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Health
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Hurricane Katrina Sickened Thousands of Children
A U.S. hospital study released Monday by the New York's Children's Health Fund shows that children...
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The Safety of Biological Products Questioned
A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association
suggests that...
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FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Depakote...
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Ingredients in Fresh Salsa Now Probed in Salmonella Outbreak
Beginning with Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention expanded salmonella probe...
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Food Allergy Guidelines Pushed for All US Schools
A mother and her daughter from Charleston are hoping that their efforts to enforce food allergy...
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Bird Flu Strain at Tyson Foods Leads to Killing of 15,000 Hens
Routine blood tests conducted Friday on hens at Tyson Foods
Inc., the world’s largest meat...
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New Mexico Group ‘Allergic’ to Wi-Fi Signals Seeks Ban on It
As Wireless Internet is becoming more common in many homes
and businesses making many people’s...
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Survey Warns on Hospitals’ Disability to Handle Terrorist Strike
A new report released by the U.S. House of Representative on
Monday clearly states that emergency...
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Merck Faces Criticism for Unorthodox Methods in Vioxx Promotion
Two studies appearing today in the Journal of the American
Medical Association have prompted the...
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US Loses Too Many Lives over Lack of Health Insurance
A
report published this week by Families USA, the national organization for
health care...
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Report Finds Lack of Insurance Is Linked to Higher Death Rates
A report issued Friday by Families USA, the national
organization for health care consumers,...
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FEMA Trailers Gone Bad
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been accused of confining valuable...
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Home Defibrillators Questioned
New research, designed to see whether automated external
defibrillators (AED) could extend the...
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AIDS Drugs Ziagen and Videx May Increase Heart Attack Risk
European researchers found that the anti-retroviral Ziagen
(also known as Abacavir), included as...
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Prematurity-‘A Significant Health Problem that Lasts a Lifetime’
New research reveals what doctors have long known: infants born
prematurely are more likely to die...
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One in Eight US Baby Boomers Will Likely Develop Alzheimer's
About 14 million or nearly 18 percent of the United States’
79 million baby boomers will...
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Spokane Monkey Euthanized Monday Tested Negative for Rabies
On Monday, the Spokane Regional Health District euthanized Chico, a pet monkey that
escaped from...
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Former USA Today Reporter Has to Pay No Fine until Appeal Is Over
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit on Tuesday blocked fines up to...
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Long Work Hours Lead Americans to Sleep Deprivation
A new survey by the National Sleep Foundation, a Washington-based
organization that studies sleep...
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Childhood Spanking Leads to Sexual Problems in Adulthood
Four studies reviewed by researchers at the Family Research
Laboratory at the University of New...
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Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems
A new study reports that shampoo, lotions and powders put
babies in danger as they contain...
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Marijuana Available at the Touch of a Button
Los Angeles premiered the medical marijuana vending machine on Monday, with three dispensaries...
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Poorly Funded FDA Puts U.S. Consumers At Risk
The U.S.
consumers are at risk because the Food and Drug Administration is poorly
organized and...
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Movies
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Sneak Peek At 'Transformers 2'
Fans were kept waiting by Michael Bay and the people at Paramount long enough. The first ever...
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Kidman cops a battering in Australia
Sydney - She's a Hollywood actor whose flawless face radiates from a thousand magazine covers. An...
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TV Series Pemiere: Sons Of Anarchy Are No Easy Riders
Although much likened to “The Sopranos” because of the
somewhat similar atmosphere and the plot...
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Will The New “90210” Be As Successful As The First?
After creating so much buzz around their new “90210” series,
the CW network was afraid to offer...
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Director Remembers the Late Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac
Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac both passed away last week,
unexpectedly, at an age when their careers...
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Actress Amy Adams: Enchanted and Engaged
After being together for over six years, actress Amy Adams and her boyfriend Darren Legallo finally...
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Heidi Fleiss Returns On Screen In HBO Documentary
“Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal” premieres
tonight on HBO, telling the story of the...
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Update: The Dark Knight Greeted By Movie Critics With Rave Reviews
The newest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, managed to attract
not only a massive worldwide...
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The Not So Incredible Hulk Returns
Five years after the failure of the first movie based on
“The Incredible Hulk” television series,...
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Fabulous "Sex and the City" Premiere
The New York
premiere of “Sex and the City” was absolutely “fabulous.”...
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Movie Review: Speed Racer, Eye-Candy Overdose
The Wachowski brothers’ movie leaves viewers a bitter taste
regarding the plot and a much too...
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“Prom Night” Storms This Weekend’s Box Office
Although largely ignored by movie critics, “Prom Night” was a surprisingly strong winner this...
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Britney Increases Sitcom's Audience
No matter how strangely she has behaved lately, it seems
Britney Spears still managed to attract...
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Julianna Margulies in New Fox Series
The actress who played
nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC’s “ER,” will star as attorney Elizabeth...
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Kirstie Alley Defends Jenny Craig, Makes Defiant Threat
Kirstie Alley is upset over rumors that she has regained some of the weight she lost on Jenny Craig...
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Star Wars Franchise Still Strong: Animation Coming Out
A new incarnation in the long-running Star Wars franchise is slated for release Aug. 15. "Star...
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Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Return without Writers
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the stars from the Comedy
Central, returned Monday night after...
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“Lions for Lambs”: Redford’s Political Drama Opened On Friday
Having prestigious Robert Redford as a director, lead actor and
producer, the movie “Lions for...
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Music
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Ice Cube Revives Social-Exploring Rap with “Raw Footage”
Formerly, rap was about life, social observations and street
experience. Nowadays, it’s the other...
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Melissa Lawson Is the New “Nashville Star”
Melissa Lawson, a Texas
mother of five, won NBC’s “Nashville Star” competition. According to...
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The Essence Music Festival at 14th Edition
Is there a festival which brings together singers like Patti
Labelle, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and...
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Michael Johns Speaks About His Shocking Elimination
Michael Johns, the latest contestant who got eliminated from
the “American Idol” has given several...
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Idol: Will Sickness Save Ramiele?
Last night, the top 10 contestants performed on American Idol. Unfortunately, it seems like the...
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Aretha Franklin Offended by Grammy "Cheap Shot"
The Great Lady of Soul will have no one use her rightful title of Queen, not even Tina Turner, she...
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Hannah Montana Makes Miley Official
Pop teen Miley Cyrus, the 15-year-old daughter of country
singer Billy Ray Cyrus, announced that...
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Josh Groban’s ‘Noel’ Is 2007’s Top Album
Josh Groban’s “Noel,” released on October 9, sets a new
record on The Billboard 200, becoming the...
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Britney Spears to Spice Up VMAs
The pop icon is reportedly going to sing not one but two brand new tunes at this year’s MTV...
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Specials
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Report: Verizon and Apple in Talks for an iPhone Partnership
Apple and the iPhone are too-large of a boon to chew for only one dog. The dog that has been...
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Earth Hour Prompts More than 2,800 Cities to Turn Off Lights
New York City’s Empire State Building will go dark Saturday night as well...
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Will Ferrell Earns Mixed Reviews For George Bush Broadway Play
Comedian Will Ferrell, who famously played former US president George Bush on "Saturday Night...
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Vinnie Jones Arrested after Bar Fight in Sioux Falls
Vinnie Jones, the British actor and former soccer player, was arrested after getting involved in a...
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Dr Pepper’s Un-Kept Promise Over “Chinese Democracy” Irks Many
Dr Pepper’s promise to give away a free 20-ounce soda to every person in America if Axl Rose and...
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Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Sues Dr Pepper Over Drinks Giveaway
Gun N’ Roses vocal Axl Rose threatened to take Dr Pepper to court for failing to keep their word...
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Guns N’ Roses Demands Public Apology from Dr Pepper
A lawyer for Guns N’ Roses and frontman Axl Rose is asking
soda maker Dr Pepper to apologize for...
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Mickey Mouse and His Power To Change People
Mickey Mouse turns 80 years old today but he looks as good as always despite the fact that he has...
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Update 1: Barack Obama Writes TV History As Well
More than 71 million people tuned in for President-elect
Barack Obama’s historic win, which also...
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Leanne Marshall’s Dream Come True
Leanne Marshall, the former graphic designer who triumphed over Korto Momolu who was named...
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A Baby and a Christmas CD, What More Could a Famous Singer Wish For?
It seems that life is perfect for American Idol’s Paris Bennett, as she gave birth to a daughter...
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What A Cruel World For The Emmy Awards!
As if being the worst Emmy ceremony of them all weren’t
enough, Sunday night’s annual Primetime...
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Gia Zavala Joins The Female-Dominated Damon Family
Matt Damon has lots of luck with girls. The Academy
Award-winning screenwriter and actor and his...
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Disability Advocates Gathered at “Tropic Thunder” Premiere
U.S.
groups that advocate for the disabled protested at Monday night’s premiere of
Ben Stiller’s...
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Morgan Freeman: Broken Arm, Broken Elbow, Broken Marriage
Famous Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is reportedly divorcing his wife. The news was confirmed by...
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“I Want to Work for Diddy” New Reality Show on VH1
In the first place, why would anyone want to work for Sean
“Diddy” Combs? Yes, money! Second of...
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The Dark Knight Makes Grand Entrance
Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” has made its much-awaited
debut, premiering Monday night at...
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The U.S. Coral Reefs Are In Bigger Danger Than Ever
A recent report documented and presented by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Salsa: The New Suspect In Salmonella Outbreak
The Center for
Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services...
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Gonzo: A Glimpse of Hunter S. Thompson’s Life and Work
Nobody can deny the importance of Hunter S. Thompson, the American
journalist and author, best...
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FDA: Is the Tomato to Blame for Salmonella Outbreak? Is It Not?...
Three weeks after the Food and Drug Administration first warned
consumers to avoid certain types...
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America’s Got Talent For The Third Time
NBC’s successful reality show is back for the third season,
after it was the top-rated TV show...
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Teenagers Apologize On YouTube For Prank
Two teenage boys were forced by a Florida court to apologize
on the YouTube Web site for a prank...
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Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US
A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
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Maxim Decides: Marisa Miller Is The Hottest
Men’s magazine Maxim has just released its annual list of
100 hot women, declaring model Marisa...
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Reese Witherspoon Joins Walk to Support Breast Cancer Cause
Reese Witherspoon cheerfully joined more than 3,500 women participating
in The Sixth Annual Avon...
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Vanity Fair Will Not Hold "Inappropriate" Oscar Party
This year will be a break in tradition for the Vanity Fair-organized Oscar party, as the magazine...
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Oscar Nominees Luncheon Haunted by "Strike Fatigue"
Attendees of the traditional Academy Awards luncheon Monday afternoon were smiling with fresh hope,...
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Super Bowl Ads Take a Satiric Note This Year
This year’s Super Bowl’s commercials mainly featured stars
from music, film and sport industry and...
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How Many Lighted Candles on Grammy Awards' 50th Anniversary Cake?
As the Grammy Awards prepares (and hopes) to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a history-making...
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World
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US Health Officials Expand Salmonella Probe to Other Products
With the number of salmonella infections reaching more than
850, federal health officials have...
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Floods May Cause Evacuations in Midwest
The heavy rain caused the waters of the Mississippi River to rise and threaten residents leaving...
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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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Six Victims-3 Dead And 3 Hurt in Catalina Helicopter Crash
Three people were killed and other 3 were injured Saturday
morning when a helicopter crashed on an...
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N.Y. Proposal: Police Guns with Cameras Attached
A new proposal to add small cameras to police-issued
handguns is making its way in New...
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Hundreds Arrested after Iowa Meat Plant Raid
More than 300 workers from AgriProcessors kosher meat plant
in Postville, Iowa, were arrested...
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Green Light for Eco-Friendly Homes
Good news for those nature protectors who want to make their
homes more ecological. Several states...
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NY Congressman Admits Affair, Fathering Love Child
The
political future of Rep. Vito Fossella of New York is very insecure, after he admitted
on...
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Bush Involved In World Food Crisis
President George W. Bush asked the Congress on Thursday to
approve $770 million to alleviate the...
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Pirates Seize French Yacht
A French team of commando forces specialized in
anti-terrorist and hostage rescue operations was...
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Detroit Mayor Involved in Sex Scandal
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroit’s youngest elected leader,
is to be prosecuted for perjury,...
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Gay Couple Sues Univ. For Rejecting Campus Housing Application
A gay couple has filed a suit
against the University
of Hawaii alleging the
institution has...
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Woman Might Have Been Iced for ‘Religious Reasons,’ Suspect Says
Police are investigating a man who was found with a woman’s
body packed in dry ice in a hotel room...
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Lawyers for Former USA Today Reporter Want to Postpone Fines
A federal judge in Washington
is ordering a journalist to pay up to $5,000 a day if she continues...
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1 Man Killed in House Blast in Pittsburg; Granddaughter Survives
A 64-year-old man was killed Wednesday in a house explosion in Pittsburg suburb. He was babysitting...
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Man Convicted Of Killing Family of 5
A Dutchess County jury convicted the second of two men
accused of killing a family of five and...
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Three Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack In Sri Lanka
According to military, three civilians were killed when a
suicide bomber blew himself on...
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Activists Freed, Japan Resumes Whaling Hunt
The two protesters, who were detained on board of the
Japanese whaler since Tuesday, were released...
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U.S. Man Cleared after Serving 26 Years on False Rape Conviction
Rickey Johnson, of Leesville has been freed from Angola
State Penitentiary after serving 26 years...
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Blast Near U.S. Embassy Car Kills Three in Beirut
According to a senior Lebanese security official, at least
three people were killed on Tuesday in...
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Japan Stops Humpback Whales Hunting in Antarctic
Japan
agreed Friday to suspend its plans to hunt humpback whales due to the
increasing calls from...
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Bhutto Pleased with Two Main Pakistan Parties in Election
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said that the
participation of the two major opposition...
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31 Illegal Immigrants Killed as Boat Sinks Off Turkey’s Coast
Thirty one illegal immigrants drowned on Saturday as they
were trying to cross from Turkey
to...
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One Suspect Detained in Paris Bombing
A man was detained by French police on Friday in connection
with the parcel bomb attack which...
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Climate Conference Starts Next Week in Bali
More than 180 nations will meet on Monday in Bali, Indonesia
to establish a strategy to fight...
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Turkey Attacks Northern Iraq
According to Iraqi officials, Turkish military helicopters
attacked abandoned villages in northern...
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UN Confirms Shutdown of North Korean Reactor
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed that North Korea closed its nuclear reactor,...
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Bush Compares Iraq War to Revolutionary War
Fourth of July: US President George W. Bush visited troops in Martinsburg, West Virginia where he...
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Technology
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YouTube Unveils Movies, TV Shows Section
YouTube, the Google-owned highly popular video site, on Thursday unveiled the fact that it added TV...
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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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Heartland Payment Gets Breached by Hackers
On Tuesday, Heartland Payment System officially announced that their electronic payment database...
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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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Yahoo Announces Partnerships For Internet-Connected TV Era
Yahoo opened the gates to Internet-connected televisions this week, by unveiling...
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$1 billion Needed for US-Made Lithium Ion Batteries Master Plan
Electric cars seem more and more close to become a practical, normal alternative to those using...
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RIM Searches On The Web With Microsoft
Thanks to a new deal, Microsoft’s web-search engine will be
available in RIM’s Blackberrys. The...
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AT&T And Apple May Continue Their Exclusive iPhone Deal Until 2010
Although Apple’s exclusivity agreement with AT&T was supposed to expire in 2009, according to...
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Microsoft Presents Thoughts On Online Privacy
A few days ago, The
Federal Trade Commission presented their proposition on the guidelines for...
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Sony: I’m Blu Da Ba Dee Da Ba Da
Definitely, at this year’s CES, HD DVD is feeling blue,
while for Sony the Blu state of mind of...
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AT&T Declares Its Network Open... Again
AT&T, the largest provider of wireless and telephone services in the U.S. recently started a...
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One Step Closer To “Minority Report”: Surface Computing by Microsoft
You surely remember “Minority Report”, the SF movie signed by Spielberg which portrayed the human...
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AMD Unveils Phenom Processor and ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series
AMD is ready to step up into the next computing era with its
latest innovations. Today AMD...
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People
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Clive Owen Loves to Be a Dad
There’s no part like fatherhood. At least for Clive Owen.
The 44-year-old actor’s...
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Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Are Expecting Another Baby Girl
Actor Matt Damon has a lot of women in his life…and the number
is about to increase as Luciana,...
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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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Montag to Release Christian Album
“The Hills” star Heidi Montag opened up about her spirituality in
an interview with USA Today....
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Yves Saint Laurent Remembered As A Revolutionary Designer
Yves Saint Laurent, the revolutionary and most influential
designer in French couture in the last...
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Lindsay Lohan’s Image Used in Liquor Advertisement
Lindsay Lohan mug shot taken by the police after her arrest
in Los Angeles last year for drunken...
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Dr. Phil's Situation Improving Or Not?
The bailing of one of the girls involved in the brutal video
posted on YouTube is at this point...
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Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose
Heath Ledger, 28, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of...
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Unpaid Fashion Consultant Sues Britney
Wait, there’s more in Britney’s chaotic life! A Las Vegas fashion consultant has filed...
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Dr. Phil in Trouble for Visiting Britney, Makes Useless Apology
TV shrink Dr. Phil McGraw is reportedly being investigated for practicing without a license when he...
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Brad Pitt Unveils Final Housing Plan For New Orleans
Hollywood actor and activist Brad Pitt, who was in New Orleans over the weekend, appeared on the...
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Tom Cruise Attends Movie Gala
After running 26.2 miles in the New York Marathon on Sunday,
Katie Holmes still found the strength...
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Ellen DeGeneres: Dog Adoption Turns Into A Dog Drama
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, one of the country’s best known entertainers, sobbed on her daytime...
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Lindsay Lohan Shares Her Plans For The Future
In yet another exclusive interview with OK! Magazine, the young actress, who checked out of rehab...
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Griffin Still in Hot Water after Emmy Speech
Comedienne Kathy Griffin has not made her peace yet with those offended by her now-controversial...
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Husband Accuses Country Star Sara Evans of Adultery
Sara Evans’ divorce is turning into an ugly “he said, she said”-type of thing....
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Britney Spears Is Back on MTV
The rumors have been confirmed: pop singer Britney Spears will be the opening act at this...
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Tobey Maguire Marries Longtime Girlfriend
Tobey Maguire and fiancée Jennifer Meyer married this Monday in Hawaii, during a small intimate...
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Brad Pitt In Restored New Orleans
Brad Pitt visited the site of an environmentally friendly home where work is in progress, to see...
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JK Rowling Is NOT Writing A Detective Novel
Rumors that famed author JK Rowling was working on a detective novel after having finished her...
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Jaime Pressly And Fiancee Welcome Baby Boy
The actress and her Cuban DJ fiancee, Eric Cubiche, welcomed their baby boy, Dezi James, named...
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