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Astronauts installing new camera on Hubble
Washington - US astronauts on Thursday were conducting the first spacewalk to upgrade and repair...
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Shuttle Atlantis to launch on Hubble telescope repair mission
Washington - Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Atlantis on Monday ahead of their planned...
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Shuttle Atlantis on last mission to repair Hubble telescope
Washington - For nearly 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has kept its orbiting eye trained on...
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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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We're Half Way to a Dangerous Climate Change
With the issue of global warming and climate change in prime focus over the past years, some...
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Coral Reef-Based Study Suggests Rapid Sea Level Rise Possible
A recent study focusing on climate change brings evidence that the sea level will most likely rise...
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Debris of Detected 'Unique' Asteroid that Exploded Collected from Desert
An asteroid that has been tracked by an international alliance of astronomers...
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Scientists: Sea levels could rise 1 metre as Antarctic ice melts
Wellington - A large amount of permanent Antarctic ice could melt in the next 100...
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Researchers Find Virus-Free Way Of Reprogramming Stem Cells
Stem cells have always been controversial, from ethical and biological point of view, but the...
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New Flu Vaccine Based On Human Antibodies May Come In Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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Study: 235 Species In Arctic and Antarctic Waters Possibly Identical
The Arctic and Antarctic regions don’t seem to offer the friendliest conditions for life...
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200 Years From Darwin’s Birth
Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday reminds everyone the story behind the origins of species....
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy about Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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Colors Enhance Brain Performance: Red for Details, Blue For Creativity
Colors can improve brain performance, but which one is most effective? Scientists at the...
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Giant Snake Shakes Common Beliefs Regarding Prehistoric Climate
An international team of scientists Wednesday announced the discovery in northern Colombia of...
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Scientists Found The World's Biggest Snake
The latest issue of the journal Nature presents a report on the recently found fossilised remains...
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Did Ancient North Americans Drink Chocolate?
Even if researchers thought cacao beans were brought from Mexico in the 15th century, it would...
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Astronomers Capture Giant Exoplanet Displaying Extreme Temperature Swing
The most recent observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have uncovered an...
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Antarctica Is Getting Warmer, Threatening More Animals
The creatures probably most affected by the global warming are those living in the cold,...
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Is Antarctica Really Warming Up?
According to a recent study, it seems that the glacial formation at the Earth’s South Pole is...
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Antarctica Is Warming, Rather Than Cooling, Study Shows
A recent study made by scientists from the United States rejected the wide accepted thesis that...
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Torture Seen As Common Behavior Nowadays If Ordered
Chances are you underestimate your capacity for cruelty. Stanley Milgram's famous obedience...
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Resplendent Moon Friday Night
Well, don’t expect to see the flag the Apollo
11 astronauts (allegedly)
left on the moon, but if...
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Astronomers Find Carbon Dioxide In Another Planet's Atmosphere
Carbon dioxide has been detected in the atmosphere of
a planet 63 light-years away by astronomers...
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Carbon Dioxide Found On Distant Planet
Scientists from NASA have discovered trails of carbon
dioxide on HD x189733b, a planet which is 63...
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Are Meteorite Strikes The Reason Life Appeared on Earth?
Yoshihiro Furukawa at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan unveiled an amazing discovery. He claims...
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NASA To Seize The Mars Rover Launch Window In 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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Tycho Brahe’s Supernova Mystery, Resolved
A group of scientists from Japan, Germany and Holland presented a research about the supernova...
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Ancient Supernova Explosion Called Forth by Scientists
A study recently published in Nature reported that the supernova star that was first spotted back...
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New Information About NASA's Activity
NASA has just announced a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station...
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Movie Reviews
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“Valkyrie” Reveals the Weak Side of Tom Cruise
Ever since “Valkyrie” was announced, the movie has stirred a lot of buzz.
First, its...
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Can “Seven Pounds” Save the Lives of Seven People?
“Seven Pounds” is not for the strong-minded. The film that reunites Italian...
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“The Wrestler”: The Battle Ring Seen as Life Scene
In spite of the fact that we all know pro wrestling is
simulated and that, generally speaking,...
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“The Day The Earth Stood Still” Leads This Weekend Box office
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” magnetized moviegoers into
theaters across North America, rising...
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“The Day the Earth Stood Still” Is Motionless
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” debuted in theaters across
the country on Friday and revived the...
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“The Day The Earth Stood Still,” Aliens Invaded
Robert Wise’s 1951 sci-ficlassic “The Day the Earth Stood Still” represented
a straightforward...
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Film Review: “The Reader” Whispers Its Masterpiece Gently
Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare teamed
up for “The Reader,” just as they did...
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Cadillac Records Not Historically Accurate Yet Historically Relevant
Cadillac Records is hardly a lesson in music history yet
moviegoers wishing for a historical feel...
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“Milk” Offers a Healthy Lesson
Sean Penn delivers one of his most intrepid and
awe-inspiring performances in “Milk,” filmmaker...
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Review: “Australia” - War Cannot Hinder Aussie Love
From its extraordinary music and lavish images to its
romantically-built epitomes of a jagged...
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“Twilight” Movie Is Mere Teenage Romance
Let’s face it. The appeal of love comes from its inaccessibility,
as well as from the impediments...
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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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Is “W.” Who We Think He Is?
Whether you’re on his side or the other, you are acquainted
with George W. Bush’s real nature as...
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Review: “Sex Drive” Lies In Giant Doughnut Costume
Well, let’s recap, shall we? What are sex-themed teen
comedies all about? They usually portray a...
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Movie Review: “Body of Lies” Turns From Lust To Dust
“Body of Lies” has it all… almost: an excellent director,
Ridley Scott, big names on the cast...
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U.S.
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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Red River waters still high in US, and blizzard danger lies ahead
Washington - North Dakota breathed a slight sigh of relief Sunday as the ice-laden Red River...
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Girl Found Dead at Fort Lewis Barracks
Two girls were found irresponsive in an Army barracks at Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington. One of...
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Barack Obama’s Health Reform Gets Vote Of Confidence
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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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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Obama’s Health Care Reform May Not Work
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Visual Arts City’s Gallery Opened To The Public
The Orange County Museum of Art’s Biennial or the 2008 California Biennial consists of 54...
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Blagojevich Corruption Scandal Amplifies
Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich is continuing to act like nothing has happened and the...
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ANALYSIS: Obama could unlock impasse on global warming
Poznan, Poland - With talks on global warming stalled, the world's eyes are on Barack Obama to...
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The US-Mexico Border Fence Has Many Loopholes, Some Deadly
Nogales, Mexico - The United States has stepped up efforts over the last two years to contain the...
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Larry Summers - Obama's Chief Economic Advisor
Washington - Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary and president of Harvard University, brings...
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Barack Obama’s Health-Care Reform May Help Many People
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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George W Bush leaves world stage with a "goodbye"
Washington - It was a farewell without fanfares, tears or dollops of praise. Instead, US President...
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Update: Paloma Threatens Jamaica and Cuba
Although summer is clearly over, as proven by the recent snow storm that has hit South Dakota with...
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Tributes after Obama's victory, transition begins
Washington/Chicago - A steady flow of well-wishes came in from around the world Wednesday after...
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Voters put Obama, first African American, in White House
Washington/Chicago - Democratic candidate Barack Obama won a historic US presidential election...
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Powell's nod gives Obama security credentials
Washington - Former US secretary of state Colin Powell, the nationally respected military leader...
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Former Secretary of State Powell endorses Obama
Washington - Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who had served in the first Republican...
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Light winds aid battle against wildfires
Los Angeles - Fierce Santa Ana winds subsided Wednesday, helping thousands of firefighters reign in...
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ANALYSIS: US elections overshadowed by Wall Street
Washington - It's often small gestures that symbolize leadership and can help a candidate to...
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Sports
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Perry, Cabrera share lead going into final round at Augusta
Augusta, Georgia - American Kenny Perry and Argentina's Angel Cabrera broke free of the pack on...
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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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Old Foes Germany And England Are In Friendly Mode
Berlin - Neither Germany nor England will be at full strength when they meet on Wednesday in a...
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Mother Nature Key Factor in First Grand Prix at Night
Singapore - Forecasts that whimsical Mother Nation has a 50-per-cent chance of dumping rain on...
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Seeds Send a Message with Wins into Second Round at Bali
Bali, Indonesia - Flavia Pennetta needed to get through a marathon opening set before leading two...
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Mission accomplished for Team China
Beijing - China finishes the 2008 Beijing Games sitting proudly on top of the medals table with a...
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Redeem Team USA gives Bush reason to leave early
The United States basketball team began its quest to make up for the disappointment of failing to...
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Beijing Ready For The Opening Ceremony
Beijing organizers said Wednesday that they were ready to hold the opening ceremony on...
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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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MVP Roger Clemens Denies Allegations In the Mitchell Report
The Mitchell
report, finally made public in a press conference on Thursday, unveiled a list
of 86...
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BALCO And WADA United Against Doping
Dick Pound, President
of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Victor Conte, founder of...
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Pennington and Elam Got Game but Jets Still Lose
Although the New York Jets had the game in hand on Sunday, they eventually lost 38-31 to the...
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McLaren One-Two in Ferarri’s Backyard
McLaren recorded their fourth one-two finish of the season right in Ferarri’s back yard as Fernando...
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Movies
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“Watchmen” Is Off to Good Start
Superhero movie “Watchmen” grossed $4.6 million from midnight screenings that ere...
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“Watchmen” May Turn Out to Be a Box Office Hit
Producers behind “Watchmen” call the movie a fresh, expressively intricate adaptation...
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“Madea Goes to Jail” Bounces between Drama and Comedy
Tyler Perry’s new movie “Madea Goes to Jail,” starring Perry himself (who is...
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‘Dollhouse’ Expectations
“Insane” and “creepy,” just like its maker Joss Whedon (“Buffy the...
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Steve Martin’s Clouseau Doesn’t Amuse Much
“The Pink Panther 2,” starring Steve Martin in the role of Gallic detective...
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Mickey Rourke And Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler”
In spite of the fact that we all know pro wrestling is simulated and that, generally speaking,...
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A Golden Globe For Heath Ledger's Performance In "The Dark Knight"
Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor Sunday for his role as The...
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Will Smith Plays IRS Agent in “Seven Pounds”
Director Gabriele Muccino’s movie “Seven Pounds,” which opened in United States...
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Review" “The Wrestler”: The Life Scene
In spite of the fact that we all know pro wrestling is
simulated and that, generally speaking,...
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“Earth Stood Still” Animates Box Office
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” magnetized moviegoers into
theaters across North America, rising...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still tops US box office
New York - Keanu Reeves-starrer, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", topped the US box...
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On Kate Winslet’s Hanna Schmitz
It is definitely a Kate Winslet end of the year, as the 33 year old actress will be in cinemas...
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“The Day the Earth Stood Still” Quite a Disappointment
The 2008
remake of Robert Wise’s 1951 “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” which depicted an
alien...
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“The Day the Earth Stood Still” Exploring Human Nature
Friday, the
sci-fi movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” opened in theaters throughout the
United...
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“The Day the Earth Stood Still” to Open Friday
Friday,
December 12, the movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” is scheduled to debut in
United...
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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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“Twilight’s” Darkness Shines Its Way to Success
“Twilight” brightens up the roads of Kristen Stewart and
Robert Pattinson. Literally. Just think...
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Winona Ryder in "good health" after falling ill on plane
London - Hollywood actress Winona Ryder was briefly taken to a London clinic Wednesday after...
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Trying To Understand The “Twilight” Fad
“Twilight” is surrounded by screams, eagerness and tremor.
In anticipation of the film’s long...
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“Twilight’s” Vampire Mania Is Contagious
The long awaited “Twilight” is speedily approaching its
release and while clichéd stories...
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Lindsay Lohan Loves Samantha, Is Not A Lesbian 'Maybe' Bisexual
The only thing about Lindsay Lohan still making headlines these days is the status of her...
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Lindsay Lohan's Never Gonna Give Up Men
No wonder Lindsay Lohan hasn't come out of the closet yet. According to her friends, the actress...
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Oliver Stone’s “W.” Tries To Stay Far From Bias
As George W. Bush’s second term as the 43rd
President of the United
States approaches its...
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Happiness Pops Up with Poppy in “Happy-Go-Lucky”
At first, you may think she’s mad or at least stoned.
Actually, she’s just happy. Happy about...
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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Tenderness
Ah, sweet adolescence! Not. Little is sweet about
adolescence but director Peter Sollett and...
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Lindsay Lohan Steps In To Defend Ronson Following's Dad's Angry Tirade
It didn't take Michael Lohan long before striking back at his daughter Lindsay Lohan's coming out...
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The Duchess Enters The Scene
Keira Knightley is playing dress-up yet again and she’s
doing it in style, probably...
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“Igor” Portrays Frenzied Evil vs. Unruffled Good
Once upon a time, the leaders of the world were mad
scientists and evil geniuses. The methods they...
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Michael Moore Says Hurricane Gustav Is Gift From God
Controversial moviemaker Michael Moore is once again under media focus for his remarks regarding...
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Music
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The Grammys – Winners and Outfits
The 2009 Grammys Awards were marked by an overstock of quirky collaboration, tearful acceptance...
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Britney Spears’ “Circus” Coming To Your Town
Not only did Britney Spears celebrate her 27th
birthday on Tuesday, but she also enjoyed the...
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Madonna And A-Rod Must Be Getting Pretty Serious
While keeping everyone guessing about the nature of their relationship, Madonna and Yankee's Alex...
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Britney Channels Her Inner Madonna
Britney Spears is intent on reviving her career and proving
she is still a bona fide entertainer...
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Kanye West’s New Album More Introspective Than Ever
He has just won the first couple of American Music Awards of
his career, including the prize for...
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Britney and Justin Performed Separately alongside Madonna at Dodger Stadium
Thursday
night, when Madonna ended her “Sticky and Sweet” tour with a concert that took
place at...
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The Queen and Princess of Pop Reunited Once Again
Five years ago, fans witnessed one of the hottest moments in music history when Madonna and Britney...
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Madonna Reunites With Friends On LA Stage: Britney And Justin
Madonna’s concert at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last night featured two very
special...
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Madonna’s Justin-Sticky Britney-Sweet Tour
Madonna made her fans a very special surprise last night,
although it had been rumored for some...
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Barack Obama Gets Rock Stars’ Support
Barack Obama is getting more and more support from internationally acclaimed stars, from a variety...
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Janet Jackson Well Again After Bout of Vertigo, Touring
R&B diva Janet Jackson gave fans a bit of a scare and a
bit more of a frustration by...
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Janet Jackson Ill, Postpones More Shows
R&B icon Janet Jackson has postponed yet more concerts
of her current Rock Witchu Tour due to...
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Madonna Kicks Off Her US Concerts
Madonna’s North American episode of her Sticky and Sweet
Tour began on Saturday with an awesome...
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Janet Jackson’s Tour Interrupted by Health Problems
What a day for Janet Jackson! Although the singer is on a
North American concert tour, she had no...
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Janet Jackson Hospitalized For Mystery Illness
Janet Jackson is in the midst of a North American concert
tour but has cancelled a Montreal
show...
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Are Usher and Wife Having Another Child? Yeah! Yeah!
Another man that no one thought will settle down for a very long time, especially because of the...
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MTV's Video Music Awards aim to recover from Britney fiasco
Los Angeles - Watch at your own peril. Britney Spears is set to open MTV's Video Music Awards...
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Beach Boys' Good Courtroom Vibrations
The extended legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys’ name has finally found a settlement...
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Dolly Parton Ordered by Doc To Postpone Tour
Country singer Dolly Parton announced Monday she would have to postpone her scheduled North...
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Inside Britney Spears’ Deposition
Britney Spears did indeed turn up for Monday’s deposition, which is great news, as there is still...
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DMX Under Surveillance For Animal Cruelty.
Earl Simmons, aka DMX. has been put under surveillance after
police received a complaint...
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Jazz Singer Etta James Hospitalized, Now in Stable Condition
The blues, R&B and jazz
famous singer Etta James is now in stable condition after she has...
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Health
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WHO: 1,490 cases of new flu, 30 deaths, as scientists meet
Geneva - The World Health Organization held Tuesday an online conference of scientists from various...
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
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WHO changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases
Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of...
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WHO: 154 Confirmed Cases of Swine Flu
The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of swine...
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Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations
Researchers have long blamed genetics for autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but no study...
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WHO: No need for travel, pork import restrictions
Geneva - World Health Organization officials reiterated Tuesday that travel restrictions would not...
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New Technique to Detect Cancer May Soon Be Available
New research in the online issue of the journal Nature Medicine suggests that a new technique to...
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Sprout Recall in 11 US States over Listeria Concerns
Connecticut-based Amalgamated Produce Inc. announced Wednesday that it is voluntarily recalling...
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Women Fertility May One Day Be Restored through Stem Cell Treatment
Reporting in the journal Nature Cell Biology, Chinese scientists suggest that women may one day be...
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Rocket Fuel Found in Infant Formula
Fifteen brands of powdered infant formula were found to contain trace amounts of perchlorate, a...
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Study finds action video games improve eyesight
San Francisco A new study has found that action video games can improve players' eyesight,...
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HIV - Among the Greatest Battles In The History of Humanity
A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature confirms the fact that the battle against the HIV...
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Commonly-Used Compound Proves Successful against HIV Infection
Researchers have tested many vaccines and gels to see their efficiency in HIV prevention, but...
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Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys
Researchers have made a huge step forward in fighting AIDS virus by announcing that a cheap,...
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Scientists: New, Effective Way to Protect Women against AIDS
Newsflash: researchers found a way that might work to protects women from AIDS.
A recent...
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Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
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Brand New Alzheimer’s Theory
U.S. biotechnology company Genentech Inc has published a new study in the journal Nature that...
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Discovery May Offer New Targets for Drug Development to Slow Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Genentech of South San Francisco and the Salk Institute of La Jolla have...
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A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity
A new urine test that tracks a certain substance produced by prostate cancer cells may help...
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HIV Gene Therapy Shows Optimistic Results
The first phase 2 gene therapy trial for treating HIV has shown some promising first results. The...
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Sequencing of Virus DNA May Help Scientists Find a Cure for Common Cold
Scientists are hoping to find a cure for the common cold and a new discovery brings them closer to...
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No More Colds Thanks to New Gene Discovery
Researchers are reporting what could at least be a significant step in curing the common cold. They...
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Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer
A new urine test designed to distinguish between benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer may...
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New Urine Test That Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a urine test to help distinguish...
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Nigerian Families Can Now Fight With Pfizer
An appeals court ruled on Friday that Nigerian families can now sue Pfizer in US courts, with...
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FDA Clears Fibromyalgia Drug Savella
Forest Laboratories Inc and Cypress Bioscience Inc, the developers of the fibromyalgia drug...
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Obama’s Health Care Reform Critiziced
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Genes Caused the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
Researchers found out the main cause of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic. Apparently, the main cause of...
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Scientists Discover Mechanism Responsible For Cell Flexibility
Embryonic cells have been for a long time the subject for heated debates concerning ethics, and...
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World
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NATO, Russia launch war of words over spying and Georgia
Brussels - NATO and Russia launched a war of words on Thursday as the alliance expelled two...
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Red Cross readies volunteers for swine flu
Geneva - The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies said it was...
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Castro accuses Brown of treating Obama with disdain
Havana - Historic Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of treating...
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Brown hails police action as anti-terrorism chief resigns
London - A major anti-terrorism raid in Britain prematurely exposed by a security blunder was...
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Search for Italy quake survivors becomes priority
L'Aquila, Italy - Rescue workers, paramedics and soldiers spread out across central Italy...
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A pregnant man? Spain embroiled in sex identity debate
Madrid - His name is Ruben Noe, and he is nine weeks pregnant. The case of the 25-year-old,...
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Two rare Sumatran elephants killed
Jakarta - Two Sumatran elephants have been shot and killed in Indonesia's...
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Greece unveils first "green" island
Athens - The tiny Greek island of Agios Efstratios located in the Aegean Sea would soon...
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Court hears of daughter's martyrdom at Fritzl incest trial
St Poelten, Austria - Prosecutors pressed on Tuesday with their evidence against Josef Fritzl, the...
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Vietnam sentences poachers for killing endangered ox
Hanoi - A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced two men to prison for killing a...
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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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Not-so-cuddly panda mauls third Beijing zoo intruder
Beijing - A giant panda at Beijing Zoo has mauled a third intruder who climbed into its enclosure,...
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Damage to British wind turbine prompts UFO speculation
London - A giant wind turbine in Britain has been wrecked after probably being hit by an...
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US Calls For Durable, Sustainable Ceasefire
New York - The United States pitched a plan on Tuesday for a comprehensive solution to end the...
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UN Security Council Debates Israel-Hamas Conflict
New York - The UN Security Council late Tuesday held an emergency session with envoys from 25...
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Lagoons, Rivers And Mennonites Separate Belize And Mexico
Chetumal, Quintana Roo - The vast lagoons between Bacalar on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and the...
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Vatican Enters 2009 With Ambivalence Towards Obama
Rome - Outgoing US President George W Bush's visit to Rome in June culminated in talks with Pope...
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Condoleezza Rice Explains North Korea Nuclear Negotiations Stalemate
Last week in Beijing, the disarmament talks between North Korea, the U.S., China, South Korea,...
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Indian Contemporary Art Arrives Finds New Fans In Berlin
Berlin - As a former Gestapo interrogation centre in Berlin, the sprawling building at number 90-91...
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Costa Rica Leap-Frogs Ahead In Ecotourism
Puerto Viejo de Carapiqui, Costa Rica - A world leader in ecotourism, Costa Rica is a country that...
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Pyongyang Mobile Deal Rings In New Era
Seoul - North Korea's urgent need to trigger economic growth and an Egyptian telecommunications...
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Huge Paedophilia Trial Nears End In Portugal
Lisbon/Madrid - Portugal's longest ever trial, dealing with a child abuse scandal that raised...
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Indonesia Tourism Industry Still Waiting To Rebound
Jakarta - Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation with the world's second-longest shoreline, has...
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Mediterranean Tuna Stocks Are Lower Than Ever
Marrakesh/Madrid - Environmental organizations issued a warning today about the low stocks of...
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Antarctic under pressure as cruise ships queue up to see the icebergs
The Antarctic wilderness is attracting a growing number of tourists keen to experience the icy...
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World's rarest species of palm on verge of extinction in Bangladesh
Dhaka - The full-blooming rachis shoots skyward from the top of the rarest species of wild palm in...
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Peter Mandelson in "shock return" to British government
London - Peter Mandelson, the kingmaker, spin-doctor and key strategist of modern British politics...
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Egypt Tourism Expected to Recover after Kidnapping
Cairo - A peaceful end to Egypt's tourist hostage crisis this week and no apparent link between the...
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Update:Kyle Evolves From Tropical Storm To Full-Fledged Hurricane
The Atlantic hurricane season welcomes its 11th
“guest”, tropical storm Kyle. Although not...
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Specials
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Twitter's Retention Rate Is only 40%
According to data from a company that monitor Internet traffic, there is a great number of Twitter...
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Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor Wins 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize
The most prestigious award in the field of architecture, the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize went...
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Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk
The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
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Study: Playing Shooter Video Games Improves Eyesight
A recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reached the conclusion that playing...
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Pyramids to go dark for "Earth Hour"
Cairo - The Pyramids and the Sphinx, normally bathed in the golden glow of high-powered...
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Earth Hour: lights, camera, but where's the action?
Sydney - It's easy to poke fun at Earth Hour, an Australian initiative now into...
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Darwin girl likely victim of crocodile attack
Sydney - Body parts were found Monday near where an 11-year-old girl went missing...
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Fresh water supply pressured by growing population, social demands
New York - The world's fresh water is a finite commodity, but growing demands for it are tearing...
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Radio Listeners Remember Paul Harvey
When radio listeners across the globe found out about Paul Harvey’s death, they relied on...
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New Flu Vaccine Based on Human Antibodies May Come in Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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Rihanna’s Dad Angry that LAPD Leaked Photo of His Bruised Daughter
Rihanna’s dad is very disappointed in the way the LAPD handled the domestic violence case of...
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Metabolite in the Body Found to Be a Marker of Advanced Prostate Cancer
A simple urine test may distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer,...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy About Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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Drug Produced from Genetically Engineered Goats Gets FDA’s Approval
Federal officials approved for the first time a drug made from milk of genetically engineered...
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Charles Darwin’s 200th Birthday Celebrated With Debates
Many churches in Oxford decided to make a conference as to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles...
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Scientists Unearth Pre-Historic Snake
Scientists have unearthed the world’s largest snake, which stretched 42 to 45 feet...
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Fossils Hunters: Giant Snake that Could Eat a Cow
The scientific community is stunned by the recent discovery of the...
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Who Interrupted the Super Bowl with Porn, Comcast Wonders?
Monday, Comcast apologized to cable television customers in the Tucson, Arizona area for...
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Antarctica Is Not As Cold As Believed
The general belief that the eastern Antarctic area is getting colder despite the worldwide trend of...
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The Labrador Retriever Is The US' Most Popular Dog
The American Kennel Club announced earlier today the most popular 10 dogs in the United States,...
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Brown Pelicans Hit By Freezing Temperatures
The United States are dealing with a new ecological crisis. The new problem is particularly...
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Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings
Dr. Megan A. Moreno, the lead author of two studies about networking websites that were published...
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“Homeland Security USA” ABC’s Latest Reality Show
ABC launched “Homeland Security USA” – a reality show about the cops who defend...
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The Life in 2020 As Seen By The Pew Internet & American Life Project
According to a recently released report, by 2020, the mobile
phone is expected to become the most...
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Resplendent moon Friday Night - Go Out and See It
Well, don’t expect to see the flag the Apollo
11 astronauts (allegedly)
left on the moon, but if...
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Brain-Stimulating Drugs: Should Healthy People Be Allowed to Take Them?
Should healthy people take prescription
drugs to boost their brain strength? A panel of medical...
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Waving “Boston Legal” Goodbye
Does a two-hour finale represent a proper goodbye for
“Boston Legal?” Although it may be hard for...
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NASA: The Mars Rover Launch Postponed To 2011
NASA delayed the Mars Science Laboratory mission until 2011, due to technical challenges and the...
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Report Correlates Heavy Media Use to Serious Health Problems in Kids
Television, music, movies and other media appear to significantly
increase obesity rates, tobacco...
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“DWTS” Approaches End, Brooke Stands Out As Favorite
Although “Dancing With the Stars” often leaves the tough
decision with regard to the big winners...
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Technology
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Egyptian court issues ruling blocking porn websites
Cairo - An Egyptian court issued a ruling Tuesday blocking foreign pornographic websites, saying...
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YouTube Symphony earns praise on debut
New York - After 3,000 online auditions, 15 million hits on their YouTube channel and just two days...
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Group Urges FCC to Investigate Restriction of Skype for iPhone
Free Press, a nonpartisan advocacy group concerned with media reform, called on the Federal...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Celebrated by Rodgers Library
The Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering will host a celebration on February 12 in the honor...
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Hacker Attacks Kaspersky’s US Web Site
A hacker has recently launched a SQL attack and posted listings of tables contained on Moscow-based...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Celebrated With Debates
Many churches in Oxford decided to make a conference as to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles...
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Adobe Chief: Flash for iPhone is a Tough Nut to Crack
It’s a tough job to build Flash for the iPhone and Adobe’s CEO, Shantanu Narayen,...
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Millions Log On To Witness Historic Event In Washington D.C.
It was a historic day for the United States, as President Barack Obama and First Lady...
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SEC Is Analyzing Apple Disclosures About Steve Jobs
It looks like US regulators are currently examining Apple's disclosures about CEO Steve Jobs'...
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Microsoft’s IE Keeps Being Caught with Its Pants Down
The web browser used by 69 percent of users all over the world continues to be at the mercy of...
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Major Earthquake Expected To Hit Sumatra within Decades
The Indonesian island of Sumatra has been the scene of
devastating earthquakes in recent years,...
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YouTube Becomes Restrictive On Sexually Explicit Videos
Video sharing site YouTube has gained the hearts of millions
of users, but at the same time, has...
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L.A. Jury Resumes Deliberations In MySpace Suicide Case
The Los Angeles trial in the case of 49-year-old Lori Drew,
approached its finale, after the jury...
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BlackBerry Storm Hits!
For a few months, BlackBerry fans and Verizon wireless users
looking for a real alternative to the...
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Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome
Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
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Psystar Not Confident Mediation Will Solve the Legal Dispute with Apple
The controversial legal dispute between Apple and Psystar
Corp. is far from settling, despite the...
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What the future holds: Software for amateur astrologists
Hamburg - For centuries, astrologers studied celestial constellations in a bid to unravel the...
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Report: TOM-Skype User Logs Stored On Insecure Chinese Servers
Chinese Internet users now have yet another reason to be
frustrated: not only do they have to face...
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California Lawmakers Warn DOJ About Rejecting The Google-Yahoo Deal
The Google-Yahoo ordeal is far from being over, and while
some regulators fear the deal may...
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Major ISPs Make 'No User Tracking' Pledge
AT&T and Verizon, two of the largest U.S. internet
service providers, pledged yesterday at a...
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Electrical Malfunction Temporarily Shuts Down Large Hadron Collider
Earlier this week, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, which is the
world’s most massive...
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Web Creator Berners-Lee Reveals Free, Open “One Web” Initiative
Almost two decades after the World Wide Web was unveiled in
its basic form, Sir Tim Berners-Lee,...
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United States Are Slowly Losing Internet Traffic Hegemony
America discovered the Internet, but couldn’t keep it a secret. The American dominance in the field...
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Is There Someone Behind the Mask?
Scientists at Berkely
University, working for
the U.S. Military, proudly announced that they...
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The Terminator’s Bionic Eye Becomes Reality
A revolutionary step towards the bionic eye has been made.
Yesterday scientists announced they had...
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Update 2: Kaminsky Delivers Black Hat Speech On DNS Design Flaw
Last month, a vulnerability flaw identified in the Internet’s
address system revealed how easy it...
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Nissan Unveils The Pusk-Back Fuel-Efficient Pedal Mechanism
Talk about smart cars! Nissan revealed on Monday a premiere
in the auto world - the ECO Pedal,...
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Congress Inquires 33 Companies On Web Data Collection Practices
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has initiated an
inquiry into Internet network operators’...
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FCC's Message: Comcast-like Practices Will Not Be Tolerated
The Federal Communications Commission declared Comcast's Internet management practices to...
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Greeks Used Astronomical Calculator To Organize The Olympic Games
Understanding the mysteries behind the world’s first calculating
device developed by the ancient...
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People
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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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The World Is Remembering Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth was one of the best-known painters of the 20th century and sometimes referred to as...
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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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Jamie Spears Gets a Raise On Christmas
Britney Spears is currently getting back to her pop-princess feet, yet this last couple of...
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Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak" More Introspective Than Ever
He has just won the first couple of American Music Awards of
his career, including the prize for...
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Michael Jackson to Make Appearance in London Court
A lawyer for Michael Jackson had initially asked for his
client to testify via video link in the...
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Michael Jackson To Take The Witness Stand Next Week
Michael Jackson has agreed to take the witness stand next
week in a lawsuit filed against him by a...
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Suge Knight Faces Criminal Charges, Jail Sentence
Marion “Suge” Knight is
facing criminal charges following his arrest in August in Las Vegas on...
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Taylor Swift’s Potential Pregnancy – Not So Likely
Taylor Swift can’t possibly escape the public eye. As she
has recently confirmed her breakup from...
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What’s Between Miley Cyrus and the “Christian Guy”?
Well, well, well. The 15-year-old “Hannah Montana” star is
just one step away from confessing...
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Star Jones Offers a Broader Vision on “The View”
She may have left ABC’s “The View” a couple of years ago,
but she’s not done talking. Star Jones...
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Fall Is the Season for Honesty: Lindsay Gay, Dad Angry, Actress Hits Back
It seems that in celebrity-land fall is the season for
confessions and sincerity. Declarations...
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It Wasn’t That Hard! Lindsay Lohan Confirms Relationship With Sam Ronson
Are Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson really a couple?
All the buzz around the nature of the...
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David Duchovny Seeks Professional Help for Sex Addiction
Apparently, the “fornication” in “Californication” really
got to the 48-year-old actor and...
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John Edwards' Ladies Speak Out
Both wife and alleged mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards spoke out upon...
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First Pictures Of Jolie-Pitt Twins To Be Published Monday
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, are set to make...
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More People Outing Lindsay Lohan And Samantha Ronson
While Lindsay Lohan and her gal pal DJ Samantha Ronson are keeping mum regarding the nature of...
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Miss Washington Apologizes for Internet Photos
Miss Elyse Umemoto, the second runner-up in the Miss America pageant last year, and the winner of...
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Sun Reaches Highest Point on Summer Solstice
The Sun reached its highest point in the sky yesterday, June 20, which means this Friday was the...
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"Family Circus" Mom, Thelma Keane, Dies
Thelma Keane, the wife and inspiration of Bil Keane, who created on of the most famous comic...
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Hospital Workers Fired for Peeking into Britney’s Medical Records
Several employees of the UCLA Medical
Center will be fired or
disciplined for looking at Britney...
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Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Wilkerson Happy To Welcome Second Son
The star of “Sabrina, the Teenage
Witch” has become a mother for the second time. Melissa Joan...
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Britney's Mom and Pop Still in Charge
Britney Spears failed to regain control of her finances Monday as a court ruled that father Jamie...
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Mr. Big Becomes a Daddy
“Sex and the City” sexy actor Chris Noth, 53, and his long
time girlfriend, Tara Wilson are the...
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Donald Trump: Not My $10,000 Tip
Real estate mogul Donald Trump is in fact not the world’s biggest tipper, it was revealed...
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1 Year Later: Despaired Driving Instructor Sues Borat
An American driving instructor says the makers of wacky comedy “Borat” starring Sacha...
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The Osbournes’ Garage Sale Raises Thousands For Charity
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon made the most of the stuff they no longer needed in their Beverly...
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Lindsay ‘Homewrecker’ Lohan
It’s been just several days since Lindsay Lohan checked out of rehab and returned to Hollywood with...
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Britney’s ‘Blackout’ Confirmed
Rumors about Britney Spears’ change of plans concerning her upcoming album’s name have been...
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Photo Owned by Elton John in Child Pornography Investigation
British police conducting a child pornography investigation confiscated a photograph belonging to...
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