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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Joaquin Phoenix Shows His Rapping ‘Skills,’ Falls on Stage
After announcing his retirement from acting a few months ago, Joaquin Phoenix made his debut as a...
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Lets Leave Steve Jobs Take Care Of His Health!
The five months that Apple is expected to spend without its cofounder and CEO will surely appear to...
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Angelina Jolie Talks Retirement from Acting
With six children to watch over, Angelina Jolie is considering a retirement from acting. The...
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Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor
Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip
maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
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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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German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries
Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
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Former Newsweek Editor Osborn Elliott Has Passed Away
Sunday, the man to whom Newsweek owes its ability to rise to
the challenge of competing...
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Hollywood’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut. Paul Newman Died.
He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half a century of acting, directing and...
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NASA Has No Choice But To Depend On Russia
According to NASA officals, U.S. lawmakers passed an exemption allowing the agency to buy rides...
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Campbell, Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Is Named Director
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has chosen Thomas
P. Campbell, curator in the museum's...
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Possible Death-Wish Turns Cop to a Life of Crime
Former detective Athelson Kelson, 59, of Jamaica, Queens,
is suspected by the New York Police...
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NASA Studies Viability Of Operating Shuttle Beyond 2010
A leaked NASA internal mail, obtained by The Orlando
Sentinel, revealed the space agency’s plans...
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Barack Obama’s Plan For NASA: $2 Billion To Close Space Gap
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised more
active involvement in the Space...
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Anthrax Attacks Saga Continues; “Suspect” Commits Suicide
Just days before the Justice Department was about to charge
Bruce Ivins, a senior...
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Abraham Lincoln's Summer Cottage Reopens
Monday, during a Presidents Day ceremony, President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’...
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What Do These People Have In Common? The "Dancing" Bug!
Wonder what Priscilla Presley, Monica Seles, Steve Guttenberg, Marlee Matlin and Kristi Yamaguchi...
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Former ABC News Reporter John McWethy Dies in Ski Accident
Former ABC News correspondent John McWethy died Wednesday
after crashing into a three while skiing...
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Wii Is The Latest Attraction in A British Retirement Home
When Nintendo introduced its Wii console last year, the company
officials said they intended to...
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Movie Reviews
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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” – Managed by the Passing of Time
Time often appears to fade away, dwindling before our eyes and leaving us with the burden...
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Movie Review: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
They say youth lingers in one’s soul and often defies physical aging. They also say youth...
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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and the Power of Age
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is curiously exceptional. From the shaky...
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Film Review: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Although some movies keep what’s best for the final scenes, “The Curious Case...
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“The Wrestler” Is a Winner for Mickey Rourke
“The Wrestler” offers Mickey Rourke the chance to model his
well-defined body, notwithstanding the...
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Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac Perform On Stage In “Soul Men”
Great actors can’t make up for a bad movie overall, whether it’s a small budget, a flawed story or...
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“Soul Men” – Not the Best Goodbye for Bernie Mac
“Soul Men” is a rasping, expansive comedy, which generates
more or less humorous moments, a couple...
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“Soul Men” Carries Unavoidable Nostalgic Tone
An inescapably plaintive atmosphere seeps into “Soul Men,” an
upcoming comedy that represents not...
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Movie Review: Righteous Kill
A new, and at the same time very old, cop movie premieres
this weekend. It’s new as it opens now,...
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Health
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Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership
Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
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Delphi Seeks to Cut Health Benefits for Retirees
Auto supplier Delphi Corp. has sought U.S. Bankruptcy Court permission to eliminate health care...
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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t
look too promising. According to the...
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Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device
Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
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Intel Launches Its Health-Monitoring Device, Health Guide PHS6000
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in July this
year, Intel’s Health Guide...
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Harald zur Hausen - Nobel honour for cancer research
Berlin - Harald zur Hausen, a German virologist who shared the Nobel prize for medicine on Monday,...
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San Francisco Healthcare Program Declared Legal
Tuesday, a
panel of federal judges ruled that San Francisco’s
federal labor law that requests...
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Court Declares Healthy San Francisco Plan Legal
San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program won
considerably on Tuesday when a panel of...
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Canadian Officials Confirm 3rd Death Linked To Listeriosis Outbreak
Canadian health officials announced on Friday that three
people have died in a nationwide...
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Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High
It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep
yourself away from strokes, according to...
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Statins May Be The Key To a Dementia-Free Retirement
According to the results of a new study featured in the July 29 issue of Neurology, those who use...
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Governor Rod Blagojevich Pushes For Bill Covering Autism Costs
Governor Rod Blagojevich made use of his amendatory veto
power and rewrote a House bill requiring...
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Falls Resulting in Brain Injuries May be Deadly for the Elderly
It appears that traumatic brain injuries account for half of
all deaths from falls in Americans...
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Harvard Study Says More Friends = Better Memory
The Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health has...
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The Wealthier You Are, the Lower Your Risk of Stroke
A study of middle-aged Americans reveals that there is a
clear link between wealth and health not...
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Sutter Health Nurses Strike Over
After a 10-day strike, almost 4000 nurses returned to work
yesterday at the Sutter Health...
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Sutter Health Nurses Start 10-Day Strike
As many as 4,000 nurses were scheduled to walk off their job at
7 a.m. today to begin a 10-day...
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Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Common Disease among the Elderly
One in five Americans over age 70 has mild cognitive
impairment while not having dementia and a...
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Contra Costa Nurses in Martinez Cancel Strike
About 500 registered nurses at Contra
Costa Regional
Medical Center
in Martinez
have canceled a...
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Fidelity Estimates $225k for Retiree Health Costs
Fidelity Investments said in a statement that, according to its estimates, a 65-year-old couple...
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Work Stress Linked To Heart Disease
Stressed workers under the age of 50 are two-thirds more
likely to suffer from heart disease, a...
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Technology
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Computer technician on trial in Hong Kong celebrity sex photo case
Hong Kong - A computer technician went on trial Monday accused of stealing the...
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Steve Jobs To Show Up At WWDC 09?
When Apple has just announced the schedule for its upcoming WWDC event, one question popped out...
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Nielsen: Economic Context Forces People To Access Job Sites More
Career development websites have shown a 20 percent increase in the number of unique visitors on...
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Change of Leadership at Google’s Philanthropic Arm
The executive director of Google.org, Larry Brilliant, will step down from his position, the...
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Apple, Suspicious about Palm Pre’s Multitouch Technology
It seems that Apple is taking a look over its competition and is quite mistrustful about it, as a...
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Apple to Release Q1 Earnings Report
Apple Inc will most likely release its earnings report for the first quarter on Wednesday, January...
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Apple To Attend At CES 2010?
As the Macworld and CES 2009 are on the verge to become history, various media reports are...
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NASA Seeks Ideas to Display Space Shuttle
NASA is seeking the counsel of schools and science museums to establish the best way it can...
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Mozilla Releases Security Patches And Updates
Mozilla has recently released its latest browser update, Firefox 3.05, which fixes several security...
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Intel Develops Health Care Program
Intel announced at a medical conference in New Orleans that it will introduce technology which will...
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Update: Microsoft Takes Aim At Stardom With Seinfeld Campaign Ads
Microsoft decided it was time for some serious image revamp
in order to neutralize Apple Inc.’s...
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It's Time To Let Windows XP Go
The day has come to say our official good-bye to Windows XP.
Microsoft announced its decision for...
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Can Ballmer Fill Gates’ Shoes?
As Bill Gates is shifting priorities, everyone is making
assumptions: will CEO Steve Ballmer rise...
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EBay CEO Meg Whitman to Pass the Reigns March 31
Meg Whitman, president and CEO of top Internet auctioneer eBay
will step down in March, confirming...
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After Gates, Chief of Microsoft’s Office Business to Retire
The latest shake-up inside Microsoft involve Jeff Raikes,
the head of the company’s $16 billion...
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Science
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Marathon mission to keep Hubble's eye on universe
Washington - For nearly 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has kept its orbiting eye trained on...
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Space shuttle Discovery launches after delays
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off for a construction mission to the...
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Countdown until NASA’s Discovery Launch Begins
Yesterday, the clocks measuring the time left until space shuttle Discovery launches for the...
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Decision to Be Made on Space Shuttle’s Fate
The NASA transition team of President-elect Barack Obama is faced with a difficult decision...
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NASA likely to give away space shuttles
NASA has announced plans for disposal of the Space Shuttle fleet and spare main engines....
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Endeavour To Land In California
NASA announced shifted the Endeavour’s landing site from Florida to California.
Weather conditions...
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Astronauts Successfully Complete Second Spacewalk
STS-126 mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and
Shane Kimbrough completed the second of...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Gets Ready To Dock With ISS
The space shuttle Endeavour is almost ready to dock with the International Space Station. There...
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New Space Station Purifier Turns Urine To Water
The ten-year-old International Space Station
was due for a few upgrades. It needs some more...
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Astronauts prepare to expand home in space
Washington - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are hoping for a little more elbow...
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Stephen Hawking to give up Cambridge chair
London - British theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will retire from teaching next...
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Repair Mission For The Hubble Space Telescope Delayed
There seem to be some serious issues with the 18-year-old
Hubble Space Telescope. One of its...
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Heavy Discussions On NASA's Future
A measure called the NASA Reauthorization Act, approved by Congres yesterday, managed to cover...
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Gap Closed: NASA Allowed To Book Seats On Soyuz Flights Beyond 2011
As NASA’s plans to reach the International Space Station
after the space shuttle retires seemed...
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Ares I Passes Critical Design Review In preparation For 2015 Space Mission
In preparation for the next American space mission after
the shuttle retirement in 2010, NASA...
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Leaked NASA Email Reveals Griffin’s Pessimism On US Space Achievements
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin continues to support the
space shuttle retirement before 2010,...
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Update1: NASA Considers Its Shuttle Options
NASA is considering the possibility of extending the current
space shuttle program until...
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Report: NASA Shuttle Program To Get Another Five Years
Saturday, The
Orlando Sentinel announced that, according to an internal e-mail,...
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Obama’s Plan For NASA: $2 Billion To Close Space Gap
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama promised more
active involvement in the Space...
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NASA’s Program Could Get Affected By The Russia-Georgia War
According to a report in The Washington Post, the Russian-Georgian war may have several very...
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NASA Realigns Constellation Schedule, Resources For 2015 Inaugural Flight
NASA is planning on making the first flight under the Constellation
Program as soon as 2015, five...
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Update 1: SpaceX Falcon 1's Third Launch Ends In Failure
Saturday was a bad day for science, as SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch ended up in a failure for the third...
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NASA In Talks With JAXA For The Acquisition Of Space Shuttle Successor
NASA is talking business with the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency to purchase units of the...
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NASA Presents Its Launch Schedule Play By Play
The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the schedule for the agency’s...
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NASA Reports Massive Job Cuts After Shuttle Retirement In 2010
The impact of retiring the Space
Shuttle in 2010 could cost thousands of NASA contractors their...
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Rocketplane Kistler Eliminated from NASA Spaceship Race
NASA announced it fired Rocketplane Kistler from its COTS Project, which provides milestone-based...
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World
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Hong Kong celebrity sex-photos scandal suspect found guilty
Hong Kong - A computer technician Wednesday was found guilty of stealing explicit...
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Tough Cattle Shrug Off Europe's Snow
Kiel, Germany - As the bitter chill of winter grips Europe, one of the toughest of bovine breeds,...
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"Will Brussels Kill What Moscow Couldn't?", Poles Wonder
Gdansk - Tourists visiting Poland's Baltic coast often snap photos at the gates of Gdansk's...
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Nigerian cardinal Arinze retires from top Vatican post
Vatican City - The Vatican announced Tuesday the retirement of Nigerian-born Cardinal Francis...
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Hong Kong Airlines Faces Crew Rebellion
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific is dealing with significant problems, as...
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State TV Drops Live Coverage Of Scandal-hit China League
Beijing - State-run China Central Television, the country's main national broadcaster, has...
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New Scandal Hounds Arroyo Government
Manila - A former senior police official caught with a huge amount of cash at an airport in Moscow...
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As Stock Markets Plunge, US Candidates Duel over Way Out
Washington (dpa) - As the financial crisis erodes the retirement nest eggs of millions of...
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Boom to Gloom as Australians Join the Real World
Sydney - You have to be over 16 in Australia to have lived at a time when the economy was not...
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Drama continues over vote on US finance rescue
Washington - Congressional leaders on Thursday were confident that the House of Representatives...
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Senate to Vote Wednesday on Rescue Package
Washington - The Democrats who control the US Senate and minority Republicans have agreed to hold a...
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Bush insists Congress act after rejection of rescue plan
Washington - The White House on Tuesday pushed for the passage of its 700-billion-dollar financial...
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Serbian Nationalists Split Ahead of Key EU Vote
Belgrade - The opposition ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS) was trying to regain its...
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Vietnam, Broken Marriage and Cancer Turn Good Cop into Bling Bandit
Ex-cop and Vietnam veteran Athelston Kelson, 59, turned to
the other side of the long arm of the...
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Mao Zedong's Successor, Hua Guofeng, Dies at 87
Hua Guofeng, Mao Zedong’s successor, has died in Beijing of an illness at
the age of 87, state...
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NASA’s Program Could Get Affected By The Ongoing Russia-Georgia War
According to a report in The Washington Post, the Russian-Georgian war may have several very...
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Columnist Robert Novak Retires Due to Cancer Diagnosis
Columnist Robert D. Novak announced his immediate retirement from his professional career following...
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NASA Sets Dates of Shuttle Fleet's Last Flights
NASA (the United States space agency) revealed the dates it fixed for the last flights of the...
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UC Hired New President Mark Yudof for $828,000 a Year
University of Texas chancellor, Mark G. Yudof, was appointed as University of California’s new...
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Corzine Plans To Cut New Jersey’s Budget And Jobs
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine announced Tuesday the budget
for 2009 saying that it will be $ 500...
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U.S.’ Policy Towards Cuba Could Suffer Significant Changes
Castro’s withdraw as leader of
the country on Tuesday brought into discussion the long time...
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Castro Announces Retirement From Cuba’s Presidency
Fidel Castro,
Cuba’s ailing leader
has announced on Tuesday that he will retire from his...
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Former RI Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse Is HIV-Positive
A former priest accused of sexually abusing at least five
minors in two states is HIV positive,...
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Charlotte Officials still Searching for Missing Ex-Marine
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office continued their search for missing marine Eric Hall on...
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U.S. Judge Freezes Saudi Prince’s Fund Transfers
The assets of Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan were temporarily frozen by a federal judge as a result...
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Castro May Show Signs of Retirement
In a letter which was read on Monday on state television Fidel Castro, Cuba’s ailing leader, said...
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State of Emergency in Pakistan Lifted by Musharraf
Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf lifted the state of emergency Saturday, after
imposing it six...
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Sixth Day of the French Transport Strike
On Monday the French transport strike entered its sixth day
as the commuters had to face another...
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Clinton Strikes Back
On Friday Hillary Clinton's camp was trying to convince the
voters that she is now stronger from...
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Rugby World Cup Final Threatened by Transport Strike in France
October 18, 2007, the “Black Thursday” as it is called, is
the biggest one-day nationwide transit...
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Sports
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German cops grab Klitschko's watch: "I thought it was an April Fools' joke"
Kiev - Ukraine heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday said he thought he was the unlucky...
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Schumacher on hand for Ferrari in F1 season
Melbourne - Ferrari will be calling on the experience of seven-time world champion Michael...
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Armstrong's fall leaves Astana to Contador uncontested
Valladolid, Spain - The lowly Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cleared up more issues than expected in...
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Armstrong falls in Spain and is taken to hospital
Baltanas, Spain - Lance Armstrong fell during the first stage of the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon...
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Iverson Traded to the Pistons; Billups, McDyess Shipped to Nuggets
Los Angeles - Having failed to fire on all cylinders recently, the Detroit Pistons were looking to...
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Disgruntled Frings Toys with Retirement
Hamburg - Midfielder Torsten Frings is the latest Germany player toying with retirement, after...
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Lance Armstrong not sure about racing in Tour de France
Rome - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has said that he is not yet certain that he...
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Uncapped Adler Is Germany Goalkeeper for Russia Qualifier
Dusseldorf - Rene Adler faces a baptism of fire as Germany goalkeeper in an important World Cup...
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Jan Ullrich: Armstrong Can Win Tour de France again
Weil der Stadt, Germany - Former cycling professional Jan Ullrich said Friday that he believes...
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French Agency Offers Armstrong Doping Retest to Prove His Innocence
Paris - The French Anti-Doping Authority (AFLD) has offered Lance Armstrong a chance to have his...
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Officials Go under Cover to Catch Up Rain-Hit Japan Open
Tokyo - Officials took cover indoors as rain from an approaching typhoon dampened the Japan Open...
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Armstrong Will Race Australia's Tour Down Under
US cyclist Lance Armstrong will return to professional road racing in January at the Tour Down...
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Golden end to career of Spain's Llaneras
Beijing - An Olympic gold and a silver in just three days is not the usual performance for a...
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Focus on Klinsmann as Bayern Start as Favorite
Hamburg (dpa) - Bayern Munich expect new coach Juergen Klinsmann to deliver a 22nd German league...
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Chen lifts to historic lightweight gold for China
Chen Yanying made Olympic weightlifting history on Monday when she became the first woman to win...
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Annika Is Taking Time Off From Golf Tournaments
Annika Sorenstam is taking some
time off from the golf tournaments, as she revealed on Tuesday in...
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Brett Favre Goes Out In Style, Decides To Retire
The speculations are over! Brett
Favre is retiring from the Green Bay Packers, ESPN reports. As it...
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Baseball Owners Back Up Selig Until 2012
30 Major League team owners
unanimously decided to extend Bud Selig’s contract until 2012. Selig...
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‘Goose’ Gossage Could Enter The Hall Of Fame
Who is said to go to Cooperstown
this year? Rich “Goose” Gossage for once, who has been more than...
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Hingis Banned After Testing Positive For Cocaine
The International Tennis
Federation announced on Friday that Martina Hingis was given a two-year...
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If Olson Retires, O’Neill Takes Over
According to ESPN.com, Arizona assistant coach Kevin O’Neill
is said to replace Lute Olson as head...
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Rodriguez On His Way to Michigan?
West Virginia’s coach Rich
Rodriguez reportedly became the new candidate on Michigan’s front-man...
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Pirates Hire Russell as their New Manager
John Russell is now Pittsburgh Pirates’ new manager after the parts agreed Monday on the move that...
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Martina Hingis Retires after Testing Positive for Cocaine
Former World No. 1 tennis player Martina Hingis decided to end her sporting career after she has...
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New York Knicks Resign Allan Houston
Allan Houston decided to end his retirement and resume playing for the troubled New York Knicks...
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Marion Jones Pleads Guilty and Retires
Gold medalist athlete Marion Jones pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to federal officials about the...
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Woods Wins the Cup and the $10 Million Bonus
Tiger Woods never declared the U.S. PGA Tour's opening FedEx Cup as one of his goals. He just said...
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Clemens Takes No-Hitter into Sixth as Yankees Beat Red Sox 4-3
Roger Clemens took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Johnny Damon drove in two runs to fuel the...
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People
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New Zealand opera star Kiri te Kanawa defrauded by bank manager
Wellington - New Zealand opera diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 65, suffered the theft of more than...
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Mickey Rourke – A Living Legend
Mickey Rourke is Hollywood's great comeback this year. He has won critical acclaim for his...
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John Updike Never to be Forgotten
John Updike, the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning author for fiction novels capturing the mood and...
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Joaquin Phoenix’s Music Career – A Big Joke
After making an announcement in October regarding his retirement from acting in favor of music,...
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Mickey Rourke Only Wrestles in Movies
Mickey Rourke has bowed out of the match with WWE star Chris Jericho. The actor’s...
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Mickey Rourke Finally a Real Wrestler?
It appears that Mickey Rourke’s role in “The Wrestler” could cross over...
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Give It Up for Joaquin Phoenix - from Oscars to Hip-Hop
After making an announcement in October regarding his retirement from acting in favor of music,...
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Joaquin Phoenix Starts Rap Career
Joaquin Phoenix has made his debut in rap music after he had announced on October 27, 2008, his...
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Cinema’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut: Paul Newman Dies
He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half of century of acting, directing and...
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Report: Couric Will Leave CBS after Elections
Katie Couric will most likely leave the "CBS Evening News" anchor chair, but not in two weeks as...
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Hong Kong Pop Star Apologizes For Sex Pics Scandal
Canadian-born Hong Kong actor and singer Edison Chen issued a heartfelt apology on Thursday and...
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Actor Dick Wilson aka ‘Mr. Whipple’ Dies
One of the best known personalities in TV advertising, Dick Wilson, who played "Mr....
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Country Music Veteran Hank Thompson Dies
Country singer Hank Thompson, a significant promoter of honky tonk swing, passed away Tuesday of...
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‘Price is Right’ Host Drew Carey Pops The Question
Comedian Drew Carey proposed to his girlfriend Nicole Jaracz, a fresh graduate of culinary school,...
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Cartoonist Phil Frank, Creator of “Farley," Dies
Cartoonist Phil Frank, known for his work on the comic strips “Farley” and “The...
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Bob Barker Gives His Blessing To New “Price Is Right” Host
Former "Price Is Right" host, Bob Barker, who announced his retirement recently, was...
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Paul Newman Makes Retirement Official
One of Hollywood’s most popular figures, veteran actor Paul Newman, said it is time he gave up...
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Business
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Air France-KLM to slash up to 3,000 jobs
Paris - French-Dutch air carrier Air France-KLM said Wednesday it would cut between 2,500 and 3,000...
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NASA Prepares Its Shuttles For Sale
NASA announced that it plans to donate and sell the shuttles once they will be retired in two...
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Motorola to freeze pensions
New York - Mobile phone maker Motorola said Wednesday it would permanently freeze contributions to...
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1,500 laid off at Nikon factory in Thailand as exports slow
Bangkok - Nikon Corp's unit in Thailand laid off 1,500 of its subcontracting staff amid signs that...
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Air France Might Go On A Very Costly Strike
Paris - The possibility of a four-day strike was announced by unions representing pilots for French...
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McCain, Obama warn of high stakes in financial crisis
New York - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on Thursday warned of the high...
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Battle lines drawn over giant US finance rescue
Washington - Battle lines were being drawn in Washington on Sunday over the US government's rescue...
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FDIC Says U.S. Bank System “Absolutely Safe”
On the background of trouble signs given through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s (FDIC)...
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Bill Gates Prepares A New Chapter In His Life, Without Microsoft
Bill Gates is just one week away from his official
retirement announced for the 1st of July. He...
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GM to Close Four Factories
The company’s CEO and chairman, Rick Wagoner announced this morning that GM will have to close four...
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American Axel Strike Could End
United Auto Workers Local 235 and American Axel &
Manufacturing Inc. have come to an agreement...
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401(k) Participants Can Sue to Recover Losses
The US Supreme Court ruled that participants in the most common type of retirement plan, 401(k),...
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GM Reports Losses, Offers Massive Buyouts
General Motors Corporation has announced that it lost $722 million over the fourth quarter and...
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Bear Stearns Appoints Alan Schwartz as New CEO
Bear Stearns Cos Inc, one of the largest global investment banks and securities trading and...
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GM to Cut Labor Costs, Will Offer Buyouts to 5200 UAW Workers
General Motors Corp., the world's largest auto company by production volume for the first 9 months...
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Nintendo Wii Outruns Its Competitors Again
NPD Group released on Friday a report that puts Nintendo’s
Wii on top of the sales chart in...
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Volkswagen Re-orientates Itself
Volkswagen of America, Inc is setting new headquarters in Virginia, also hoping
for a market...
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Edward A. Mueller Named New CEO and Chairman Of Qwest
Qwest Communications International Inc., the main telephone service provider in 14 mostly Western...
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Dubai World Will Turn Queen Elizabeth 2 Into A Luxury Hotel
Cunard Line has sold its famous cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) to affiliated company Dubai...
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John Browne, British Petroleum CEO BP, Resigns
John Browne, CEO of British Petroleum, announced his
resignation with immediate effect Tuesday,...
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