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Digital TV – Delaying the Delay
The Senate unanimously voted, again, on Thursday night, to postpone the transition date...
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Two Senators Ask For Delay Of The Switchover Program
Two senators, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Rockefeller of West Virginia, have introduced...
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Bill Gates Brings Broadband Internet to Public Libraries
On Friday, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that they...
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Intel: The Future Of Data Transfers Lies In Silicon Photonics
The future of ultra-fast computers lies in the hands of emerging
technologies, as proven by...
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Va. Court Protects Spammer’s “Right” To Send Fraudulent E-mails
Can spammers get away with illegal activities? Sure they can! If you
thought the anti-spam law was...
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AT&T Fixes Data Outage in the Northeastern U.S.
This morning, AT&T customers in the Northeastern U.S. were unable to use the carrier's EDGE and...
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NASA Blows Up Rocket, 2 Satellites Shortly After Lift Off
NASA had to destroy one of its experimental unmanned rockets and watch the wreckage fall into the...
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Verizon Communications Inc. Brings FiOS to New York
At the end of June, Verizon managed to get the Franchise and Concession Review Committee’s approval...
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“Spam King” Behind Bars: Robert Soloway Gets 4 Years In Prison
Robert Soloway, also known as the “Spam King,” has been sentenced
to almost four years in...
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China Dismisses Accusations Of Cyber-Attacks
China’s officials appeared very displeased with the
accusations brought upon the country by two...
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Google's Co-founder Is Scheduled For Space Trip
Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, plans to enjoy himself in
the year 2011 by taking a trip to the...
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Online Music Pirate Meets Jailers…Others Will Follow
Online piracy is something
widely practiced these days, but things might change in the future, if...
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HP Supports Technology For Education With Mini-Note PC
The educational system needs
computers, preferably affordable ones, and HP joins the ones who will...
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Illicit Activities Could Lead ‘King of Spam’ To Long Imprisonment
Is spamming a productive work? Some
might think so, but the law disagrees. Robert Soloway, 29,...
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Bill Gates Wants More Highly Skilled Immigrants
Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, in a hearing Wednesday before members of Congress, pledged...
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Spammers, Watch Out! Virginia Court Upheld Felony Spam Conviction
The Virginia Supreme Court maintained
its position regarding the first conviction for illegal...
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Report Concludes TSA Site Had Multiple Security Issues
The Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform released today a report on...
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FBI to Build Vast Biometric Database
The U.S. Federal Investigation Bureau is collecting handprints, mugshots and fingerprints to build...
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Ribbit's Phone Application Integrated with Sites
Ribbit, a Mountain View, California-based company has launched today a platform that allows...
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Three Robots Cross DARPA Urban Challenge Finish Line
Three robotic cars have crossed the DARPA Urban Challenge finish line in the allotted time. The...
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No More Wireless Communication While Driving For Minors
Starting with July 1, minors that drive and use wireless
devices won’t be cool, but subject to a...
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U.S.
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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Lifeboat with US captain nears Somalia; talks failed
Washington/Nairobi - A hijacked lifeboat with the captain of a US cargo ship held hostage was...
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Report: US crew retakes ship from Somali pirates
Washington - Crew members may have retaken control of a US- operated ship that was hijacked off the...
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PCA Fills for Bankruptcy Protection
Peanut Corporation of America has already filed for bankruptcy protection and will soon begin to...
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Nationwide Digital TV Plan Postponed
President-elect Barack Obama requested the Congress to pass a bill in order to delay the digital...
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Lawmakers Request Delay in Digital TV
Thursday, a senior Democratic senator introduced legislation aimed at delaying the transition...
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Obama Presses Lawmakers on Remaining $350 Billion of Stimulus Plan
In order to get his presidential administration off to a fast start, President-elect Barack Obama...
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Obama warns US economy could worsen without swift action
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the recession in the United...
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Helicopter Crash Kills 8 in Southern Louisiana
A helicopter with oilfield workers aboard crashed on Sunday killing eight people and injuring...
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High Court Dismisses New York Times Libel Suit Appeal
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit of a
former Army scientist against the New...
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How Prepared are the U.S. States for Actual Disaster?
Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia along with New Hampshire and Wisconsin are among the five...
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Father-daughter Visit to India Ends Tragically, Community Members Express Condolences
Kia Scherr learned on Friday that her husband, Alan Scherr, and their daughter, were killed in the...
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US confirms death of five Americans in Mumbai
Washington - The US State Department late Friday updated to five the death toll of American...
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Two Americans Killed in the Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
Alan Scherr and his 13-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,...
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CDC Declares: Burlington Is Healthiest US City
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest...
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CDC Declares Vermont City the Healthiest in the U.S.
Recently,
the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have
released a...
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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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Democrats Expand Majority in US Congress
Washington - Democrats increased their control of Congress in elections Tuesday, picking up...
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Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history
San Francisco - An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days...
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McCain quickly concedes defeat, congratulates Obama
Washington - Republican John McCain quickly conceded defeat in Tuesday's election, congratulating...
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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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E-Voting Machines Pose Problems to U.S. Voters
Early
Tuesday, when United States citizens began to cast their vote in the nation’s
2008...
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US voters throng polling stations in historic election
Washington/Chicago - Tens of thousands of US voters waited patiently in serpentine queues Tuesday...
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It's Election Day in the United States
Washington - Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to...
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US Presidential Race Long, Costly
Washington - The 2008 presidential campaign has been one of the longest in US history, spanning...
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US candidates make final push; Chicago braces for 1 million
Chicago/Washington - US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain planned one final race...
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Now It's Up to Voters in Historic US Elections
Washington - After an historic 20 months of rallies, debates and countless commercials in the most...
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Obama, McCain battle it out on last weekend before polls
Washington - Leaving nothing to chance and taking no vote for granted, the two US presidential...
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Obama, McCain Make Final Moves as Election Day Nears
Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are fighting the last battles of the elections...
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People
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Chris Brown’s Dad Breaks Silence
Last week’s incident in which Chris Brown and Rihanna were involved drew a lot of...
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Poet Edgar Allan Poe at 200
Edgar Allan Poe wrote poetry, short-stories, and literary critics while making his way through the...
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Literary Icon Edgar Allan Poe, Subject of Heated Debate
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most prominent writers of the American Romantic Movement. He is...
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Nicole Kidman Would Love To Have More Kids
Nicole Kidman, the intriguing Aussie actress, has been one of Hollywood’s best discoveries. She can...
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Mr. Blackwell, Famous Fashion Critic, Dies At 86
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the worst dressed of them
all? Mr. Blackwell was the one to...
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Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist Died Tuesday
LeRoi Moore, the saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday afternoon after complications...
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Elizabeth Taylor In Good Condition And Expected To Return Home
Although Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an unnamed
reason, she was in good condition and...
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Randy Pausch, the Inspirational Professor from Carnegie Mellon, Dies
Randy Pausch, who became famous with his “Last Lecture”
series, becoming a YouTube phenomenon,...
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Jenna Bush To Get Married at Family Ranch
Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, said she
was the last in the family to know she...
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Robert Downey Jr. is a Super Hero
The 43-year-old Oscar-nominated actor and musician Robert Downey Jr is assuming the mantle of “Iron...
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"Survivor" Winner Loses Appeal, Remains in Jail
Richard Hatch, winner of the $1 million prize in the first “Survivor” competition on...
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Oprah Continues Her Support for Obama in Day 2 in South Carolina
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey joined Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama on Sunday for his...
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Oprah’s School Ex-Principal Slams Involvement Allegations
The former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa claims she...
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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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Oprah Winfrey Opens Up About School Abuse Scandal
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey stepped up for the first time since the abuse allegations at her...
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Nicole Kidman Speaks of Old Heartaches
Actress Nicole Kidman bares her soul in the October edition of Vanity Fair, talking about marriage,...
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Lisa Nowak Sheds Monitoring Bracelet
Lisa Nowak, the former astronaut,
who was accused of attacking and attempting to kidnap a love...
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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, Engaged to Be Married?
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are expecting their first child and by the time the little one...
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Music
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Joanna Pacitti Out of “American Idol,” Felicia Barton In
Controversial “American Idol” contestant Joanna Pacitti has been disqualified from the...
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Joanna Pacitti Disqualified from American Idol
It is well known that the next American Idol star will be chosen from among 36 people who,...
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Britney And JT Won’t Record Together
Pop icon Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were thought to be co-workers on a duet for...
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Justin Timberlake Says NO To Britney Spears Duet
Contrary to many reports, Justin Timberlake and his former flame Britney Spears will not be...
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Dave Matthews Band Performs In Memory Of Their Sax Man
LeRoi Moore, sax player for Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday
due to complications from injuries he...
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Dave Matthews’ Sax Player Passes Away
LeRoi Moore, one of the founding members and saxophonist of
the Dave Matthews Band passed away...
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Timbaland Weds Publicist for 2nd Time in Aruba
Timothy Z. Mosley aka Timbaland, the award-winning record producer, composer, rapper, and singer,...
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Alicia Keys Pulls the Plug on 2 Tour Shows
Famous R&B singer Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook) is suffering from swollen vocal...
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Kid Rock Pleads Not Guilty to Battery Charge
Kid Rock has plead not guilty to a charge of battery stemming from an October incident at a Waffle...
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Van Halen Reunion Tour Scrapped
What started off as a promising project, with favorable gig reviews, is now facing a dead end....
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Katharine McPhee And Nick Cokas Have Tied The Knot
The 23-year-old American Idol runner-up, Katharine McPhee and
her boyfriend, actor Nick Cokas, 42,...
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Another Idol Dropped by Sony BMG: Katharine McPhee
The runner-up to Taylor Hicks on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006, Katharine McPhee, has...
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R. Kelly Finally Gets Court Date For Child-Pornography Trial
After escaping jail for missing a pre-trial hearing earlier this week, R&B singer R. Kelly is...
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Nas to Perform at “A Concert for Virginia Tech”
The popular rapper Nas has been
recently confirmed to join the concert from the 6th September...
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Business
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The Switch To Digital Television Might Be Pushed Back
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Rockefeller of West Virginia asked that the...
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Circuit City to Liquidate
Friday, electronics retailer Circuit City Stores announced that it would be liquidating its...
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Wegmans Will Start Selling Free Antibiotics
Starting Tuesday, Wegmans Food Markets offers its customer antibiotics at no charge for a period...
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NASA Found Its Rocket-Making Partners
NASA announced yesterday that it managed to reach a decision on the companies which will conduct...
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The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier today the kickoff of a $6.9 million...
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US markets continue to revive
New York - After Thursday's holiday, US stocks extended their rally to a fifth day on Friday, with...
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Virginia Court Frees Spammer Convicted Under Anti-Spam Law
Today, in a precedent-setting ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a 2003 anti-spam law...
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Whole Foods Market Announces Meat Recall Due To E.coli Outbreak
Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh
ground beef that was sold between June 2 and August 6 in...
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Senate Gang of 10 Unveils Bipartisan Energy Plan
A group of ten lawmakers, five Republicans and five Democrats, are pushing for a compromise...
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Yahoo’s Annual Meeting Ends Well For All Nine Board Members
On Friday, during Yahoo Inc.’s annual meeting in San Jose, the company’s board was re-elected by...
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Tiffany Vs eBay Fight Ends
On Monday, eBay came out of the legal battle against Tiffany on top, as a federal judge considered...
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Best Buy At Its Best With Its Recycle Effort
Popular electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc announced
yesterday the launch of its new recycling...
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Abbott Laboratories Sued in 18 States for Blocking Competition
Iowa recently joined 17 other states that sued Abbott
Laboratories for blocking generic...
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eBay Settles The Lawsuit With MercExchange
eBay, the biggest auction site, and MercExchange have settled
their patent dispute that ignited...
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Yahoo Planning to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
Yahoo! Inc. is about to cut a high number of jobs in some
areas as it faces increasing competition...
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Massey to Pay $20 Million EPA Fine to Settle Lawsuit
Massey Energy Co, the fourth largest producer of coal in the United States by revenue, announced on...
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53 % Profit Drop for Time Warner
Time Warner reported yesterday a profit decline of 53
percent for the third-quarter. Sales rose on...
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Canada's Largest Banks Spend $11B to Expand in US, Caribbean
Canada's largest banks, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Royal Bank of Canada, announced plans to spend...
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AOL Realigns Business And Moves to New York
AOL, the global Internet services and media division of Time
Warner Inc., announced on Monday it...
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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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Virgin Media Inc. Could Be Bought by Carlyle Group
The British telecommunications
company Virgin Media Inc. has confirmed that they are in talks with...
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Science
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The Case of the Drug-Resistant Fowl Bacteria
One of the negative clichés of motorway driving is getting stuck behind a fowl-smelling chicken...
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Richard Gariott says entrepreneurs should get more ISS access
Moscow - Texan space tourist Richard Gariott said Monday the Russian space agency and NASA should...
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EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants
When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is
safe to drink, but things are not like...
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NASA Terminates Experimental Rocket Flight 27 Seconds After Launch
NASA took the decision to destroy an unmanned ATK ALV-X-1 experimental suborbital rocket 27 seconds...
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Study: Girls Match Boys in No Child Left Behind Math Tests
A study by five women researchers has concluded that nowadays girls are as good as boys in No Child...
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Veterinarians Go All The Way To Save Baby Eagle’s Life
The one-month-old baby eagle from
the Norfolk Botanical Garden, who impressed people around the...
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NASA Releases Largest Collection of Hubble Images
In celebration of the 18th anniversary of Hubble’s launch, NASA
released a series of 59 new images...
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Another Side of The Story: Nature Responsible For Global Warming
Now that we’ve all been warned
we should prepare for global warming and that it’s imperative to...
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Bacteria – The Main Ingredient in Snowflakes, Scientists Say
One might rethink playing with snow or walking in the rain as
a new study by scientists from the...
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NASA: Orbital Granted $170 Million To Develop Spaceship Cargo
Orbital Sciences Corp. was
chosen to develop NASA’s future space cargo, capable of commercial...
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Landmark Greenhouse Emissions Bill in Senate Subcommittee
A landmark bill which requires mandatory, not voluntary, limits on greenhouse gases with the goal...
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American Electric Power Settles with EPA for $4.6 Billion
The largest electricity generating utility in the United States, American Electric Power, as agreed...
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Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa and the Space Flight
Famous gaming industry icon Richard Garriott, whose passion for intergalactic adventures translated...
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Bald Eagle Off The Endangered Species List
The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service announced today that the
bald eagle will be removed from the...
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Specials
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Nation's 11 Most-Endangered Structures, Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing today its list of the most endangered...
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Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
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Peanut Corp. of America Files for Bankruptcy Following Salmonella Scandal
Peanut Corp. of America, the company behind the current salmonella outbreak in the United States,...
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Edgar Allan Poe at the 200th Commemoration
On January 19, 1809, poet Edgar Allan Poe was born, a man who would leave an undeniable...
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Celebrations Planned For Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th Anniversary
Honoring one of America’s greatest writers, a series of events ranging from a 24-hour party...
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Wegmans to Offer Free Antibiotics
Starting Tuesday, Wegmans Food Markets offers its customer antibiotics at no charge for a period...
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US Soup Kitchens Overwhelmed - Number Of Needy Increases
Washington - For 19 years, Alice Hodgkins has been working in the Centre of Hope of the Salvation...
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“Making a High School Musical” Is Not Easy
One should not take “Drama High: The Making of a High School
Musical,” a two-hour special edition...
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Two Americans among Mumbai Terror Victims
Friday, it
was reported that among the people killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,
India,...
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Ginkgo Unable to Fight Against Dementia
The popular herbal supplement ginkgo biloba does not prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s...
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Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia
Millions of seniors take ginkgo biloba, hoping that the herbal supplement will prevent or slow the...
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Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
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Senate Aide Charged With Children Porn Possession
Jeff Rosato, 32, a senior staffer for Sen. Barbara Boxer has been fired after he was charged by...
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“A Mercy”: The Secrets Of Humanity Lie In Humanity Itself
Toni Morrison has brought to light a violently dark world in
her new book, which emanates the...
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Diabetes Rate Up 90%
A study shows that in the past 10 years the rate of people suffering from diabetes has increased...
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Marriage and Infidelity: Catching the Cheating Hearts
When it comes to infidelity, men are more likely to cheat on
their spouses, but at the same time,...
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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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Student Changes Her Name to CutoutDissection.com
Aiming to
protest against animal dissections in schools, a 19-year-old student has
decided to...
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Virgin Shark Became Pregnant Without Male Help
A female blacktip shark in Virginia delivered a pup in spite of no
contact with any male shark for...
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Female Shark Reproduces through Virgin Birth
Scientists reported on Friday that a female blacktip shark, dubbed “Tidbit”, who resided in a...
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Test Proved that Aquarium Shark’s Baby Was a Virgin Birth
A shark at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach produced a baby...
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Update: Health Care - The Presidential Race’s Discord
Over 45 million Americans – including over 8 million
children - lack health insurance, while some...
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Space Tourism Is Flourishing
Microsoft millionaire Charles Simonyi plans to pay a second visit to the International Space...
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Spammer Walks Free as Virginia Anti-Spam Law Is Declared Unconstitutional
Jeremy
Jaynes, described as a notorious American spammer, had his nine year prison
sentence...
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Virginia Supreme Court Struck Down Anti-Spam Law
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday decided that the state's anti-spam law is unconstitutional....
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New Unexpected Turn In AOL Spam Case
The Virginia Supreme Court took an unexpected decision and overturned yesterday American AOL...
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Publisher Robert Giroux Passed Away
The New York Times reported on Friday that Robert Giroux, an
American book editor and...
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“DogTown” Shows How Michael Vick’s Pit Bulls Became Man’s Best Friends
Some save dogs for a living. They offer them medical care,
restore them to health and teach them...
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Hillary: Last hurrah or new beginning?
Denver, Colorado (dpa) - Anyone who expected Hillary Clinton to bow gracefully from the scene or be...
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Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist LeRoi Moore Dies at 46
Dave Matthews Band saxophonist and founding member LeRoi
Moore died on Tuesday at the age of 46...
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World
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Somali pirates demand ransom as US Navy sends more ships
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates, holding a US ship captain in a lifeboat and surrounded by two...
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Queen Elizabeth II to bestow honorary knighthood on Kennedy
Washington - Queen Elizabeth II has decided to bestow honorary knighthood on longtime US Senator...
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Bailout Still under Fire from Both Sides
Washington - Pablo Fierro came to Washington from Philadelphia for a rally against the proposed...
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Virginia Anti-Spam Law Declared Invalid
Following the much-publicized case and subsequent release of
“Spam King” Jeremy Jaynes by the...
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Update: Infamous Spammer Found Breach In Constitution
The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional because of its...
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Republican Palin energizing women voters
Fairfax, Virginia - The crowd burst into cheers of "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah" as the...
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Pigs, lipstick and smears in the 2008 election
Washington - Depending on your political persuasion, Barack Obama either made an innocent remark or...
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Forecasters eye three storms in Atlantic
Washington - US forecasters were keeping watch over three storms in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday,...
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Saxophonist LeRoi Moore Passed Away
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, breathed his last breathe
Tuesday afternoon...
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Polls show McCain cutting into Obama's lead
Washington - John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has dramatically sliced into...
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Obesity Rates Continue To Rise In 37 U.S. States
In spite of initiatives such as public service campaigns
warning about the risks extra weight...
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Obama's top picks for running mate shrouded in secrecy
Washington - Less than a week before the Democratic nominating convention, one question remains on...
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Nebraska Beef In The Spotlight Once Again With Another Major Recall
One month after Nebraska Beef Ltd., one of the nation’s
largest meatpackers, was involved in a...
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Al-Qaeda Confirms Death of Top Weapons Specialist in Pakistan
Terrorist group al-Qaeda confirmed the fact that its chemical/biological weapons specialist Abu...
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Democrat James Webb’s Aide Found Dead
Frederick Wayne Hutchins Jr., who leaded Sen. James Webb’s Roanoke
office, was found dead this...
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A 73-Year-Old Man from Capsized Boat Was Found Dead
The body of a 73-year-old man who was on a boat that
capsized was found. According to the...
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“Last Lecture” Author, Randy Pausch, Dies Of Cancer
Computer science professor Randy Pausch, of the Carnegie Mellon University,
whose last lecture...
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Cristobal Strengthens, Bertha Weakens
Tropical storm Cristobal was forecast to fasten towards the North
Carolina coast on Sunday...
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Strengthens Off Southeast Coast
Tropical Storm Cristobal is the first storm to threaten the United States this hurricane season....
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Obama Raised $52 M in June, Double than McCain’s Haul
Barack Obama's campaign said on Tuesday it hauled approximately $52 million in June. The amount...
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George Washington’s Boyhood Home Attracts Visitors
After several years of intense investigations, archaeologists finally
discovered the boyhood home...
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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Handgun Ban
After having the decisive vote on issues regarding the Guantanamo Bay inmates, the death penalty...
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So-Called Pregnancy ‘Pact’ Questioned
A Massachusetts high school is facing the highest number of pregnancies ever with 17 girls...
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Pilot Killed as Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide
Two military jets collided during a routine training mission carried out on Friday in Nevada. One...
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FDA Issues Tomato Warning Following Salmonella Outbreak
As the number of U.S. states affected by salmonella food
poisoning is on the rise reaching 16 by...
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WVU President to Resign Over Improper Awarding of MBA
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison made official his decision to resign over the...
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Storms, Tornadoes Pound Indiana and Ohio Injuring 5
A powerful tornado struck central Indiana, injuring five people, one of them critically,...
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Senator Byrd Is Hospitalized
Monday night, Sen. Robert C. Byrd was taken to hospital and
remained under observation as he was...
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Two Painters Killed in Scaffold Accident
Saturday, in Bayonne, a scaffold holding three painters
collapsed, killing two of the painters and...
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Virginia Executes First Execution Since 2006
The state of Virginia the carried out its first execution since November 9, 2006 on Tuesday when it...
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Movies
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Nicole Kidman’s Musings On Retirement
Yet another actress is talking about possibly retiring from
acting and focusing on her children...
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Actress Tilda Swinton to head Berlin film festival jury
Berlin - Scottish actress Tilda Swinton, 48, will head the jury at next year's edition of the...
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Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron – A Big Screen Couple
Nicole Kidman loves challenges but this may be the toughest
one yet. The 41-year-old actress will...
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Time Has Made The “X-Files” Hard To Believe
It’s a pity that six years were sufficient to lock the
X-Files. Although they are back, all...
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The “X-Files” Are Not Believed In Anymore
Maybe the “X-Files” have been away for too long and their
fans lost interest in their favorite TV...
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Movie Critics Not So Thrilled By “The X-Files: I Want To Believe”
The return of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in the latest movie
inspired by the famous 93’ Tv series...
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"Gonzo" - A Journey Into Hunter S. Thompson’s Life And Works
‘Gonzo: The Life and Works of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’ does a pretty good job at being entertaining...
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The Incredible Hulk Has a New Face
It’s Edward Norton’s face. And it’s still scary, but with
more expressions.
First of all, I...
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Book and Historic Park Promoted by “John Adams” Series
David McCullough
should be really pleased by the popularity his book gained following the...
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HBO Reveals the Real John Adams in the New Miniseries
Although he is not as famous as his predecessor George
Washington, or his successor Thomas...
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Jim Carrey, Jason Reitman to Make "Pierre, Pierre"
Golden Globe-winning actor Jim Carrey and “Juno” director Jason Reitman will team up...
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'Wild Hogs'; Races To The Top Of The Box Office
“Wild Hogs” stars an ensemble cast of John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H....
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Health
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Federal Officials Issue another Salmonella Warning
Federal officials are advising people not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts following reports of at least...
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People’s Level of Stress Depending on Their Geographic Location
According to a study in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people...
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Georgia Takes Measures to Protect Its Bat Population
White-nose syndrome has decimated bat populations in eight states from New Hampshire to West...
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Survey Ranks States Depending on Wellness
A survey focusing on the wellbeing of the American citizens gave marks to regions and states of the...
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Heated Boxes on Bats’ Caves Might Save Their Lives during Winter Time
Heated box placed in hibernation caves might help bats afflicted with a mysterious and deadly...
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MRSA Infections Acquired in Hospitals’ ICUs Fall By 50 Percent
Cases of infection with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquired in hospitals’...
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Secrets Behind Peanut Corporation of America
After Peanut Corporation of America was found guilty for the salmonella outbreak which had killed...
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Complaints Against Peanut Plant Were Ignored, Former Manager Says
Kenneth Kendrick, a former manager at the Peanut Corporation of America’s plant in Plainview,...
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Smoking Ban Is Unclear and Weak
Timothy M. Kaine, the Virginia Governor, and William J. Howell, the Republican House Speaker, where...
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Infant Suffocation Death Rates Increase Fourth Times In 20 Years
A new study in the journal Pediatrics reveals that infant mortality rates caused by accidental...
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Smoking Death Rates – The Highest in Kentucky and West Virginia
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in its journal Morbidity and...
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Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers
Recent studies show quite some interesting things about smokers and smoking. A West Virginia...
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Another Person Dies In Minnesota From Salmonella
The peanut butter-caused salmonella provoked another victim in Minnesota, an elderly man living in...
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The Peanut Butter Linked to Salmonella Was Recalled
The Peanut Corporation of America, a peanut processing company that made the peanut butter sold by...
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Peanut Butter Finally Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed yesterday a link between peanut...
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Most Unemployed People Can't Afford A Health Insurance
It looks like the cost of buying health insurance is too big for unemployed Americans. This...
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Wegmans To Offer Free Antibiotics
Starting Tuesday, Wegmans Food Markets offers its customer antibiotics at no charge for a period...
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New Laws Request Fire-Safe Cigarettes
On New Year’s Day, laws requesting that the cigarettes sold in stores be all slow-burning...
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Giant Food Offers For Free Generic Antibiotics
Giant Food LLC said this week that its pharmacies will fill antibiotic prescriptions for free in...
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Overdose Deaths on the Rise in West Virginia, Report
Deaths from overdose of prescription drugs seem to be increasing in the United States, especially...
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Economic Crisis Affects States’ Public Health Preparedness System
The economic crisis could seriously affect the
nation’s ability to handle possible bioterrorist...
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Study: Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Tuesday, United States researchers revealed that the Ginkgo
biloba herbal supplement did not...
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Burlington Is Healthiest US City, CDC Declares
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Burlington City, Vermont, was the healthiest...
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CDC: Huntington, W. Virginia Is the Unhealthiest City in the US
A new report released by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention places Huntington,
...
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand
When you look at the list of risk factors
for developing type 2 diabetes you may see that there...
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CDC: The Rate of New Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Has Doubled in 10 Years
According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of new...
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Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South
The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in
the past ten years, fueled by...
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Watch Out For Your Blood Sugar!
According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 23 million Americans have...
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New Institute Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Study
The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI)
opened its doors on Friday to...
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Amber Alert Issued for a 5-Year-Old Missing Boy
The Virginia State Police and Virginia
Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an Amber Alert...
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