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Indicted governor banned from reality TV trip
New York - The ousted Illinois governor accused of trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by US...
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Disgraced former governor hopes for reality show remake
Los Angeles - The US governor ousted from office after allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat...
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Court hears Hong Kong tycoon tricked into giving away fortune
Hong Kong - Asia's richest woman signed a will giving away her entire...
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Anna Nicole Smith’s Boyfriend, Doctors Charged with Conspiracy
Ana Nicole Smith’s longtime boyfriend and two doctors were charged on Thursday for giving the...
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FDA-Approved Labels - No Guarantee against Lawsuits
The US Supreme Court ruled against pharmaceutical company Wyeth on Wednesday in a case involving...
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Microsoft Asks Ex-Employees to Return Part of Severance Money
Microsoft accidentally paid the 1400 workers it laid off on January 22 more than it should have and...
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Charges Dropped in Pirate-Bay Trial
Tuesday, half of the charges that had been previously brought to the four founders of the...
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Pirate-Bay File-Sharing Trial Started
On Monday, the four men behind file-sharing website Pirate-Bay went on trial in Stockholm,...
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Ringling Bros. To Respond In Court To Elephants Mistreatment Charges
Animal welfare organizations have called Ringling Brothers to court over allegations of...
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Judge Denies Request to Block SAG-Studios Talks
Tuesday, a judge denied a request to halt talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and...
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Google Facing Legal Issues in Italy
Four Google executives are currently facing criminal charges in Italy, New York Times’ Saul...
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Human Error Causes Google Glitch
Saturday morning, a misplaced “/” rendered Google Incorporated’s malware...
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Google Error Flags Internet as Malware
On Saturday morning, for a period of almost an hour, Internet surfers who performed Google...
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Casey Anthony Murder Trial Might Get Pushed Back
The March murder trial date for Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter,...
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Church Offers More Details on Haggard Case
The New Life Church, which fired its founding pastor Ted Haggard back in 2006 under...
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Senate Expected to Approve Kids' Health Insurance Program
Senators continued to debate the reauthorization of a bill to expand the State...
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Naomi Campbell Settles The ‘Super Bigot’ Lawsuit
British-born supermodel Naomi Campbell is off the hook in the assault case brought against her by...
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American Idol, Back For The 8th Time
There is an inner voyeur in all of us, which makes us want to gossip, buy tabloids, access...
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Polanski’s Plea to Move Case Rejected
On Friday, fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski had his plea to disqualify the Los Angeles County...
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Liskula Cohen, Former Vogue Model, Sues Google Over Blog Comment
A 36-year old model, Liskula Cohen is suing the web search giant Google over a comment made on...
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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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Woman Says Wishing “Merry Christmas” Got Her Fired
A thirty-five-year-old woman claims that having wished “Merry Christmas” instead of...
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RIAA not Suing People Anymore
Friday, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced it would stop suing...
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Woman Sued After Trying To Save Friend’s Life
The California Supreme Court ruled December 18, 2008 that a woman who tried to rescue a friend...
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Woman Sued For Trying To Save Her Friend
Lisa Torti is an interior designer in Las Vegas and she is now living some pretty incredible times....
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Calif. Supreme Court Allows Good Samaritans To Be Sued
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a woman who pulled her friend out of a car after...
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Facebook To Become Legal Serving Means
People have been raving about the decreasing degree of privacy one has with so many technological...
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Controversial Film Showing a Man’s Assisted Suicide on TV Sparks Debate
Craig Ewert, a 59-year-old retired university
lecturer form the United
States, suffered from...
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Wikipedia Founder Takes a Swing at Nude Girl Censors
Recently,
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales stated he was planning to sue the
group Internet Watch...
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Wikipedia Article Blacklisted In UK Over Naked Girl From An Album Cover
When we speak of Internet censorship, we tend to think of
China, or any other country where the...
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U.S.
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Obama announces tougher corporate tax rules
Washington - US President Barack Obama outlined a new proposal on Monday to rein in tax...
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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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Obama won't prosecute CIA officials for harsh techniques
Washington - CIA officials who used harsh interrogation techniques against terrorism suspects...
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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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Vermont legislature votes to make same-sex marriage legal
Washington - The legislature of the US state of Vermont on Tuesday voted to make same-sex marriage...
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Obama praises Turkey and seeks to end rift with Muslim world
Ankara - US President Barack Obama on Monday moved to heal rifts between the United States...
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Iowa becomes third US state to allow same-sex marriage
Washington - The Midwestern state of Iowa became the third US state to allow same-sex...
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Man receives 2.6 million dollars for 14 years' false imprisonment
New York - A 43-year-old New York man has been awarded 2.6 million dollars as compensation...
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Report: Red Cross detailed torture at Guantanamo in 2007
Washington - The International Committee of the Red Cross described the treatment...
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Obama administration drops "enemy combatant"
Washington - US President Barack Obama has dropped previous policy of labeling Guantanamo Bay...
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PCA Fills for Bankruptcy Protection
Peanut Corporation of America has already filed for bankruptcy protection and will soon begin to...
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Gay Couples Protest before Marriage Bureaus Nationwide
Hundreds of gay couples, wearing signs that said “Just Not Married,” showed up today at...
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Senate Approves Health Bill For Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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Obama: Wall Street Big Bonuses Are “the Height of Irresponsibility”
President Barack Obama heavily criticized Wall Street bankers for receiving bonuses of millions of...
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Legal Immigrant’s Children in Louisiana to Be Covered by SCHIP
Lawmakers in Louisiana consider revising the state’s health insurance program for children...
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Obama promises "new era" of accountability, freezes White House wages
Washington - Incoming US President Barack Obama signalled a "new era" of...
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Groups, States File Suit Against U.S. Government On Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Seven States Sue over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Pilot Who Tried to Fake Own Death Faces Criminal Charges
The Indiana businessman who tried to fake his own death in order to avoid financial and legal...
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Prop. 8 Backers Take on Attorney General J. Brown
The battle over the gay marriage is far from over in the state of California. While supporters of...
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Blagojevich defies party; names replacement for Obama
Washington - Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed a replacement Tuesday for...
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Jerry Brown Filed Brief Against Prop 8
The discussions and very heated debates on Proposition 8 are far from being over, which...
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Blagojevich ‘Can’t Wait’ to Tell His Side of the Story
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said today that he wants to tell his side of the story to the...
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Number of executions falls in US
Washington - Executions in the United States fell to the lowest level in 14 years in 2008, when 37...
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Wal-Mart Sued by Customers Injured in Black Friday Stampede
Two customers sued Wal-Mart for negligence. The two were injured in the Black Friday brawl at a...
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Calif. Supreme Court Will Review Challenges on Proposition 8
The state Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review the challenges to Proposition 8 to ban same-sex...
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California Supreme Court to hear gay marriage appeal
San Francisco - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would hear legal challenges to...
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Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers
It’s no secret that life as a doctor is hard and tiresome. The sheer pressure of responsibility is...
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Proposition 8 Protests Continue, Soon Nationwide
The passing of Proposition 8 in California, which modified the state’s Constitution by stating that...
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Why the Minneapolis Bridge Collapsed…
Federal investigators on Thursday tried to establish what exactly caused the collapse of the...
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Science
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Third-Hand Smoke: Dangerous For Health
A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
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Big Changes For The Endangered Species Act
The Interior Department has just finalized the rules which change the way the Endangered Species...
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EPA Adopts Tighter Medical Waste Management Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to move
forward with the proposed regulations over...
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Coal-Based Plants Could Be In Trouble
An environmental review board has shot down the EPA approval of a new coal plant, stating that the...
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Earliest-known written Hebrew text found in Israel
Jerusalem - In what was said to be "the most significant archaeological discovery in Israel...
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Another Attempt For Delisting Gray Wolves
The Bush administration will once again try to take the gray wolf of the northern Rockies off the...
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Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim
Faced with strict German laws banning the use of human embryos, a team of German scientists came up...
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Gov. Palin Reacts To NOAA’s Decision On The Beluga Whales
Following the recent decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to...
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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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The Ignoble Awards
The IG Nobel Prizes is a ceremony that parodies the real
Nobel Prizes and it is organized yearly...
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Ig Nobel Prize Winners Know How To Make Potato Chips Sound Fresher
Each year, around the time when the Nobel Prize recipients
are announced, the Ig Nobel Prize...
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Bigfoot - Nothing More Than A Rubber Costume
The news about the discovery of Bigfoot quickly circled the
globe and thousands of people...
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Navy Agrees To Low-Frequency Sonar Restrictions For Mammals’ Sake
The U.S. District Court in San Francisco approved on Tuesday
an agreement between the U.S. Navy...
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Scientologists’ Ban Against ‘Violent’ Peaceful Protesters Denied
The Church of Scientology vs.
Anonymous confrontation continues, as Scientologists try to shut...
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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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Bush Administration Pressured to Protect Polar Bears
The polar bear or Ursus maritimus could be soon officially recognized as the first animal...
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NASA Unveils ‘Love Triangle’ E-Mails
NASA decided to unveil more than 200 pages of emails
related to the strange case of an astronaut...
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Scientists Have Created First Primate Cloned Embryos
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University have created for the first time cloned...
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American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion
The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
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IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction
An annual survey published Wednesday by the World
Conservation Union, IUCN revealed a sad and...
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Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct
The unique Yangtze dolphin, only found in China’s largest river, has now been declared officially...
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Movies
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Sean Penn and wife split
Los Angeles - Actor Sean Penn has filed for legal separation from his wife of 13 years, Robin...
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Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce
Los Angeles - The wife of actor and producer Mel Gibson has filed for divorce after 28 years of...
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Studios Have Great Box Office Expectations for “Watchmen”
Warner Bros., the studio behind “Watchmen,” is not the only one looking forward to...
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Matilda Ledger Will Own Father’s Oscar If He Wins
The three-year-old daughter of late Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has been nominated for an...
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Don Johnson Sues ‘Nash Bridges’ Seeking More Money
Actor Don Johnson filed a lawsuit against the makers of 1990s television series “Nash...
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“Trust Me” Kicks Off Tonight!
TNT's "Trust Me" is an homage to all workaholics, those obsessed, stressed, devoted...
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Shia LaBeouf’s Driver’s License Suspended For At Least A Year
No stranger to legal trouble, actor Shia LaBeouf was blocked from getting behind the wheel for at...
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“Watchmen” Will Be Released by Warner Brothers
Even if the legal situation surrounding the release of “Watchmen” and the court battle...
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Settlement Likely in Bitter Watchmen Dispute
On Friday morning, lawyers for the rival studios Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox stated in...
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“Damages” Returns for Some More Mind-Twisting Wednesday Evenings
Legal thrillers definitely continue to interest us for their magical ability of sending shivers...
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“Damages” Second Season Kicks Off
The legal thriller “Damages,” starring Glenn Close as litigator Patty Hewes, has...
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Coming Up Next: Season Two of “Damages”
Glenn Close, Tate Donovan, Rose Byrne and Ted Danson come back to the television series...
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Producers Guild of America Announces 2009 Awards' Movie Nominees
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) on Monday morning, the 5th of January, unveiled...
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“The Dark Knight” Nominated By PGA For Best Picture
The Producers Guild of America Awards chose The Dark Knight among its Best Picture nominations. The...
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“Damages” Returns for Second Season
Wednesday, the second season of the TV show “Damages” is scheduled to debut, more than...
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Studio Clash Over “Watchmen” Has Yet to Be Solved
In spite of the fact that the trailer for the long-awaited superhero film “Watchmen”...
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Daughter: Peter Falk Has Alzheimer’s Disease
Catherine Falk claims her 81-year-old acting legend best known for his playing detective “Columbo...
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Dennis Quaid Gets $750,000 Settlement From Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife agreed to a $750,000 settlement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in...
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Waving Goodbye To “Boston Legal”
Does a two-hour finale represent a proper goodbye for
“Boston Legal?” Although it may be hard for...
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Polanski Seeks Dismissal of 30-Year-Old Child Sex Charge
A controversial documentary released earlier this year
focusing on Roman Polanski’s 1977 trial on...
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Jennifer Garner Finally Safe From Mentally Ill Stalker
Actress Jennifer Garner obtained a restraining order against a very unusual fan, who obsessively...
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Catherine Zeta-Jones in 3-D “Cleopatra”
After her
performance as Velma Kelly in the „Chicago”
musical earned Catherine Zeta-Jones an...
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Javier Bardem Is Perfectly “Biutiful” to Inarritu
Academy Award winning actor Javier Bardem has joined the
cast of acclaimed Mexican director...
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Mark Wahlberg to Marry Longtime Girlfriend
Actor Mark Wahlberg and longtime girlfriend Rhea Durham
intend to make their union traditionally...
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Anne Hathaway To Wear White Queen's Crown For Tim Burton
Things are definitely looking up for actress Anne Hathaway, when it comes to her career at least,...
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Tuning In Is So Passé
Usually, viewers can hardly wait for the season premiere of their favorite show. They turn off...
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Moore’s “Slacker Uprising” Hits the Web
A couple of days ago,
Michael Moore’s most recent documentary called “Slacker Uprising” was...
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Sharon Stone Loses Custody Of Son Roan
For yet unclear reasons, actress Sharon Stone has lost joint custody of her oldest son, 8-year-old...
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Brad Pitt Opposes Gay Marriage Ban, Donates Generously
Donations from the Jolie-Pitts are pouring this week: first,
$2 million to help fight HIV/AIDS and...
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“Disturbia” Is Not Very Original After All?
The estate of the man who owns the rights to “Rear Window” sued Steven Spielberg, the producer of...
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Music
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Madonna appeals adoption case in Malawi
Johannesburg - Pop diva Madonna on Monday made a fresh attempt to adopt a second child from the...
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Michael Jackson auction cancelled
Los Angeles - An auction of the contents of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was...
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Michael Jackson auction opens for viewing
Los Angeles - The contents of former pop idol Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch went on public...
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Michael Jackson Announces “Final Curtain” Concerts
Michael Jackson has re-entered the public eye after eight years discernible more through the...
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Rap Mogul Hospitalized after Hotel Beating
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was rushed to an Arizona hospital after he got into a...
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Miley Cyrus Slapped With $4 Billion Lawsuit Over Asian Discrimination Scandal
Apologizing, even twice, didn’t save Miley Cyrus of some serious scolding involving legal...
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Chris Brown Gettin’ No Love on Valentine’s Day
Everyone from Wrigley’s Doubleming Gum to the National Milk Producers to radio stations and...
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Britney Spears and Ex-Manager Sam Lutfi at War
Some people just don’t know when to let go, not even when a judge orders them to.
It was...
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Britney Spears Changes Homes, Brings In The Kids
With so many major changes in her life, Britney Spears is putting her troubled past behind her as...
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Britney Spears' Dad Gets A Christmas Bonus For Coaching Her
While Britney and her two young sons, Sean Preston and Jyaden James are happily smiling at the...
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Michael Jackson Could Die From Mysterious Genetic Disease
The life of Michael Jackson is reportedly hanging by a thread due to a series of serious health...
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Publicist: Madonna Will Pay Guy Ritchie $76 Million For Divorce
Pop-queen Madonna’s representative has revealed that according
to the singer’s and Guy Ritchie’s...
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Paula Abdul Still Shaken After Suicide Of Fan
Nearly a month after the tragic suicide of a fan outside her
Los Angeles home, “American Idol”...
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Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay over Plagiarizing Claim
Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against British
band Coldplay, accusing them of...
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Jury Finds Boy George Guilty of Falsely Imprisoning Male Escort
Singer Boy George has been found guilty of falsely
imprisoning a male escort last year in his east...
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Michael Jackson Settles with Sheikh Out of Court
Michael Jackson ultimately did not have to make the dreaded
trip to London
to testify in court as...
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Michael Jackson Sued By Sheikh Of Erstwhile Abode
Pop star Michael Jackson moved to more welcoming places
following the acquittal in his child...
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Arab sheikh suing Michael Jackson over millions in London court
London - A legal battle between an Arab sheikh and US pop legend Michael Jackson opened at the High...
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Adrienne Bailon Racy Pics Circulating On The Internet
Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon is really naughty and naughtiness
costs. Pictures of the Disney star...
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Mos Def in Legal Trouble over Scuffle with Photographer
Police in Las Vegas
have issued a warrant for the arrest of rapper Mos Def over what may have...
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Britney Spears Under Father’s Conservatorship Indefinitely
A court commissioner ruled Tuesday that pop singer Britney
Spears would remain under the...
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Britney Spears Agrees With Dad's Permanent Control Over Her Affairs
A judge decided on Tuesday that Britney Spears is not ready to handle everything by herself just...
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Britney Spears Keeps Herself Busy As Jury Is Unable To Reach Verdict
No sign of worry showed on Britney Spears' face as she greeted her sons Sean Preston and Jayden...
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Bon Jovi Pissed At Sarah Palin For Using His Song In Rallies
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has joined the ever-growing list of artist who oppose the use of their work in...
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Yoko Ono Drops Lawsuit over Use of John Lennon Song
John Lennon’s very famous widow, Yoko Ono, and record
company EMI have dropped a lawsuit against...
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Eddie Van Halen To Wed Band's Publicist Janie Liszewski
Healthier than he's ever been, Eddie Van Halen is ready and eager to spend the rest of his days...
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iTunes Might Go Out Of Business Due To New Royalty Rates
The music industry is still struggling against piracy, and it seems like federal judges are here to...
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Busta Busted Then Released by UK Officials
The famous American rapper Busta Rhymes finds that he’s considered more infamous than famous by the...
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McCain's Usage of "Right Now" in Ohio Annoys Van Halen
John McCain used Van Halen's "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio, following in...
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Michael Jackson, once pop's Peter Pan, turns a sad 50
Santa Maria, California - The gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland were locked shut this week. The...
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People
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Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce
Los Angeles - The wife of actor and producer Mel Gibson has filed for divorce after 28 years of...
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Barkley released from jail for DUI conviction
Los Angeles - NBA hall of famer Charles Barkley was a free man Monday, after serving 36 hours in...
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Judge Won’t Dismiss Roman Polanski’s Child-Sex Case Yet
A California judge yesterday refused to approve a request filed by director Roman Polanski’s...
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Chris Brown Apologizes for Incident, Denies Some Reports
R&B singer Chris Brown, who was detained by police last weekend on suspicion of assaulting a...
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Chris Brown Finally Breaks The Silence
After a week of silence following the alleged attack against his girlfriend Rihanna, R&B singer...
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Wrigley Suspends Chris Brown Ad Following Attack Allegations
Chewing gum producer Wrigley suspended on Monday an ad featuring singer Chris Brown following the...
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Former Detroit Mayor Released From Jail, Still Facing Legal Problems
After completing 99 days of his 120-day jail sentence, disgraced former mayor of Detroit Kwame M....
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‘Girls Gone Wild’ Creator Joe Francis Sent Back To Jail
Founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” empire Joe Francis was placed under arrest Monday...
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Britney Spears and Her Strange Restraining Order Situation
According to The Associated Press, Britney Spears has succeeded in obtaining restraining orders...
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Heath Ledger’s Life Insurance Case Wraps Up
The lawsuit involving Heath Ledger’s $10 million life insurance policy is close to an end...
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‘Thriller’ Director Sues Michael Jackson Over Video Profits
Acclaimed moviemaker John Landis filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson accusing the pop singer of...
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Spider-Man Creator Sued
Stan Lee, the creator of the legendary Spider-Man movies and comic books was sued by the...
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The Polanski Case Was Delayed
A defense request to dismiss the charges of sex with a minor against famous film director Roman...
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Rumpole Creator Sir John Mortimer Dies
British dramatist and author Sir John Mortimer, who gave life to the famous character Rumpole of...
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Sharon Osbourne Is Victorious In Libel Battle With Tabloid
Sharon Osbourne accepted an apology and substantial libel damages from British tabloid the Sun,...
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Naomi Campbell Settles ‘Super Bigot’ Lawsuit
British-born supermodel Naomi Campbell is off the hook in the assault case brought against her by...
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Polanski Rape Victim Urges Case Dismissal
It’s been three decades since acclaimed and controversial director Roman Polanski admitted to...
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Hilary Duff Stars In “Barely Legal” Sitcom
Hilary Duff was found to be the best fit for the new NBC sitcom, entitled “Barely...
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Prosecutors reject Polanski plea to drop case
Los Angeles - Prosecutors on Tuesday called on a Los Angeles court to reject the request of...
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Actor Sam Shepard Charged With Drunk Driving In Illinois
Famous actor, playwright and director of both stage and screen, Sam Shepard, was pulled over by...
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Sam Shepard Charged With Speeding And Drunken Driving
Sam Shepard was arrested early on Saturday in central Illinois and was charged with speeding...
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Famous Actor Sam Shepard Arrested in Normal
Police in Normal, Illinois say actor and playwright Sam Shepard has been arrested Saturday at about...
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Sam Shepard Got Arrested for Speed and Drunken Driving
Sam Shepard, the famous actor and playwright, was caught by the police on Saturday in central...
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Heather Locklear Pleads No Contest to Reckless Driving in Plea Deal
Former “Melrose Place” star Heather Locklear pleaded no contest on Friday to a...
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Woody Harrelson Ties the Knot with Girlfriend of 20 Years
After a lengthy relationship of two decades and three children, Woody Harrelson and his...
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Spokesman Denies Rumors About Jacko’s Health Issues
In a statement issued to Reuters, Michael Jackson’s spokesman Dr Tohme Tohme denied rumors...
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Kirsten Dunst Is Stalker-Free
Kirsten Dunst is now safe. The 26-year-old actress was granted a permanent protective order...
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Heidi Montag And Spencer Pratt Legally Unmarried
The union between "The Hills" stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt is yet to be...
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Rep for Michael Jackson Denies Illness
A spokesman for Michael Jackson denied all allegations with regard to the former King of...
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Michael Jackson Said To Be Very Ill
Pop star Michael Jackson reportedly has serious health problems and is in need of a lung...
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Sports
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Rosberg tops qualifying - big three at rear of pack
Sakhir, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday when he dominated...
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Button tops practice as fast Brawn GP shines again
Shanghai - Jenson Button underlined the early-season dominance of Brawn GP when...
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Hamilton tops first training in China GP
Shanghai - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton Friday topped the timesheets...
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Button gets a boost as FIA turns down diffuser appeal
Paris - The car with which Jenson Button of the Brawn GP team won the opening two races of...
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FIA appeal court meets in Formula One diffuser row
Paris - Motorsport's governing body FIA convened in Paris on Tuesday to decide whether the...
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Glock hopeful of positive verdict in diffuser row
Hamburg - Formula One driver Timo Glock believes there is a good chance of FIA ruling in favour of...
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Button weathers Malaysia storm, Ferrari shipwrecked
Sepang, Malaysia - Jenson Button strengthened his command on Formula One racing while the...
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Teams to appeal after diffuser protest turned down
Melbourne- Race stewards turned down protests filed by several Formula One teams Thursday against...
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Formula One braced for diffuser protest ahead of season opener
Melbourne - A row was looming ahead of the start of the Formula One season with leading teams...
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Hamilton in fighting mood for F1 debut in Singapore
Singapore - Formula 1 leader Lewis Hamilton goes into Sunday's inaugural Singapore Grand Prix in...
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McNamee Uncovers Photo Evidence – Did Clemens Lie Under Oath?
Roger Clemens spent another day at Capitol Hill on Thursday,
denying all allegations against him...
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Clemens’ Turn To Testify On Capitol Hill
Twenty-four hours after Andy
Pettitte’s deposition, Roger Clemens was expected on Capitol Hill to...
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Moss Fights Back, Accuses Alleged Victim of Extortion
Randy Moss can’t even sit back
and relax after the history-making season with the Patriots, as...
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Vick Puts Up $1 Million for Dogs’ Care
Michael Vick has agreed to donate about $1 million for the care of the 54 pit bulls taken in...
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Boulerice Gets 25-Game Suspension after Brutal Cross-Check
Philadelphia Flyers forward Jesse Boulerice was suspended for 25 games by the National Hockey...
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Marion Jones to Plead Guilty in Doping Case
Gold medalist Marion Jones will reportedly plead guilty Friday to charges of lying to U.S....
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Joiner Resumes Practice, Won’t Play
Just one day after he was charged with felony burglary, Florida safety Tony Joiner resumed practice...
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More “Bad Newz” for Vick
Michael Vick’s legal problems continue as Atlanta Falcons’ suspended quarter back was indicted by a...
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Sex Tale with Marbury Contradicts Accusations against Thomas
After being fired, Madison Square Garden employee Kathleen Decker testified she had consensual sex...
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Landis Loses Tour De France Title after Doping Scandal
Cyclist Floyd Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title and will serve a two-year...
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NHL Gives Leafs’ Bell 15-Game Suspension
Toronto Maple Leafs' Mark Bell was
suspended without pay for 15 regular-season games by the NHL on...
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MLB Working to Introduce Blood Test for HGH
Major League Baseball officials announced they want to introduce a blood test starting next season...
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Michael Vick Suspended From NFL
The quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick, was
suspended from NFL indefinitely without...
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Ferrari Continues To Fight in Sabotage Affair
The war between Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes continues to
rage on as the FIA president, Max...
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Nigel Stepney Denies Allegations Of Sabotage
According to media reports, Ferrari performance development
chief Nigel Stepney declared he had...
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The McLaren-Mercedes’ Civil War?
With Lewis Hamilton leading the championship and Alonso in
the second place, the relationships in...
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World
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No funeral pyres in Britain, devout Hindu is told by court
London - A devout Hindu in Britain Friday lost his legal battle for traditional open-air cremations...
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Brazil farmers refuse to leave reservation as court deadline ends
Sao Paulo/Boa Vista, Brazil - Rice farmers refused to heed a court order to vacate one of the...
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British premier writes to victims in smear row
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday wrote personal letters to opposition...
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China announces human rights action plan
Beijing - China has published an action plan to protect the rights of its citizens, including...
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Lawyer: Detainees in Egyptian Hezbollah case allege torture
Cairo - Men detained on charges of plotting attacks in Egypt on behalf of the Lebanese group...
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India's richest candidate worth 103 million dollars
New Delhi - A Mumbai-based businessman is the richest candidate in India's...
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Ahmadinejad ready to join talks with US, but insists on rights
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks...
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Sweden approves same-sex marriage legislation
Stockholm - A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex...
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Northern Ireland terror suspects freed after court ruling
London - Investigations into the recent murders of two soldiers and a police officer in Northern...
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British government to hold inquiry over Iraq war
London - The British government is to hold an independent comprehensive inquiry into the planning...
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Firemen tackle blaze in office block in central London
London - A large fire broke out in an office block in central London Wednesday but there were...
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Obama angry over AIG's huge bonuses, vows to block them
Washington - US president Barack Obama Monday added his anger to mounting criticism of the...
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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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NATO to divert South-East Asia warships to fight Somali pirates
Mons, Belgium - NATO is to divert seven warships, bound on the alliance's first-ever visit to Asia,...
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The Vatican-Jews Relations at Crisis Point Again
An excommunicated British bishop stated that the historical proof shows great evidence against 6...
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A Motoryclist Was Found Dead At The Dakar Rally
Buenos Aires - During the race in Argentina, a French motorcyclist from the Dakar Rally was found...
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Kenya's Future Peace Hangs On Implementing Crucial Reports
Nairobi - Kenya will be happy to see the back of 2008, a year in which one of sub-Saharan Africa's...
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Domestic Violence Clashes With "Harmonious Family" Image
Hanoi - Bui Hien Dung says she doesn't know why her husband demanded she have an abortion, why...
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German Prince Seeks Return Of Property
Potsdam, Germany - Some 63 years after the end of World War II, a German prince is trying to secure...
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Row Over Police Search Of Parliament Escalates In Britain
London - A furious row in Britain over the police detention of a Conservative member of parliament...
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Israel turns back Libyan aid ship headed for Gaza
Gaza City/Tel Aviv - Israel forced a Libyan ship with humanitarian aid heading for the Gaza Strip...
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Britain Shocked By Rapist Father's Reign Of Terror
London - A man dubbed the "British Fritzl" began a life behind bars Wednesday, leaving a...
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The EU Recovery Plan - More Than A Christmas Wish?
Brussels - The head of the European Union's executive has an ambitious Christmas wish this year: he...
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Lack Of Government Participation Stymies Timor Stability
Dili - Two years after the police and military collapsed and months of anarchy drove more than...
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Britain to clamp down on "sex-slave trafficking"
London - The British government announced plans Wednesday to clamp down on prostitution involving...
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Top ETA terrorist to fight extradition from Britain
London - A leading convicted member of the militant Basque separatist group ETA, who is wanted by...
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EU-Russia Talks Are Expected To Begin On December 2
Nice, France - The European Union and Russia have scheduled for December 2 the talks about Russia's...
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Survivors Of 2000's Kaprun Fire Announce New Legal Action
Vienna - The survivors and relatives of victims from the Kaprun cable car fire in 2000 announced...
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German Nuclear Waste Transport Finally at Destination
Gorleben, Germany - Fierce protests accompanied the arrival of a shipment of radioactive waste at a...
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Jury Finds Brian Nichols Guilty In Courthouse Rampage
Brian G. Nichols was found guilty of murdering four people in 2005 in a fatal March shooting spree...
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Video Games
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EA’s Spore Configuration Leads To Lawsuit
EA Games had to face more than a handful of angry customers
and a lawsuit after they launched the...
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Spore Is a Hit, 1 Million Copies Sold Since Release
The latest release of Electronic Arts, evolution video game “Spore,” has officially become a hit....
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Electronic Arts Faces Class Action Suit Related to “Spore”
Giant computer games developer Electronic Arts (EA) faces a class action suit related to its...
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Parents, Have No Fear: Video Games Are Good for Your Kids
Presently, the majority of kids and teenagers are hooked on
playing video games, regardless of...
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Immersion Settles The Legal Dispute 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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Update: Scrabulous on Facebook Lives On as Wordscraper
Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, the brothers in Calcutta, India, who designed Scrabulous, have put back...
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Legal Troubles Mount for Scrabulous: Hasbro Sues for Infringement
American toy company Hasbro Inc has sued Thursday, July 24, the creators of a Scrabble knock-off...
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Wii Fit Girl And YouTube Equals Fame
Up to the point when
this article was being written, 3,245,674 had tuned in to see the e video
of...
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EA Acquires Rupture, Shawn Fanning’s company
In a brief press statement, the gaming giant Electronic Arts
announced that it has acquired...
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Grand Theft Auto 4 Sales Exceed $500 Million
One week since its release, the eagerly anticipated videogame Grand Theft Auto 4 earned for its...
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Legal Action Against GTA’s Publicity Campaign Stop
Take-Two Interactive decided to take to court Chicago’s Transit
Authority after its posters for...
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Activision Asks for Ruling on Gibson Guitar Patent
Activision, the publisher of the popular Guitar Hero games, asked a federal court to declare that...
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Dutch Teenager Arrested for Virtual Defrauding
A Dutch teenager was recently arrested for stealing virtual
furniture from Habbo Hotel, a social...
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Manhunt 2 Still Haunted by BBFC
Rockstar Games’ ultra-violent third person survival-horror is still faced with the possibility of...
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SCEA Appoints Scott A. Steinberg As New Vice President of Product Marketing
In the text-gen gaming consoles battle Sony is still struggling
to close the gap that is...
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Levine's BioShock Accused of Promoting Violence
2K Games’ “perfect” first person shooter BioShock has been welcomed with numerous applauses, but...
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“Killer Games” Scrutinized By EU Ministers
European Union justice ministers commenced discussion Wednesday which will likely include...
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ESA Appoints Mike D. Gallagher As New President
Entertainment Software Association announced today that
Michael D. Gallagher will serve as the...
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Technology
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EU slaps record 1-billion-euro fine on Intel
Brussels - The European Commission, in a bid to provide computer buyers with more...
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Hong Kong arrests third BitTorrent user for sharing movies online
Hong Kong - Customs officers in Hong Kong said Wednesday they arrested an...
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China's YouTube block blasted
San Francisco - The Electronic Freedom Foundation on Thursday voiced alarm at the blanket...
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Bandwidth theft and data piracy: Protecting your WLAN from attackers
Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a convenient way of surfing the internet. The technology allows users to...
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YouTube and Universal Music Aspiring To Build Their Own Hulu Story
Amid talks of YouTube surpassing 100 million viewers a month, talks of a partnership between...
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Craigslist Sued For Prostitution
According to Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart Craigslist is "the single largest source of...
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Cook County Sheriff Sues Craigslist For Promoting Prostitution
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart has filed a federal lawsuit against ad site Craigslist for...
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YouTube, Universal Music Reportedly Talking Business
YouTube may be taking a new approach when it comes to music videos, which this time would not imply...
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Amazon Makes Text-To-Speech Feature The Author’s Choice
After coming under tough scrutiny for introducing the text-to-speech feature in Kindle 2, Amazon...
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Amazon Changes Policy on Kindle 2’s Text-To-Speech
After complaints from the publishing industry that it does not have the right to turn e-books into...
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Microsoft Issued Copyright Infringement Suit Against TomTom
This week, Microsoft issued a copyright infringement suit in US district court and with the US...
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What Can You Learn from Facebook’s Mistake?
Whenever you post personal information on a Web site you should think twice about the things you...
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IFPI Swedish Website Hack Attack Condemned By Pirate Bay Defendant
The first days of trial for the BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay turned out to be full of events,...
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Prosecution Dropping Charge Draws Epic Lol From Pirate Bay Defendant
While the trial against The Pirate Bay torrent tracker taking place in Sweden is far from...
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Some Charges on the Pirate Bay Trial Have Been Dropped
Half of the charges against the four men behind the torrents business on Pirate Pay were dropped on...
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Apple Is Loudly Protesting Against the iPhone Jailbreaking
Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation...
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Facebook Overrated, Worth Only $3.7B According To Self Valuation
Until recently, Facebook was thought to be worth around $15 billion, at least considering...
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The Settlement Between Facebook and ConnectU Got to $65 Million
Confidential information acquired on Wednesday from court information showed that Facebook Inc. got...
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Ruckus And TotalMusic Say Goodbye
Ruckus Network, one of the major players in the DRM-ed “free music” download space that...
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Hacker Exposes Security Flaws In Kaspersky Lab’s Database
Security company Kaspersky Lab suffered a major database breach that lasted for more than 10...
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PsyStar Wins Legal Battle Against Computer Giant Apple
A federal court judge handed Mac clone maker PsyStar a victory Friday, in its effort to amend its...
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Computer Manufacturer Makes Mac OS Powered PCs, Apple Gets Angry
The German computer maker PearC has become quite popular lately, as it sells custom-made...
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Google Helps You Find Out If Your ISP Is Tricking You
Thanks to a new service offered by Google, a user can find out if his Internet Service Provider...
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Should Apple’s Multi-Touch Patent Scare Palm?
Just as Apple started to threaten Palm’s ability to sell Pre for intellectual property...
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Papermaster Cleared To Join Apple Under IBM Contractual Agreements
The legal dispute between Apple and IBM over Mark Papermaster has finally reached its end, after...
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Apple Wins the Former IBM Employee
The employment dispute between Apple and IBM has been resolved. Apple announced today that Mark...
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Apple Ready to Take a Bite off Palm’s Multi-Touch Pre
How does Apple handle the competition these days? One of the most talked about gadgets this year...
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U.S. Supreme Court Lays COPA Anti-Porn Law To Rest
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the government’s appeal over the Child Online...
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Court Allows Webcast For RIAA&Tenenbaum Lawsuit
Amazing as it seems, internet users worldwide will have the opportunity on Thursday to see a...
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Will Apple Face Lawsuits Because Of A Tight-Lipped Approach To Jobs' Health?
Even if many people only think of Steve Jobs' speedy recovery, members of the legal and investment...
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Business
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Key US investor rejects takeover bid for Hypo Real Estate
Munich - A US private-equity investor, Christopher Flowers, rejected Thursday a takeover bid...
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Qualcomm, Broadcom Reach $891 Million Settlement
Qualcomm Inc, the wireless chip provider, agreed with rival company Broadcom Corp on a settlement...
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China anti-tobacco NGO condemns persuasive branding
Beijing - A Chinese anti-tobacco group is petitioning the country's...
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Germany fines Microsoft for imposing price of MS Office
Bonn, Germany - German's main competition agency, the Federal Cartel Office, fined US software...
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Chip company Qimonda takes further move towards closure
Munich - Qimonda, the German manufacturer of memory chips for computers and phones, took a further...
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AIG, Obama under fire as Congress, public take aim
Washington - The US Congress tapped into growing public ire over bailed-out insurance giant AIG's...
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Microsoft Sues TomTom
Recently, Microsoft Corporation filed a lawsuit in United States district court and with...
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Nokia to Partner with Qualcomm on Advanced Mobile Devices
Recently, Nokia and Qualcomm announced that they had agreed to close a partnership aimed at...
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Facebook Appraisal Sets the Company’s Value at $3.7 Billion
Confidential information that was obtained on Wednesday from court documents showed that...
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Doug Allen Remains Fired
The president of the Screen Actors Guild, Alan Rosenberg, together with a minority of other board...
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EU Takes Legal Action against Microsoft
Friday, the European Commission informed that it had begun legal action against Microsoft...
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Wikipedia Reached Its Fundraising Goal With The Contribution Of Its Users
With the help of over 125,000 donors, Wikipedia managed to reach its fundraising goal for fiscal...
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Facebook Needs To Decide On Its Photo-Content
One of the problems Facebook is facing these days is the protest against its officials decision to...
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Google, Microsoft and Apple Sued over Patent Infringement
Wednesday, a Michigan-based networking company filed a legal action against Google, Microsoft and...
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Siemens' Bribery Flourished Despite Warnings
Washington - A culture of bribery and impunity flourished at German corporate giant Siemens AG...
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Psystar Drops Antitrust Complaint against Apple, Claims Copyright Laws Abuse
The legal
issues between Apple Incorporated and Open Computer maker Psystar, which
arose a few...
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Sony Pays Agere $18.5 Million for Patent Infringement on PSP
Today marked the end of the legal fight between Sony
Corporation and Agere Systems (now part of...
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HP Lashes Out at Microsoft in “Vista Capable” Lawsuit E-Mails
Friday, a judge in the “Vista Capable” lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation unsealed never before...
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IBM Former Exec Ordered To Cease Work At Apple
Friday, a United States District court ordered Mark
Papermaster, who was recently hired by Apple...
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Apple Hires IBM Former Exec as Device Engineer
Tuesday,
Apple Incorporated announced it was going to hire Mark Papermaster, a
former IBM...
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MySpace and MTVN Make Deal to Monetize Copyrighter Content
MTV Networks have operated a major attitude change from
recent years as far as copyrighted content...
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IBM Sues to Prevent Exec from Moving to Apple
Thursday,
IBM filed a lawsuit against one of the company’s executives Mark
Papermaster, the legal...
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Google Settles Copyright Lawsuits With Publishers And Authors
Google
Incorporated was reported to have been scheduled to pay $125 million in order
to settle...
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Irish Revisit Bad Old Days of Job Losses, Debt and Poverty
Dublin - The choked voices on the airwaves telling tales of job losses, repossessions, debt and...
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Russian Space Director Discusses U.S. Space Business
Over the weekend, Anatoly Perminov, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, held a...
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Court Orders RealNetworks To Halt DVD Ripping Software
San Francisco - RealNetworks said Monday that it had stopped distribution of a software program to...
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Yahoo, Google Forced To Postpone Advertising Deal
The advertising deal between Yahoo and Google had to be put on hold until the Justice Department...
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The MPAA Means Business When It Comes To RealNetworks' Business
There is a lot of hype surrounding the upcoming lawsuit
between RealNetworks and Hollywood’s major...
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Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software
Tuesday, six Hollywood movie studios have sued RealNetworks over
the latter’s software program...
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Movie Studios Attack RealNetworks' Product
Last week’s release of RealNetworks’ RealDVD program was
received by Hollywood’s major movie...
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Health
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Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO
Geneva/Stockholm - The World Health Organization increased Friday the number of...
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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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China has long way to go on health reforms
Beijing - Chinese authorities released a long-awaited health reform action plan...
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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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Pediatrician Agrees to Stop Practicing Following Abuse Charges
A former Children’s Hospital Boston pediatrician accused last year of sexually abusing as...
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Obama lifts stem-cell funding ban in latest shift on ethics
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday reversed an eight-year long government block on...
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Good News for Medical Marijuana Users
Recently, U.S Attorney General Eric Holder said his Justice Department would leave it to states...
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Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia
On Friday, after three days of debate during a health forum, representatives at health...
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Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms once again the link between hormone...
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Can Animal Eggs Be Used to Create Embryonic Stem Cells?
A new study shows that animal eggs are not capable of reprogramming human DNA in the right way to...
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Senate Approves Health Bill for Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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Seven States Sue Federal Government over Abortion Rule
California and six other states sued the federal government Thursday over the “conscience...
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Seven States Sue Over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Groups, States File Suit against U.S. Government on Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed suit against the...
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Lawsuits Filed Over Abortion Rule
Seven states and two abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S....
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House Passes Bill to Expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program
The bill that would extend coverage for four million uninsured children is one of the top...
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CSPI Sues Coca-Cola Over Vitaminwater Claims
The Center for Science in Public Interest (CSPI) have filed a class action lawsuit against...
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Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval
The bill intended to expand healthcare for children in low-income families is expected to breeze...
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against Medtronic
A federal judge in St. Paul has dismissed dozens of patient lawsuits against Fridley-based...
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A New Disadvantage For Smokers: Third-Hand Smoke
A recent study has revealed a disturbing fact: fewer than half of smokers know that poisons...
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Lung Cancer Threatening More People Than Any Other Cancer
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer...
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Doctor Used Human Fat To Run His Car
A surgeon in the U.S. has been taking excess body fat from liposuction patients and using it to...
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“Right of conscience,” The Most Disarming and Bitter moral Lesson
A new law known as the “right of conscience” ruled passed by the Bush administration...
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Airborne To Pay $7 M to Settle Allegations
Airborne Health Inc has agreed to pay $7 million to settle investigations by 32 state attorneys...
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Has Wyeth Paid Ghostwriters For Favorable Articles?
It really looks like drug maker Wyeth paid
ghostwriters to produce medical articles favorable to...
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Obama names Daschle as health secretary
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama on Thursday tapped former senator Tom Daschle to help...
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Overdose Deaths on the Rise in West Virginia, Report
Deaths from overdose of prescription drugs seem to be increasing in the United States, especially...
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Performance Enhancers, Widely Used
When you’re healthy and you’re not worried about fixing anything about your body or brain, you’re...
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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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Attorney General Mukasey Loses Consciousness, But Feels Just Fine
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey collapsed during a speech on Thursday night, being taken to the...
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