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Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO
Geneva/Stockholm - The World Health Organization increased Friday the number of...
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Confirmed deaths from new flu in Mexico rise to 12
Mexico City - Mexican authorities increased to 12 Thursday the number of dead of the new...
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Swiss Flu Drug Maker Roche Boosts Its Preparedness
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its preparedness level...
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FDA Calls for New Warnings for OTC Painkillers
Over-the counter painkiller will get new labels warning consumers of the potential risks of liver...
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Swiss flu medicine producer Roche ups its preparedness
Geneva - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its...
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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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Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Tied to Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Many studies have shown that sugared beverages are not healthy, but we’re still consuming...
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Psoriasis May Lead to Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
A new study published in the April edition of the journal Archives of Dermatology concludes that...
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Contraceptives May Impair Muscle Gains in Young Women
According to a study presented Friday at the American Physiological Society meeting recently held...
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Genetic Variants Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Two genetic variants appear to significantly increase the risk of ischemic stroke, US researchers...
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Choose exercise over creams in fight against cellulite
Cellulite is a terrible part of aging for some women. They stare into the mirror appalled when...
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Severe Hypoglycemia May Increase Risk for Dementia in Diabetes Patients
Older people suffering from diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia when they...
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Do You Know What Diet To Follow?
Following a diet is not easy, especially if you choose it on your own. Why? Simply: because people...
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Heart Disease Patients Going Through Depression At Risk Of Heart Failure
Heart disease patients going through depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to...
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Americans Exposed To Heart Disease, Strokes Because Of Too Much Salt In Diet
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reveals that most Americans...
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Immunotherapy against pollen allergy can help prevent asthma
Hamburg, Germany - Spring has arrived in the northern hemisphere - and with it, a time of...
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China has long way to go on health reforms
Beijing - Chinese authorities released a long-awaited health reform action plan...
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Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Study: Heart Muscle Cells Renewed Throughout Life
A study appearing in the April 3 issue of the journal Science suggests that our heart muscle cells...
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WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
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HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended
HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend...
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Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug
Drugmaker Elan and US partner Wyeth announced Thursday they have stopped part of a Phase III...
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Young Vegetarians More Prone to Eating Disorders
Research has shown that meat is not a healthy option in our diet, especially if it is red or...
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Walgreen To Provide Free Care For Unemployed
Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and its Take Care Health Systems...
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New Web Site Helps People Cope With Stress During Tough Times
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched March 31 a...
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FDA Warns 9 Companies for Making Unapproved Narcotics
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned nine manufacturers for illegally making powerful...
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Plavix-Aspirin Combo Reduces Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Taking blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin appears to prevent stroke and heart attacks in...
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Viral infections carry lingering heart risks
Exercise usually helps strengthen the heart but after a bout of flu or another viral...
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Babson College Closes because Likely Norovirus Outbreak
Babson College closed its doors on Saturday because of a likely norovirus outbreak. More than 100...
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U.S.
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Doctors report third US death from swine flu
Washington - A man suffering heart problems died from were called complications...
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Pledges for cooperation after US-Afghan-Pakistan summit
Washington - The leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to...
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Clinton: US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Wednesday for civilian...
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US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
Washington - The number of people sickened by swine influenza in the United States increased to 642...
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US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan, Clinton says
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for the civilian casualties...
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Obama announces tougher corporate tax rules
Washington - US President Barack Obama outlined a new proposal on Monday to rein in tax...
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US: Drop in Iraq violence leads world terrorism decline
Washington - The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq dropped sharply in 2008, making up the bulk of...
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US braces for worse from swine flu
Washington - The United States braced for worse from the swine flu outbreak Tuesday as officials...
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Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu
Washington - US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added 1.5 billion dollars to fight...
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Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
Washington - The number of human swine influenza cases in the United States increased to 64...
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Obama, Calderon pledge cooperation against drug violence
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon pledged Thursday to...
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Former Illinois governor pleads not guilty to corruption
Washington - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was booted from office by the state...
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Obama gives Prague vision of a non-nuclear world
Prague - US President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious plan to rid the world of atomic weapons in...
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House approves new controls on tobacco in United States
Washington - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved tougher anti-smoking controls in...
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Momentum grows in US Congress to lift Cuba travel ban
Washington - The US Chamber of Commerce threw its weight behind a bill introduced Tuesday in...
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Obama defends spending as key to future economic growth
Washington - US President Barack Obama defended the spending outlined in his budget Tuesday,...
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Cheney says Obama's anti-terror policies increase risks for US
Washington - Policy changes pursued by US President Barack Obama have increased the risk of...
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Sen. Burris Admits Trying to Organize Blagojevich Fund Raiser
Illinois Senator Roland Burris acknowledged the fact that he tried to organize a fundraiser for...
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EPA Sets Hearing on Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not need too much time to think about it and already...
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Unemployment Rates at Their Highest in Decades
Friday, the Labor Department informed that the United States had lost approximately 600,000...
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California Should Get Ready To Face The Drought
California’s water officials announced the worrying conclusions for the begining of this...
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Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says
A recent study shows that trees on old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but...
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STDs At All-Time High, But Chlamydia Sets Record
Although previous reports have shown that sexually transmitted diseases are on decline in...
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Teen Birth Rates Up Nationwide, Mississippi Has the Highest
According to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Disease Control, Mississippi is the...
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National Health Spending Is Slowly Rising
According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
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Killings Among Black People Raised At An Alarming Rate
A new study showed that the number of murders among black men and teenagers has increased to an...
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Report: Murders by black US teenagers on the rise
Washington - The number of murders committed in the US by black teenagers increased 34 per...
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New Study Shows That Global Warming Affects the United States
A recent White Paper issued by the Federal Government pointed out that...
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FDA Says Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicide Warnings
The US Food and Drug Administration is ordering companies that make epilepsy drugs to add warning...
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FDA Panel To Decide On The Safety Of Asthma Drugs
A Food and Drug Administration panel of medical
experts is weighing whether to allow certain...
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Music
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Variable Pricing of iTunes, Amazon Benefit the Record Labels
Apple’s new pricing policy for its iTunes Music Store enabled the major record labels to...
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iTunes Prices Up 30%, Amazon, Wal-Mart Follow Apple
Apple on Tuesday introduced the new variable pricing for music bought through iTunes. The prices...
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Michael Jackson shows a sell-out on first day
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain were sold out within...
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Michael Jackson gigs increased to 50 as tickets go on sale
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain this summer went...
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YouTube Silences Music Videos in UK
Enjoy the music videos on YouTube while you still can.
Google, YouTube’s...
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“American Idol” Returns With less Audience and New Judge
Around 30.1 million viewers tuned in for the eighth season premiere of Fox’s “American...
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Britney Spears' Dad Gets A Christmas Bonus For Coaching Her
While Britney and her two young sons, Sean Preston and Jyaden James are happily smiling at the...
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Faith Hill Shows Off Bikini Body For 41st Birthday
Country superstar Faith Hill proudly exposed her sizzling body wearing a bikini as a gift to...
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Singer Natalie Cole Diagnosed With Hepatitis C
The Grammy-winning singer, who last made headlines for her comments about drug addict Amy...
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R&B Singer Sean LeVert Dies after One Week in Jail
Sean LeVert, brother of late R&B singer Gerald LeVert, has died in jail.The 39-year-old son of...
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Rapper TI Pleaded Guilty and Now Faces Jail
U.S. rapper TI has pleaded guilty to all three charges of
possessing illegal firearms, at a court...
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Rapper T. I. Expected to Enter Guilty Plea, Faces Jail Time
Rapper T. I. is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from an...
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Music Sales Dropped 10 Percent Last Year
Digital music sales increased significantly last year, but overall music sales dropped. The...
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Yung Joc Appears Late in Court
Rapper Yung Joc failed to appear on time in court on
Wednesday where he was scheduled for a...
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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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Akon Concert Cancelled Over Stage Collapse
Akon’s show was cancelled on Thursday after the stage he was supposed to perform on suddenly...
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Wal-Mart Sells DRM-Free Songs
World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart has begun selling DRM-free tracks in an attempt to make its music...
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Specials
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Two Genetic Variants Predispose People to Stroke
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that carrying certain genes might...
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Type 1 Diabetics Closer To Be Cured
Type 1 diabetics may soon benefit from a treatment that could enable them to survive without the...
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Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
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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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Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems
Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation who are not able to follow treatment with warfarin to...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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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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Unhappy Marriages May Hurt Women’s Heart, Literally
Marital stress raises health risks for women, but nor for men, according to a new study presented...
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Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher
A recent study revealed the staggering fact that the radiation levels to which American citizens...
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WHO: HIV Prevalence among the Elderly Very High
While public health campaigns remain largely focused on the young, the number of older people...
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Parents Can Now Have the Perfect Baby
A fertility clinic with offices in New York and Los Angeles will offer parents the chance of...
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Microsoft Shows Forth Long List Of Improvements For Windows 7
Microsoft is working hard on making Windows 7 the dream-operating system, and this week has...
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Family of Missing Florida Girl Releases Home Video of Her
Hoping to pick up a lead or any information regarding the case of a 5-year-old missing girl, the...
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Even Moderate Drinking May Lead to Cancer in Women
Many studies have shown that alcohol consumed in moderate amounts prevents diseases. One glass of...
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Study: Women Should Drink Milk, Not Alcohol
Women who have just one alcoholic drink each day increase their risk of cancer, according to a new...
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Daiichi, Lilly Get European Approval for Prasugrel
Monday, Eli Lilly & Company and Daiichi Sankyo Company announced that they had earned...
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The More Fast Food Restaurants in Your Area – The Greater the Risk of Stroke
You have always been told about the health risks you take once you choose fast food dishes over...
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Too Many Fast-Food Restaurants Lead to an Increased Number of Strokes
Researchers present at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference...
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Your Waist May Offer a Picture of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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MSN Unveils Wonderwall.com, Enters Celebrity Gossip
I thought Microsoft was already ubiquitous in the technology industry and it pretty much is, but...
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Birth Of Octuplets Questioned By Medical Experts
What should have been a happy event for a California woman who last week gave birth to octuplets...
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Insulin May Help Improve Brain Function in Alzheimer’s Sufferers
Insulin may be used to slow or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The...
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Mount Redoubt Is Getting Ready To Blow
According to the statement released earlier today by the Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mount Redoubt,...
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Mercury Found in High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Many foods and drinks rich in high-fructose corn syrup were found to contain mercury, according...
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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 Magical Resemblance Between Woolard And Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard was just a little known rapper known as Gravy before he was personally selected by...
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Vicks VapoRup May Hurt Kids
The popular cold remedy Vicks VapoRub may cause respiratory problems in infants and toddlers, a...
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FDA: No Evidence So Far To Support Link Between Suicide And Singulair
Merck’s & Co.’s asthma drug Singulair and related treatments were not associated...
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PAD Sufferers Might Benefit from Treadmill Walking
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) sufferers are now given the hope of a better life without having...
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Video Games
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Will Sony Reduce The Price Of Its PS3?
Most analysts have announced that they believe a $100 price drop of Sony's PlayStation 3 is highly...
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Morgan Pachter’s Take on the PS3’s Present and Future
The November NPD Group report showing the increased gap between PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sales...
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CNN Names PS3 A “Sinking Ship”, But...
Drawing on last Thursday’s NPD Group sales
results that revealed a 19 points steep decline for...
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Not So Encouraging Results for Xbox 360
Even if Xbox 360's sales
were really high on Black Friday, that didn't help Microsoft close
the...
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Video Game Sales Are Defying The Recession Trend
According to new data from NPD Group, a retail sales tracking firm, the video game market continued...
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Study: Video Games Generate Civic Experiences Better Than School
Video games and children are usually two things that parents
are advised to keep apart. However, a...
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Star Wars: The Force Has Been Unleashed
Following a huge launch party in San Francisco, which George Lucas himself
attended, the...
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New 'Harry Potter' Video Game Also Delayed
While Warner Bros. is currently dealing with hate mail from Harry Potter fans, due to their choice...
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German rating system targets violent computer gamesBy Florian Oertel, d
Berlin - Violent computer games are sparking controversy all over the world. Legislation recently...
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Nintendo Files Lawsuit Against Illegal Game Programs
On Tuesday five Japanese firms were sued for selling equipment that allows illegal game programs to...
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Xbox 360’s New Strategy Is To Attract Casual Gamers
In a sudden change of heart, Microsoft changed its Xbox 360 tune. Two years after the initial...
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Why GTA IV Failed To Boost Hardware Sales
To everyone’s surprise, according to the latest figures
released by NPD Group, GTA IV failed to be...
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Nintendo Wii Rules Again In May
I presume it is no wonder that in May Nintendo Wii topped
again the gaming hardware sales in the...
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Grand Theft Auto IV Is In A League Of Its Own. For Now
The record for first week sales set by Take-Two’s game seems
out of reach for some time from now...
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GTA IV: Last Week’s Summary
GTA IV is already here, and what have we learned so far?
Unfortunately, as Rockstar continues to...
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Rockstar Mum About GTA IV PC Version
While million gamers hope that Rockstar will release its GTA
IV for PC, the company seems to have...
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GTA IV – The Game, The Fans, The Controversy
There aren’t a lot of things
that can beat the Grand Theft Auto IV buzz these days… The final...
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Bigger, Better Resistance 2 Confirmed By GameInformer
The shooter that was, along MotorStorm, one of the most craved titles when PlayStation 3 launched...
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Wii TV Ads Canceled In UK
In quite unusual news, Nintendo decided to pull out the UK TV
Ads for its next-gen gaming console,...
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Activision Blizzard, A New Gaming Giant Is Born
I bet you didn’t see it coming…In the most surprising gaming
news of the year, Activison and...
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Omedetou Gozaimasu Sony! PS3 Outsells Wii in Japan In November
In an announcement that could mean the revival of Sony’s PS3
Enterbrain, the research company that...
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Latest News about Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
According to Wedbush Morgan
Security’s analyst Michael Pachter, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock...
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Nintendo Wii Sets Sales Record In U.S.
Although Sony has seen a 300 percent increase in its PS3
sales, it won’t be enough to stand in the...
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Sony Sees 300 Percent Increase In PS3 Sales
Maybe the bad times are finally over for Sony and its PlayStation
3. After stubbornly refusing to...
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Video Games - Top Sellers on Thanksgiving Day
Lazard's analyst Colin Sebastian surveyed the growing sales on the gaming industry around the...
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Sony Updates PS3's Firmware, Launches PS Store for PC
Sony made an announcement yesterday that should make its gaming devices’ owners happy. First...
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“Guitar Hero III” Earned $115 M USD on First Week
Activision’s game, “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” earned
more than $115 million in its first...
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Halo 3 Sales Reach $300 Million
Seven days after its release, Halo 3 has just become one of
the most important games ever, as the...
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Cheaper, 40GB PS3 Spotted at Best Buy
Speculations about a new model of PlayStation 3 have increased with the discovery of some secret...
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HALO 3: The End Begins…
With blockbuster titles like BioShock, Crysis, Haze, Jericho or COD4, the fall of 2007 is...
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Technology
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Planning for obsolescence
Washington - Remember 5 1/4-inch floppy disks? How about the Iomega Zip drive? Does the word...
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Sun posts 201-million-dollar loss
San Francisco - Sun Microsystems posted a sharp drop in revenue alongside widening losses...
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Time Warner Cable Drops Metered Billing Plan, For Now
Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that it dropped plans to implement a system to charge Internet...
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YouTube And Universal Music To Launch Vevo
In a new bid to find a better revenue stream, YouTube announced a new partnership with one of the...
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Better Bluetooth 3.0 Will Be Unveiled on April 21
The Bluetooth SIG is scheduled to announce Bluetooth 3.0 on April 21 according to a spokeswoman for...
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Early foray into disc backups has limited household use
Hamburg - Computer users nowadays have a choice of hard drives for storing data - the computer's...
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Yet Another Rumor: Google To Buy Twitter
TechCrunch.com is reporting that according to three anonymous sources Google is ready to acquire...
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Yahoo Unveils iPhone App at CTIA
Yahoo unveiled at the CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas trade show its new line of mobile apps for the...
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Microsoft takes bite out of Apple
San Francisco - Can the tight US economy help Microsoft beat back the cavalry charge of its much...
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Apple Rumored to Be Making Netbook, Rumored …
Rumors about Apple’s plans to enter the netbooks market have been mounting and diversifying...
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Social networking beats email on the web
San Francisco - Social networking is a more popular online activity than email, according to a new...
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European Commission Loosens Microsoft Monitoring Process
It looks like the European Commission is seeing Microsoft with a whole new pair of eyes, after it...
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Apple Reveals New Mac Pros, Mac Minis, iMacs
As rumored more than one time and from more than one sources and leaks, Apple released on Tuesday...
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Microsoft Brings Forth Long List Of Improvements For Windows 7
Microsoft is working hard on making Windows 7 the dream-operating system, and this week has...
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Child Porn Bill Would Lengthen User Data Retention Period To 2 Years
Making the Internet a safer place for children is not an easy task, as shown by the latest attempts...
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People Don’t Use the iPhone Applications They Buy
According to Pinch Media, only 30% of the people who buy an iPhone application use it the next day....
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Yahoo To Test Competition With Rich Ads in Its Search Service
Being Google’s competitor has never been easy for Yahoo, but here’s something that...
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Web Search Rankings: Yahoo Takes Small Bite from Google
Internet marketing research company ComScore revealed the latest numbers in the Web search market....
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Twitter Gets A $35 Million Infusion
Twitter, the famous messaging network, has just announced a $35 million infusion from new venture...
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Collisions in Space Need to Be Controlled
The Air Force has a catalog which contains almost 19,000 pieces of orbital debris. This numbers was...
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Facebook Talking Business With Nokia To Expand Mobile Reach
Facebook is reportedly working on expanding its reach into the mobile world, by establishing a...
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Hacker Exposes Security Flaws In Kaspersky Lab’s Database
Security company Kaspersky Lab suffered a major database breach that lasted for more than 10...
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Nokia To Launch Its Own App Store
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and lately the coolest thing in the...
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Facebook – Five Years and 150 Million Users Later
Five years ago, social networking sites were just beginning to emerge and gain popularity. Now,...
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Windows 7, As Vista Reloaded
Ever since various Windows 7 beta releases have hit the market, be it Bit Torrent or...
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Verizon Launches Network Extender to Boost Home Cell Phone Calls
Verizon has come up with a brand new device that will enable you to have increased cell phone...
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Twitter Valued at $250 million
Twitter Inc. has reportedly raised about $20 million in new investments based on a valuation of the...
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Google’s Android Market Grows, Last.fm on Google Phones, G2 in Spring
Google’s Android Market has increased significantly during the past three...
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Google: Inauguration-Related Searches Increasingly Popular
The Inauguration Day attracted a lot of interest from United States users, but also from users all...
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YouTube Expands "Click-to-Buy" Program to Other Countries
YouTube announced its decision to broaden the reach of its program that allows users to click on...
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Science
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Researchers Decode the Genome of the Cow
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Agriculture have been...
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Some Austrian glaciers grow despite overall melting
Vienna - Four Austrian glaciers have increased in size in 2008, but the Austrian Alpine Club warned...
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Update: Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
The rupture of the ice bridge that was holding Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf in place will...
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Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
An ice bridge that was holding an ice shelf (that has been disintegrating since the 1960s) in place...
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Soyuz Docks with ISS, Manually
The Russian Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft docked with the International...
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Global Warming Needs To Be Addressed NOW
The latest studies completed on global warming point out that the phenomenon is moving at a much...
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Earth Is Warming Faster Than Researchers Predicted
On Saturday, during the yearly gathering of the American Association for the Advancement of...
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Colors Change Cognitive Performance, Study Says
A recent study revealed that colors have an important influence over people’s way to...
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Google Earth Now Dives Deep Into the Ocean
The new upgrade to Google Earth makes it possible for anyone to dive deep into the oceans of our...
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Redoubt Volcano, Ready for Eruption
As scientists in Alaska confirmed that an eruption of the Redoubt Volcano is imminent, people...
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AVO Warning: Redoubt Volcano On The Verge of Erupting
Scientists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an advisory on the Redoubt Volcano...
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Study: Serotonin Stimulates Swarming Behavior in Locusts
It is for good reason that locust swarm outbreaks are considered not only disastrous for the...
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Our Trees Are Dying
Tree mortality doubled in just 17 years in the Pacific Northwest and 25 years in California....
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New Drug Cocktail May Increase Stem Cell Production
Thursday, researchers revealed that a new drug cocktail using Genzyme Corporation’s Mozobil...
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National Health Spending Continues To Rise
According to a study published in the today’s issue of the journal Health Affairs, national...
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Milky Way Heavier, Spinning Faster, Heading For Collision
We’re spinning faster than ever thought, and we’re more likely than ever to...
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Diamonds Suggest That Comet Hit North America 13,000 Years Ago
A scientific report showed on Friday pointed out that a group of comets may have hit North...
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Most of Us Can Easily Become Willing Torturers
New psychological experiment confirms the conclusions reached by Stanley Milgram, a young...
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Stanley Milgram’s Experiment Relevant Even Today
Stanley Milgram conducted his famous experiment in 1961 and proved that people have a tendency to...
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Shedding Some Light on Dark Energy
Some while ago, when scientists began talking about the hypothetical “dark energy” filling the...
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Heart Disease Rates Are On Decline
Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
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Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night
Medical research is an on-going process, whether the aim is to find cures for cancer and AIDS or a...
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Gene Mutation Reduces Level Of Triglycerides
The study of 809 members of the Old Order Amish community found that there are some carriers of a...
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Study: US Students Getting Better At Math
The most recent international survey on teen mathematics and
science achievements released by the...
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Study Says Happiness Is Contagious
A study
published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A.
Christakis, a...
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NASA’s Mars Mission Postponed To 2011
Thursday, NASA announced they would be delaying their launch of a Mars robotic mission until 2011,...
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Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives
A United Nations report has shown that
early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
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Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
A series of studies have shown that being obese or even
overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
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Study Warns Ocean Acidification Increases At Alarming Levels
The accelerated increase in atmospheric CO2 resulted from
fossil fuel burning, deforestation, and...
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Final Spacewalk for “Endeavour” Astronauts
The Endeavour Space Shuttle has been stationed at the International Space Station for two weeks,...
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Sports
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Ecclestone fillip for Ferrari in F1 budget cap row
Barcelona - Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated he would protect Ferrari in a dispute...
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Formula One teams given new budget cap
Paris - Motorsport governing body FIA wants Formula One team to operate within a budget cap...
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UEFA expects losses in run-up to Euro 2012
Copenhagen - UEFA expects to make a net loss in the next three years to the 2012 European...
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Bryant shoots Lakers past Spurs into playoffs
Los Angeles - One night after carrying the Los Angeles Lakers to the finish line, Kobe Bryant saved...
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Al-Attiyah wins sixth Dakar Rally stage to extend lead
Buenos Aires - Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday to...
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Hamilton takes dream car to victory in Chinese GP
Shanghai - Lewis Hamilton on Sunday took a major step towards becoming the youngest-ever Formula...
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South Korea delights in great opening days of Olympics
Seoul - The astonishing performance of the South Korean team at the Beijing Olympics so far has...
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McQuaid: Spaniards Are "Too Lenient In Their Approach To Doping"
Beijing - The head of cycling's ruling body, Pat McQuaid, accused Spain of being "too...
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Chris Benoit’s Doctor Faces New Charges
Dr. Phil Astin, the doctor of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who
killed himself, his wife and his son...
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Fukudome Signs a $48 Million Contract With the Chicago Cubs
The Chicago
Cubs signed on Tuesday a 4-year $48 million contract deal with Japanese
outfielder...
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Celtics Remain Unbeaten at Home, Rout Short-Handed Raptors 112-84
The Boston Celtics hammered the Toronto Raptors 112-84 at TD Banknorth Garden to keep their home...
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Yankees Sign Posada, Try to Get Rivera As Well
All-Star catcher Jorge Posada agreed to return to the New York Yankees and signed a four-year...
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Thornton and Maggette Connect as Clippers Beat Lakers 112-96
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the struggling Lakers 112-96 on Sunday night as their rookie Al...
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New York Knicks Resign Allan Houston
Allan Houston decided to end his retirement and resume playing for the troubled New York Knicks...
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Henin Reaches Stuttgart Final after Defeating Jankovic
World’s top tennis player Justine Henin increased her winning streak by beating Jelena Jankovic 7-6...
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US Rout Norway to Win Bronze
Abby Wambach recorded a double to help the United States beat Norway 4-1 in the third-place match...
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Red Sox Champs of the American League East
The Boston Red Sox clinched their first American League East title in the last 12 years after...
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Germany Beats Norway 3-0, Awaits US in the Final
World Cup raining champions Germany crushed Norway 3-0 in the semi final on Wednesday to advance...
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Barcelona Beats Sevilla with Late Messi Double
FC Barcelona climbed up to second place in Primera Liga (the Spanish soccer league) after beating...
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US Hammer England to Reach Semis
The United States advanced to the women's World Cup semi-finals after beating England 3-0 with two...
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US and Sweden Tied After Day 1 of Davis Cup Semi Final
Sweden’s Thomas Johansson upset James Blake 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to level the score in the Sweden-US...
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Werder Can’t Count on Owomoyela and Boenisch Either
Werder Bremen’s roster problems increased after two more players joined the team’s injury list....
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Mourinho Leaves Chelsea after “Mutual Consent”
Jose Mourinho wasn’t successful in leading Chelsea to Champions League supremacy, although he...
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Woods Wins the Cup and the $10 Million Bonus
Tiger Woods never declared the U.S. PGA Tour's opening FedEx Cup as one of his goals. He just said...
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“Wam-Bam” Sweden Is Out
United States striker Abby Wambach scored a double to give her team a 2-0 victory over Sweden at...
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US Fight Back to Draw with North Korea
The United States fought back against a fierce North Korea to ensure a 2-2 draw in their World Cup...
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Hamilton Wins Hungarian Grand Prix From Pole Position
The British driver of McLaren-Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, won Sunday's
Hungarian Grand Prix, after...
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Mexico Takes Third Place In Copa America
Mexico
finished the Copa America in third place, after defeating Uruguay by 3-1 on Saturday....
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Lewis Hamilton Wins Second Grand Prix
In Indianapolis,
just seven days after winning his first Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton did it
again....
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Cleveland Cavaliers Reach The NBA Finals For First Time Ever
After defeating Detroit Pistons, the Cleveland Cavaliers are
in the NBA finals. The Cavaliers...
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People
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New “American Idol” Judge Kara DioGuardi Revealed
"American Idol" returns for its eighth season on Tuesday with a new judge.Paula...
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Michael Jackson Needs Lung Transplant, May Be Too Weak For Surgery
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has had numerous health issues along the years. Some of them,...
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Sam Ronson's Health Scare
Lindsay Lohan's lady friend DJ Samantha Ronson raised concerns over her health after she paid a...
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Donald Trump Helps Ed McMahon By Buying His Home
American business magnate Donald Trump has agreed to purchase Ed McMahon’s crib for an unrevealed...
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Census: Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Minority Population
New Census figures released Thursday indicate that Hispanics continue to be
the...
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Spears, Federline Reach Custody Agreement
Britney Spears and
Kevin Federline have finally reached agreement over custody of their...
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Second Baby for Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Jennifer Garner is pregnant with her second baby with hubby Ben Affleck. Her former...
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Angry Judge Doubles OJ Simpson’s Bail
An outraged Las Vegas judge doubled O.J. Simpson’s bail to $250,000 on Wednesday and accused the...
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NBC Fires “The Tonight Show” Staffers As Strike Drags On
Shortly after the start of the Writers Guild of America
strike on November 5, the host of “The...
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Atlantic City’s Former Mayor Pleads Guilty
Former Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy pleaded guilty Thursday
to have misled the U.S. Department of...
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Oprah’s Weight Fluctuations Hide Medical Condition
Following years of struggling to keep her body in shape, Oprah Winfrey finally came clean about the...
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Paris Hilton: I Won’t Appeal
Shocked by the increased media attention her case received, Paris Hilton, who was ordered back to...
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Gadgets
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Amazon’s Kindle 2 E-Book Reader Really Delivers
Amazon.com welcomes you to a great digital reading experience: the Kindle 2.
The...
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Apple Allows Non-Safari Browsers For The iPhone
According to MacRumors, Apple Incorporated recently allowed several browser applications into the...
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T-Mobile Launches Motorola ZINE ZN5 5.0 Megapixel Camera Phone
Today marked the launch of Motorola’s ZINE ZN5, a device
that is more than a mobile phone with a...
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Opera Browser Might End up on iPhones After All
At the end
of last week, rumor had it that Apple Incorporated had announced they would not
be...
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Apple Doesn’t Want Opera Browser on the iPhone
Although Opera’s
engineers have already developed Opera Mini, a version of the browser that can...
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Oprah Winfrey Endorses Amazon's Kindle
It appears that the Kindle, Amazon’s electronic reader, is Oprah Winfrey’s favorite new gadget. She...
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The U.S. Army Hires Out iRobot To Supply Military Robots
You may know iRobot’s because of this little bugger. What you
may not know is that iRobot produces...
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Nokia To Launch N79 And N85 High-End Smartphones In October
Nokia Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, announced Tuesday it will...
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Palm Is Back In Business With Treo Pro Smartphone
It was high time for Palm to make a high-end comeback from
last year’s Centro, and regain the...
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iPhone... $173 To Make, Profits... Bigger Than Ever
How much does it take to make an iPhone? About $173,
according to iSuppli. The analysis released...
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iPhone in Italy! Without Revenue Sharing? Mamma Mia!
A new rumor about the upcoming 3G iPhone has emerged from
the Italian newspaper La
Repubblica. It...
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New Storage Solutions From IBM
IBM researchers are currently
working on a different computer memory device named racetrack...
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SanDisk Goes Up To 32 GB With Its New SDHC Flash Card
SanDisk announced increased capacities and speeds for its SanDisk
Ultra II line. During a...
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Nintendo Announces A Raincheck Program For Wii
While Sony is desperately looking
for more strategies to improve the sales of its PlayStation 3...
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PS3 Outsells Wii in Japan. A Sign Of Revival?
Finally, one year after the official launch of its gaming
platform, Sony did the right thing. The...
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One Year After Its Launch Nintendo Wii Is Tough To Find
Nintendo Wii is celebrating today its first year since the
official launch in US and the little...
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Has PlayStation 3 Started Its Recovery?
Nintendo Wii continues to lead the tops, but PlayStation 3
is starting to come out of the ropes...
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Sony President: No Price Cut for PS3
Although PlayStation 3 is lagging far behind its competitors
Sony seems to be determined to keep...
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PSP Manual Reveals More about the Redesigned Gadget
Sony’s redesigned PlayStation Portable is showing off some new features that Kazuo Hirai forgot or...
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Samsung Launches New UMPC: Q1 Ultra
With an increased battery life and an integrated
split-QWERTY keypad, Q1 Ultra represents the...
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iPod Ownership Shows No Sign of Stopping
The results of a new web poll survey, conducted by Rock radio consultants Jacobs Media, shows that...
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World
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Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 56
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's influenza epidemic of the new virus A(H1N1) has...
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No spheres of influence in Europe, EU's Barroso vows
Prague - Neither the European Union nor Russia has the right to build a sphere of influence in the...
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Japan triples medical staff at airports to check for flu
Tokyo - Japanese airports increased the number of quarantine officials Tuesday as...
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Extra security measures for Dutch royals at WWII memorial
Amsterdam - The Dutch royal family was to have additional security in place at a World War II...
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Economic slump a real headache for migraine sufferers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (dpa) - The economic slowdown has brought pain to Hong Kong in more ways than one with...
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Piracy cases almost double in first quarter of 2009, watchdog says
Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - An international piracy watchdog on Tuesday warned of increasing violent...
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UN crime office calls for tougher measures amid economic crisis
Vienna - Countries should do more to combat financial and cyber crime, UN drugs and crime office...
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Pope Benedict XVI presides over Good Friday Via Crucis
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI presided over Rome's traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession,...
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Ahmadinejad ready to join talks with US, but insists on rights
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday said he was ready to join nuclear talks...
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Obama, EU plan new era to meet global challenges
Prague - US President Barak Obama and the European Union (EU) leaders wound up a summit in Prague...
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Feelgood US President steals the show
London - US President Barack Obama swept onto the world stage at this week's summit of the world's...
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Ahmadinejad, Chavez want to jointly tackle global economic crisis
Tehran - The presidents of Iran and Venezuela after talks Thursday said they had decided to...
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Prominent former IRA man held over soldiers' murder
London - A former member of the now inactive Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Northern...
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As Clinton visits Mexico, US Congress raises crime alarm
Washington/Mexico City - As US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in...
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Reports: Some 80,000 jobs lost in France in February
Paris - The French labour market shed some 80,000 jobs in February, French media reported on...
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Britain sees increased threat of "dirty bomb" attack
London - The British government Tuesday warned of the increased threat of a nuclear or chemical...
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Aid worker with Canadian agency shot dead in Darfur
Nairobi/Khartoum - A Sudanese aid worker employed by a Canadian agency has been shot dead in...
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Shark kills 16-year-old South African surfer
Johannesburg - A 16-year-old surfer died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of South...
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Obama angry over AIG's huge bonuses, vows to block them
Washington - US president Barack Obama Monday added his anger to mounting criticism of the...
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Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
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Obama: US seeks aggressive action from G20 members
Washington - The United States will push for aggressive action to halt the global economic slide at...
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Hundreds of thousands without heating in the Balkans
Belgrade/Sofia - Gas shortages triggered by the Russia- Ukraine row over payments have left...
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Film Studio Unveils Plans For Berlin's Tempelhof Airport
Berlin - Berlin's recently closed Tempelhof airport could become the new home for an historic...
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Ukraine Far From Helpless In Energy Duel With Russia
Kiev - Russia is screwing down on the natural gas taps to Ukraine, and as Kiev media spin would...
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Blocked Shipments Add To Russia-Ukraine Dispute
Kiev - Ukraine has blocked transit shipment of Russian natural gas to Europe, escalating an...
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Taiwan Reached A Record High In Its Foreign Exchange Reserves
Taipei - According to the Central Bank, Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves...
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Taiwan Succumbs To China's Panda Diplomacy
Taipei - For six decades, China tried in vain to recover Taiwan with military force and political...
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UN Fears World Financial Turmoil Will Sink Programmes
New York - The United Nations may be the next unintended victim of the global economic crisis as...
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The Hague - Self-Proclaimed Capital Of World's Conscience
Amsterdam/Belgrade - The city of The Hague put itself firmly on the global map in the summer of...
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"Will Brussels Kill What Moscow Couldn't?", Poles Wonder
Gdansk - Tourists visiting Poland's Baltic coast often snap photos at the gates of Gdansk's...
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Business
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Federal Reserve chief Bernanke to testify as stress tests near
Washington - With the US central bank expected to release the results of long-awaited bank stress...
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Verizon posts better-than-expected profits
New York - Verizon Communications Inc, the second-largest US phone company, had...
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Electrolux reports first quarter loss
Stockholm - Swedish home appliance maker Electrolux recorded an increased pre-tax loss in the...
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Three Gorges Dam faces 14.5-billion-dollar cost overrun
Beijing - China's Three Gorges Dam, due to be completed in November, is...
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US stocks rebound on positive signs in economy
New York - US stock markets rose on Wednesday on signs of economic recovery as the Federal Reserve...
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Bombardier to cut 3,000 jobs; profits up 42 per cent
Washington - Bombardier Inc Thursday reported higher-than- expected quarterly profits as train...
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New Zealand recession continues with fourth-quarter slump
Wellington - New Zealand's deepening recession was confirmed Friday when official figures were...
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Gates tops world rich list as fortunes plummet
New York - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates regained the top spot on Forbes' annual list of the...
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RIM Forecasts Decreased Profits
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that its quarterly earnings and gross margin would...
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Amazon’s Profit Soaring
For the quarter that ended in December, Amazon posted rising revenue, having announced that its...
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Amazon Reports Astounding Q4 Gains
Despite layoff and slow profit announcements from most companies, some have actually managed to end...
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Microsoft to Cut 5,000 Jobs
Recently, Microsoft has revealed it would be cutting 5,000 jobs over a period of 18 months,...
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Apple Allows Non-Safari Browsers for the iPhone
According to MacRumors, Apple Incorporated recently allowed several browser applications into the...
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Vicks VapoRub Linked To Breathing Problems In Infants
A new study has recently revealed that Vicks VapoRub, a popular cold remedy, could cause airway...
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Jaguar Puts Its Two New Models On Display
Jaguar decided to make its presence known at the North American International...
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Citigroup Backs Measure to Support Mortgage Modifications
Citigroup Inc., which has the world's largest financial services network, agreed to support the...
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GM Introduces Its New SRX Cadillac
General Motors unveiled today its new 2010 Cadillac SRX, which is scheduled to go on display later...
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Wall Street gains as GMAC gets government funds
New York - US stocks gained on Tuesday after the Treasury Department said it would commit 6 billion...
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Wine Still A Good Investment In Hard Times, Say Experts
Hong Kong - When James Christie held his first auction in 1776, bottles of wine were among the...
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FDA Approves Allergan’s Drug Latisse
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Allergan Inc.’s Latisse, a beauty...
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Notebooks Outship Desktop Computers
On Tuesday, research group iSuppli informed that notebook computer shipments throughout the world...
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Epilepsy Drugs To Carry Suicide Warning
The US Food and Drug Administration is ordering companies that make epilepsy drugs to add warning...
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Wyeth Accused Of Paying Medical Ghostwriters For Medical Articles
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid a medical writing company to ghostwrite articles about its...
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Facebook Connect Online, Could Affect Web Interaction
Facebook Connect, announced back in May, was opened to the
public Thursday, allowing its...
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75% off and Free Shipping for This Year’s Cyber Monday
Online retailers Monday take their turn in offering
doorbuster (or serverbuster, as the online...
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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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The Gaming Industry Thriving During Times of Economic Crisis
Even though
the global economy is facing a major crisis that has severely affected many...
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US stocks rally on energy, technology shares
New York - US stocks rallied at day's end Tuesday as energy and technology shares led the way and...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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German Exports Rises in September Despite Economic Crisis
EWiesbaden, Germany - German exports recorded a surprise increase in September despite the global...
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