The FBI on Wednesday arrested Marc M.
Keyser, 66, on suspicion of mailing 120 hoax anthrax letters...
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Wyeth: New Version of Prevnar Has Positive Results in Study
A news study presented Monday at the joint annual meeting of
the Interscience Conference on...
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The Safety of Biological Products Questioned
A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association
suggests that...
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Biological Drugs Not Necessarily Safe
Biological products have gained popularity in the recent
years but according to a study published...
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Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017
Federal and state Medicaid spending is
expected to grow annually at a rate of 7.9 percent over the...
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Michigan’s Marijuana Law Contested
The contested and controversial Proposition
1, which would make it legal for doctors to prescribe...
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Movies
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T. R. Knight Planning Exit from “Grey’s Anatomy”
Another cast member is leaving ABC medical drama “Grey’s
Anatomy,” as T. R. Knight is reported to...
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“Twilight’s” Darkness Shines Its Way to Success
“Twilight” brightens up the roads of Kristen Stewart and
Robert Pattinson. Literally. Just think...
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“Twilight” The Movie: A Plea For Abstinence?
Friday,
November 21, the movie “Twilight” opened in United States theaters, driving teenage girls,...
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Trying To Understand The “Twilight” Fad
“Twilight” is surrounded by screams, eagerness and tremor.
In anticipation of the film’s long...
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“Body of Lies” Can’t Fool “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”
Things don’t look so good for movies that depict political
issues or at least the disarray and...
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“Body of Lies” Fakes Genuineness
What makes “Body of Lies” different from other espionage
thrillers? Well, in the first place, the...
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Shia LaBeouf's Eagle Eye Is His Fourth Straight No. 1 Movie
Shia LaBeouf's Eagle Eye has grossed an estimated $29.2 million and has thus become his fourth...
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New Movie “Eagle Eye” Dismantled By Critics
Who would have thought that the old strangers-meet-to-save-the-world plot is still a valid idea for...
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Denzel Washington to Star in “Book of Eli”
Hollywood star Denzel
Washington will star in post-apocalyptic drama “Book of Eli,” under...
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A Nice Big Kiss For James Gandolfini And Deborah Lin
This Saturday, “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini married former
model Deborah Lin in a quite...
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Helen Thomas’s Life Tonight On HBO
The documentary film "Thank You, Mr. President: Helen
Thomas at the White House," which...
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Cyd Charisse Danced Her Way Through Life
Cyd Charisse was an “Easy to Love” “Party Girl” in “Silk
Stockings” who was “Singin’ in the Rain.”...
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Anne Hathaway Reportedly Breaks Up With Her Boyfriend
Anne Hathaway has dumped her longtime boyfriend, the Italian
Raffaello Follieri, according to a...
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Movie Review: Street Kings
Action-packed and full of
adrenaline, Ayer’s “Street Kings” has no intention to be anything that...
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Angelina Feels “Kicking” During Iraq Speech
Expectant Angelina Jolie has opened up about her pregnancy
for the first time, telling People...
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Anne Hathaway’s Boyfriend Arrested for Bad Check
Anne Hathaway’s longtime boyfriend, Raffaelo Follieri, was
arrested Thursday and charged with...
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HBO Reveals the Real John Adams in the New Miniseries
Although he is not as famous as his predecessor George
Washington, or his successor Thomas...
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Brazilian Drama “The Elite Squad” Tops the Berlin Film Festival
Blood-soaked Brazilian drama “The Elite Squad,” directed by Jose Padilha, won the Golden Bear award...
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Ex-DEA Agents Sue NBC over Defamatory "American Gangster"
Three former federal agents filed a class-action lawsuit against NBC Universal Wednesday, accusing...
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Will Smith Survivor in ‘I Am Legend’
Will Smith’s new movie “I Am Legend” is the third adaptation
of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of...
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‘The Kite Runner’, A Story of Loss and Redemption
Marc Forester, director of “Finding Neverland”, is the one
that brought this year to the big...
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DGA to Start Talks
The Directors Guild of America’s president Michael Apted is
expected to announce today the date...
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Universal Looking To Replace Pitt With Crowe
Brad Pitt’s backing out of “State of Play” has left Universal Pictures in a bit...
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“Lions for Lambs”: Redford’s Political Drama Opened On Friday
Having prestigious Robert Redford as a director, lead actor and
producer, the movie “Lions for...
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Denzel Washington Is The “American Gangster”
With a plot settled in 1960 degraded Harlem, “American
Gangster” pictures a highly known theme in...
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Abbas, Olmert Will Discuss Differences on Monday
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel’s Premier Ehud Olmert reached a first agreement...
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Smoking Will Not Be Depicted Anymore in Disney’s Movies
The popular studio Walt Disney
Co. has announced that it is to eliminate smoking from all the...
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People
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Sarah Palin Meets President Obama
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she will attend an exclusive club dinner in Washington this...
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Artists’ Contributions To U.S. Culture Were Rewarded This Weekend
Rock 'n' roll and pop legends, singers and stars of Hollywood and Broadway were celebrated on...
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Kennedy Center Honored Six Artists
Last
week-end, during a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center, Barbra Streisand, Morgan
Freeman,...
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Spitzer’s Ex Call Girl Says She’s Sorry For Hurting His Wife
Ashley Dupré is enjoying the spotlight once again. Although
reports have been circulating over the...
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New Jersey Politician Shamed over Drunk Incident
A City Council member from New Jersey had himself a wild weekend which
included urinating over...
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Letterman Vs. McCain Battle Does Not Sound Good For The Latter
Who wouldn’t love to be on David Letterman’s “Late Show”?
Unfortunately, there is at least one...
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Anne Hathaway's Ex, Raffaelo Follieri, Arrested On Fraud Charges
Raffaelo Follieri, an Italian businessman, known for his four
year relationship with the actress...
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Russert Buried Surrounded by Impressive Gathering of Friends
Russert’s death has been a shock to all. He suffered a heart attack on Friday, while at work in the...
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Barbara Walters Reveals Affair with Sen. Edward Brooke
Journalist, writer, and media personality Barbara Walters revealed
she had an affair with U.S....
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Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson Hospitalized after Stroke
Pullman, Wa. mayor Glenn Johnson was admitted to a Pullman hospital late Sunday or early Monday...
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Victoria Beckham: I Sleep Naked With David
Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, revealed in the
latest issue of Elle magazine that she...
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Actor Mickey Rourke Busted For DUI
Another Hollywood celebrity has joined the DUI club as the "9 1/2 Weeks" star was...
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First Lady Recovering After Pinched Nerves Surgery
America’s
first lady, Laura Bush successfully underwent an operation on Saturday to
relieve the...
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Lisa Nowak Sheds Monitoring Bracelet
Lisa Nowak, the former astronaut,
who was accused of attacking and attempting to kidnap a love...
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Lady Bird Johnson Dies Aged 94
Lady Bird Johnson, former first lady and widow of America’s 36th President Lyndon B. Johnson,...
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Music
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Britney Promotes “Circus” Like in the Good Old Days
Britney Spears has been the center of media attention for years, since her teenage years when she...
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Janet Jackson Well Again After Bout of Vertigo, Touring
R&B diva Janet Jackson gave fans a bit of a scare and a
bit more of a frustration by...
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Migraine Over, Janet Resuming Her Tour
Janet Jackson canceled and postponed a few concerts from her new U.S. and Canada tour, “Rock...
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Janet Jackson To Reprise Tour And Hit The Stage
Can Janet Jackson really rock with us again? After
postponing several concerts due to health...
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Travis Barker and DJ AM To Recover From Burns Within A Year
The scary news of Travis Barker and DJ AM’s plane crash
Friday night in South Carolina
is now...
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Library of Congress Chose Stevie Wonder as Its Gershwin Prize Winner
Stevie Wonder would better tidy up his award shelves. He was
named on Tuesday the winner of the...
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Beck’s New Album “Modern Guilt”
It was about time for Beck to come up with a new album, even
though this new material is something...
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Jordin Sparks Cancels Shows Due To Vocal Cord Condition
A doctor has ordered "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks to take a break from singing if...
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Jay-Z Tells the Story of "American Gangster"
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, taped an upcoming episode of Vh1 Storytellers earlier this week,...
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MSN Breaks Streaming Records Due To Live Earth
Microsoft’s portal, MSN.com, reported that its online
simulcast of Live Earth had broken all...
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Specials
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Earth Hour: World’s Vote for Action against Global Warming
Earth Hour was a huge success for environmentalist activists all over the world. They said the...
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Earth Hour Prompts More than 2,800 Cities to Turn Off Lights
New York City’s Empire State Building will go dark Saturday night as well...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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U.S. to Allow States to Make Their Own Rules on Marijuana
Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has begun hinting at the fact that President...
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Microsoft Kicks Off Job Training Program
Sunday, Microsoft Corporation announced that it had developed a website called Elevate...
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Jay-Z Holds Electric Gig to Honor First Brother in State Barrack Obama
Just a few couple of years ago hip-hop, rap and other musical genres were one of the ways of...
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Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures
The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
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California Experts Puzzled by Mysterious Pelican Deaths
An estimated 270 dead or ailing California brown pelicans have been found in recent weeks from...
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Obama's replacement provokes stormy showdown for US Senate
Washington - The cloud of political corruption hanging over the state of Illinois threatens...
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Look at the Sky in 2009
As the New Year presses near, Jupiter gets ready to wane into the sunset, leaving it to Venus to...
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"Clash of Civilizations" author Samuel Huntington dies at 81
Washington - Influential political scientist and former Harvard professor Samuel Phillips...
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Kennedy Center Honors Six Artists
The 2008 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievements are: music and screen...
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Assisted Suicide, Momentarily Legal In Montana
Assisted suicide is among the most controversial topics today, not only in the United States, but...
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Kennedy Center Celebrates Living Legends
Sunday was a day of great celebration for a select six
performing artists as they were honored for...
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NASA: The Mars Rover Launch Postponed To 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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Montana Judge Rules Assisted Suicide Is Legal
Friday in a
Montana court, Judge Dorothy
McCarter ruled that doctor-assisted suicide was...
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Odetta’s Voice and Humanism Will Always Be Remembered
One of the great folk singers of late-20th-century America, Odetta Holmes known as Odetta, died of...
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Odetta Holmes, Civil Rights Force, Passes Away At 77
Odetta Holmes, singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress, and
human rights activist, passed away...
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Britney Spears Announces Dates For Circus Tour
As the words “Britney Spears” and “comeback” are being used in the same sentence more and more...
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Kaufman in Biden’s Shoes
Gov. Ruth Ann Minner said in a press conference Monday afternoon that Ted Kaufman, the longtime...
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“Road Show” Unleashes American Dreams
“Road Show” is all about the money and this particular
feature is obvious in the scenes that let...
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Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk
A long-term study of more than 14,000 male
physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
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Eliot Spitzer Cleared of Charges in Hooker Scandal
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer won’t face charges in
connection with the hooker scandal...
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Autism Associated With Wet Weather
Children in U.S.’s wettest climates stand more chances to suffer from autism, according to a study...
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Excessive Weight Gain during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Having Heavy Babies
More than one in five women gain excessive weight during pregnancy and they have a higher risk of...
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Comedians trick Palin with fake Sarkozy phone call
Washington - Two very persistent Canadian comedians tricked US vice presidential candidate Sarah...
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US voters to decide best leader in crisis: McCain or Obama
Washington (dpa) - The presidential battle between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain...
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Bottled Water – No Safer than Tap Water, Just More Expensive
Most people live under the impression that bottled water is
safer and healthier than tap water,...
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John McCain Attempts Return Appearance On Letterman Show
John McCain may have disappointed David Letterman last month
when he didn’t show up for his...
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Forget The Elections! Will Palin Join Fey On SNL?
As if the post-SNL media craze is not enough, with millions of views of Tina Fey’s “spot on”...
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Science
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Arctic summer ice may vanish in 30 years, study finds ahead of summit
Washington - Ice in the summertime could be a thing of the past in the Arctic in as soon as...
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Our Trees Are Dying
Tree mortality doubled in just 17 years in the Pacific Northwest and 25 years in California....
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Report Finds Government Nano-Risk Assessment Plan Faulty
The government’s plan for research on potential health and
environmental risks posed by the use of...
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NASA To Seize The Mars Rover Launch Window In 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk
A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce
cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
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Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism
Children living in regions with higher levels of annual
rainfall may be more predisposed to...
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NASA Probe Reveals Traces Of Intense Volcanism From Mercury’s Past
Less than one month after MESSENGER conducted its second
flyby past our Solar System’s innermost...
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HIV Treatment Is Most Efficient when Started Earlier, Study Says
US and Canadian researchers suggests that starting HIV
treatment earlier than currently...
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Rotateq Slows Down The Rotavirus In Non-Immunized Children
A vaccine against rotavirus, Rotateq, which causes diarrhea
and vomiting in thousands of children...
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Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US
Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
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EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants
When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is
safe to drink, but things are not like...
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Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize For Bioluminescent Cells
The Nobel Prize for chemistry is shared this year by three
US-based scientists, one of them...
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Researchers Discover World’s Oldest Rocks
Scientists have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth, thanks
to which we could soon find out more...
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Update: NASA Prepares Its New $485 Million Mars Mission
NASA announced yesterday its decision to offer the
University of Colorado an astonishing $485...
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Group: Wolves Repopulating Washington Again
Wolves are again repopulating Washington, according to Conservation Northwest, an environmentalist...
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Road-Rage Linked To Bumper Stickers
A recent study published in this month’s issue of Journal of
Applied Social Psychology has reached...
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Crystal Skulls Are Fake, A New Research Concludes
It seems like the new Spielberg’s movie, “Indiana
Jones And The Kingdom Of Crystal Skull” has...
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John Glenn Attends NASA – Discovery Documentary Launch
History met history earlier this
week, when John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and the...
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NASA: Basic Ingredients for Life Found on Saturn Moon Enceladus
The Cassini spacecraft detected warmth, water and organic
chemicals, the basic ingredients for...
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Conservationists To Fight In Court For Gray Wolves
Environmental conservationists groups plan to fight in court
against the US Department of the...
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John Shannon Appointed As The New Space Shuttle Program Manager
NASA announced that N. Wayne Hale, Jr., who is the Space
Shuttle program manager since 2005, was...
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U.S. Rejects Russian-Chinese Proposal To Ban Weapons In Space
The Tuesday United Nations Conference
on Disarmament in Geneva brought face to face three of the...
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Studies Warn Biofuel Crops Could Accentuate Global Warming
Just one month ago, a study conducted by a team of American
researchers concluded that there was...
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Scientific World Loses Genetics Pioneer Joshua Lederberg, 82
Scientific world has lost Joshua Lederberg, University
Professor and president emeritus of the...
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Scientists Amazed By New Images Sent By NASA’s Messenger
Thanks to the news images sent back to Earth by NASA's Messenger
spacecraft the scientists are...
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Eating Dolly’s Offspring
Dolly, the first cloned animal
ever, was a nice, perfectly normal sheep. And she was also lucky...
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MESSENGER Probe Nears Mercury for Today's Flyby
MESSENGER, the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft launched by...
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MESSENGER Probe Prepares for Mercury Flyby
MESSENGER, the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft launched by...
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A DOE’s Study Proves The Efficiency Of Smart Grids
Today, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced the
results of two studies demonstrating...
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Researchers Discovered Two New Species of Mammals in Indonesia
During an expedition to Indonesia’s
remote eastern province
of Papua, scientists...
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World
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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Obama: Swine flu outbreak a cause for "concern," not alarm
Washington - President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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North Korea to try detained US journalists
Seoul - North Korea said Friday it has concluded its investigation into the alleged illegal entry...
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Pope Benedict XVI spends 82nd birthday resting
Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Following a week of intense Easter festivities, Pope Benedict XVI was set...
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North Korea heading toward further isolation, US says
Washington - North Korea has taken a step toward further isolation by ending its cooperation with...
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UN Security Council to act on North Korea missile launch
New York - Held back from stronger steps by China and Russia, the United Nations Security...
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Somali pirates demand ransom as US Navy sends more ships
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates, holding a US ship captain in a lifeboat and surrounded by two...
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China seeks restraint, Japan a resolution on North Korea
Beijing/Tokyo - China called Monday for restraint after North Korea's rocket...
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North Korea launches rocket, draws international ire
Seoul/Tokyo/Washington - North Korea launched a rocket early Sunday and claimed to have put a...
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Japan denies reports of North Korean rocket launch
Tokyo - North Korea has not gone ahead with a planned rocket launch yet,...
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As Clinton visits Mexico, US Congress raises crime alarm
Washington/Mexico City - As US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in...
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Sanctions would spell end to nuke talks, North Korea warns
Seoul - North Korea warned Tuesday that talks on ending its nuclear weapons...
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Obama praises Northern Irish response to violence
Washington - US President Barack Obama praised the people of Northern Ireland for rejecting...
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Israel's Likud signs agreement with ultra-nationalists
Tel Aviv - Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu of the...
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Pakistan's Sharif leads massive anti-government rally
Islamabad - Pakistan's top opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday, in apparent defiance of his...
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Lula and Obama to tackle finance crisis, child issue
Rio de Janeiro - The first meeting between US President Barack Obama and Brazilian President...
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Planned North Korean satellite launch arouses suspicion
Seoul - North Korean plans to launch a communications satellite in early...
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Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
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US Pursuing Truce For Gaza Conflict
Washington - The United States is pushing for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would require...
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US seeking Gaza ceasefire that prevents rocket fire
Washington - The US State Department is seeking a ceasefire in the current Mideast conflict...
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US warship docks in Georgia
Moscow/Tbilsi - A US warship docked in Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti on Monday in a marker of...
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A Busy Year For The EU's Hexagonal Meeting Room
Brussels - Asked over the summer what the European Union should do about Russia's invasion of...
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Iran In 2008: Inflation At Home, Isolation Abroad
Tehran - It was not the best of years for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
As 2008 drew to...
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US says global climate deal "won't be easy"
Poznan, Poland - Reaching a global climate deal by the end of next year will be difficult, even...
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Mumbai, city of extremes, has history of resilience
Washington - Hours after the shooting stopped, as the overwhelming stench of death still wafted...
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Obama: Terrorists will not defeat Indian democracy
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama late Friday declared that India's "great...
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Russia, China Strike Deals, Challenge US In Latin America
Lima - By the time United States President George W Bush arrived in Lima Friday for the annual...
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Disgraced Alaska senator bids farewell
Washington - Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican ever in Congress' upper...
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Iran Scheduled A Conference On Obama And US Affairs
Tehran - Iran announced earlier today an upcoming conference meant to review the victory of Barack...
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Technology
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From Vista to XP and on to Windows 7
Neowin is reporting a date of April 10th for the release of Windows 7 RC, the next important...
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California Violent Game Law Denied
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday struck down a California law that...
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Top 25 Programming Errors Released
A media event in Washington, D.C., will probably include the disclosure of 25 of the most dangerous...
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2009 technology wish list - and why not?
Washington - Wish lists often accompany celebrations around the beginning of a new year. And...
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Delta Airlines Bring Wi-Fi to Airplanes
Delta Airlines announced that they have an agreement with
Aircell, an in-flight communication...
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Preserving digital memories: Choosing a storage solution
Washington - Most of us have a box or book of old photographs somewhere - precious memories of...
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Are you ready for SSDs?
Washington - For years, the biggest bottleneck in personal computers has not been processor speed,...
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Which computer should you buy?
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more...
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Comcast 50-Mbit service Expands to Oregon, Washington
Beginning with next month, Comcast’s Wideband
service which offers 50 Mbit/s (that’s 6.25 MByte/s)...
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Report: Apple Has Threatened To Close iTunes Over Royalty Rates
According to a statement uncovered by Fortune’s
senior writer, Devin Leonard, Apple threatened The...
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Hackers Pay Unexpected Visit To Sarah Palin’s Yahoo E-mail Account
Hackers are as active as ever these days, and not even vice
presidential candidate Sarah Palin was...
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Va. Court Protects Spammer’s “Right” To Send Fraudulent E-mails
Can spammers get away with illegal activities? Sure they can! If you
thought the anti-spam law was...
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Immersion Settles The Rumble Lawsuit With Microsoft For $20.8 Million
Immersion will pay $20.8 million to Microsoft to settle the
lawsuit triggered by the tactile...
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Hillcrest Labs Challenges Nintendo Giant Over Wii Remote Patents
A small Rockville technology
company requested a U.S.
trade panel on Wednesday to prevent...
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Woman Involved in MySpace Suicide Pleads Not Guilty
Lori Drew, 49, who
was indicted in the MySpace hoax that led to the suicide of a 13
years-old...
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Open Patent Alliance To Promote WiMax Technology
Six companies has announced they will team up in an
organization called Open Pattent Alliance,...
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Sprint Says Mobile WiMAX Is Ready for Commercial Service
Sprint and Samsung announced that a new broadband wireless
network offering the speed and mobility...
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Facebook Offers More Safety to Children
After long
negotiations, social networking site Facebook agreed Thursday on a safety plan...
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Nine D.C. Government Employees Fired For Viewing Porn
The Washington
D.C. city officials announced the
results of an internal investigation about the...
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Microsoft Teams Up With Library of Congress
Thanks to the new partnership between Microsoft and the
Library of Congress, the vistors will have...
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Google’s Patent Case Returns
Google Inc., owner of the most frequently used Internet
engine, must face a Wisconsin...
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Congressman Urges Google for Answers on Privacy Aspects
Mr. Joe Barton, a top Republican in the House of
Representatives sent a letter to Google Inc....
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Ask.com Unveils AskEraser to Protect Users’ Privacy
For those of us worrying about online privacy, Oakland-based Ask.com gives
people the power to...
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Supreme Court: Microsoft, Best Buy Subject to Racketeering Laws
The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by Microsoft Corp. and a unit of Best Buy...
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No More Wireless Communication While Driving For Minors
Starting with July 1, minors that drive and use wireless
devices won’t be cool, but subject to a...
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Don’t Text And Drive, Says US Adults
A new survey commissioned by mobile messaging service
Pinger, conducted by Harris Interactive...
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FBI Says 1 Million Computers Hijacked by Botherders
According to FBI more than 1 million computers are used by
hackers in order to build their...
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German Prosecutors Investigate Second Life Over Child Porn
According to a media report, German prosecutors were seeking
a player who had exhibited real-life...
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