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WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
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Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
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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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Fish oil no help to heart patients after all, German researchers say
Hamburg, Germany - Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly...
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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Fish Oil Supplements No Help for Cardiac Patients
Contrary to conventional wisdom, fish oil supplements are not particularly helpful to cardiac...
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FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Don’t Cause Eye Damage
Men using erectile dysfunction drugs face no risk for vision problems, according to a study in the...
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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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FDA Delays Approval of Symbicort in 6-11 Year Olds with Asthma
Giant drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said Monday it has received a Complete Response Letter from US...
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All
People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
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FDA Panel Backs Bristol, AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Onglyza
A federal panel of medical experts said Wednesday Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca...
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New Device Shows Promise in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
A new device implanted in the heart to stop blood clots from triggering strokes (from the rhythm...
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ADHD Kids Much Less Consistent in Their Response Times
New research published in the journal Child Neuropsychology suggests that children with...
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Spinal Cord Stimulation May Improve Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients
A new study released Thursday by US researchers suggests that, when electrically stimulated the...
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FDA Panel Backs J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug
A panel of cardiology experts of the Food and Drug Administration voted 15 to 2 on Thursday in...
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Blacks at Higher Risk of Heart Failure than Whites
According to one of the first long-term studies to look at heart failure in younger adults,...
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Early Detection of a Second Breast Cancer Doubles Survival Chances
Early detection of a second breast cancer in a woman can cut her risk of dying in half, researchers...
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Ozone Exposure Is Deadly
A study that analyzed data on 18 years showed that the risk of respiratory problems has been...
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Commonly-Used Compound Proves Successful against HIV Infection
Researchers have tested many vaccines and gels to see their efficiency in HIV prevention, but...
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Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys
Researchers have made a huge step forward in fighting AIDS virus by announcing that a cheap,...
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Researchers Develop a Macaque Model of HIV Infection
Researchers have made an important step in AIDS field by creating a new HIV strain that infects a...
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Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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FDA Wants Black Box Warning for Metoclopramide
The Food and Drug Administration wants to add its sternest warning to heartburn drug...
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Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer
Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
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Diabetes during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk for Postpartum Depression
Many studies have shown that some women are at increased risk of experiencing depression during...
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Epilepsy Drug Zonegran Tied to Metabolic Acidosis
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday cautioned that epilepsy drug zonisamide (Zonegran)...
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Boy Treated with Human Fetal Stem Cell Therapy Develops Tumors
A rare side effect of human fetal stem cell therapy described in the journal PLoS Medicine raises...
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Vitamin Pills Show Little Benefit in Reducing Heart Disease Risk
Multivitamins taken on daily basis don’t seem to lower the risk of developing heart...
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The Number of Kids in Need of Statins Lower than Expected
Fewer than 1 percent of American kids need cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to a new study...
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U.S.
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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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US could take majority stake in GM in new survival bid
Washington - The US government could take a majority stake in General Motors Corp as part of a...
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US seeks restrictions on tourism to Arctic-Antarctic region
Washington - The United States will push for more restrictions on tourism to the North and South...
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Obama praises Turkey and seeks to end rift with Muslim world
Ankara - US President Barack Obama on Monday moved to heal rifts between the United States...
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Obama begins official visit to Turkey
Ankara - US President Barack Obama began his visit to Turkey Monday by paying his respects at...
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Czechs await Obama amid changing relations
Prague - The notorious Czech provocateur of an artist, David Cerny, had the privilege last summer...
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US House, Senate approve 2010 budget outline
Washington - US lawmakers on Thursday approved a 3.5-trillion-dollar budget...
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Clinton says US government drops "global war on terror" slogan
Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters late Monday...
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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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Twenty years after Exxon Valdez, oil spills still threaten coasts
San Francisco - Few lessons have been learned from Exxon Valdez, as oil spills are a regular...
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Obama backs Geithner, rules out resignation
Washington - US President Barack Obama backed his embattled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and...
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Obama defends ambitious budget as in-step with economic challenges
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his ambitious budget proposals,...
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Obama administration drops "enemy combatant"
Washington - US President Barack Obama has dropped previous policy of labeling Guantanamo Bay...
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Disney announces plans to go carbon neutral
Los Angeles - Entertainment giant Disney said it plans to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by...
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Obama to nominate new health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama will nominate Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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Intelligence Chief: Economic Downturn Is Top Threat to U.S.
Dennis C. Blair, the new director of U.S. intelligence, said that terrorism is no longer the most...
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Bloomberg's Budget Plan Would Include Cutting 23,000 Jobs
Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan includes cutting New York City’s working force by as many...
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President Obama Orders Closing of Guantanamo Prison
President Barack Obama doesn’t have any time to loose and on the second day of his...
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Gov. Paterson Picks Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate Seat
Gov. David Paterson’s pick for the senator seat left vacant by Secretary of State Hillary...
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Seven States Sue over Bush Anti-Abortion Rule
Thursday, seven states sued the federal government over a rule that further expands...
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Bush Holds Final Address, Talks about His Legacy
In his final address to the nation last night before leaving the presidential office next week,...
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Salmonella Outburst Linked To Peanut Butter
The outburst of salmonella that affected approximately 410 people in 43 states, and is believed to...
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Bush Delivers Final News Conference, Defends Legacy
In his last news conference from the White House, President George W. Bush defended his legacy and...
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Health Officials In Minnesota: Peanut Butter Might Have Started Salmonella Outbreak
Even if federal officials have yet to establish the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has...
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Blagojevich Impeached by Illinois House, Trial Moves to Senate
Illinois lawmakers yesterday impeached the allegedly corrupt and conspiring Governor Rod...
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Roland Burris' Senate Seating Denied, Tainted by Blagojevich
The members of the Senate took their oaths for the 111th Congress and San Francisco Rep. Nancy...
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CMS Releases New Nursing Home Ratings
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on Thursday quality ratings for each of...
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Obama unveils education secretary
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday tapped a long-time friend and head of...
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Obama Will Name Tom Daschle to Lead the Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is
expected to nominate former Senate leader Tom Daschle as...
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House approves bail-out for US car industry
Washington - The US House of Representatives Wednesday approved a 14-billion-dollar emergency loan...
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Sports
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Federer to face Djokovic after tight win over Roddick
Miami - Roger Federer honed his game at the expense of Andy Roddick, defeating...
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Beckham needs "highest level" play on way to World Cup
Washington - David Beckham said Wednesday that playing with AC Milan "at the highest...
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Super Bowl offers diversion from grim US economy
If it can be said that sports is a secular religion, then Sunday's Super Bowl between the...
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Bolt, Phelps Eye 2009 Glory Amid Economic Concern
Hamburg - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps aim to confirm...
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Joint Spanish-Portuguese 2018 World Cup
Madrid - Angel Maria Villar, president of the Spanish football federation, said early on Tuesday...
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Honda exit confirms the cold hand of recession on sport
Hamburg - Honda's withdrawal from Formula One racing came as a shock on Friday, but there were...
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Klinsmann Sees Finance Woes For Football, Praises Hoffenheim
Munich - Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann predicts the worldwide financial crisis will have...
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Ajax Come To Life Again With Win In Hamburg
Hamburg - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at...
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Knicks eye future, trade Randolph and Crawford
Los Angeles - With one eye on the present and the other on the future, the New York Knicks made a...
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Football Association Wants to Tighten Anti-Drugs Stance
London - The Football Association (FA) is to establish a register of players with previous doping...
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Federer cautious as Madrid return begins
Stockholm - Roger Federer says he will rest as required to complete an exhausting 2008 season,...
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Arsenal Eye Consistency and Top Spot
London - Arsenal will be hoping to shake off their inconsistent start to the English Premier League...
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Track star Marion Jones released from prison
Washington - Disgraced track superstar Marion Jones was released from prison on Friday after...
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Focus on Klinsmann as Bayern Start as Favorite
Hamburg (dpa) - Bayern Munich expect new coach Juergen Klinsmann to deliver a 22nd German league...
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Gravenstijn still up for the fight with judo's new vanguard
Beijing - Veteran Deborah Gravenstijn put the horror of a long-term neck injury behind her to take...
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Tigers Sign Willis For $29 million 3-Year Deal
Left-hander Dontrelle Willis agreed to a three-year
extension with the Detroit Tigers, as...
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Melvin Stays With Arizona Diamondbacks Until 2010
The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to announce within the
next few days a three-year contract...
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Vick Puts Up $1 Million for Dogs’ Care
Michael Vick has agreed to donate about $1 million for the care of the 54 pit bulls taken in...
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Tyson Checks in Arizona Prison for One-Day Sentence
Mike Tyson checked into an Arizona jail on Tuesday to serve his 24-hour prison term he got for...
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More “Bad Newz” for Vick
Michael Vick’s legal problems continue as Atlanta Falcons’ suspended quarter back was indicted by a...
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Man United Beats Chelsea 2-0 to Ruin Grant’s Start
Manchester United climbed on the second place in Premiership after beating Chelsea 2-0 at Old...
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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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Specials
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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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Stem Cell Transplant Shows Promise in Treating Type 1 Diabetes
Scientific world may soon offer a solution for millions of people suffering from type 1 diabetes...
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French winemaker creates "vintage Obama"
Paris - Thrilled by Barack Obama's election as US president, a French winemaker has created a red...
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Neither Viagra nor Cialis Causes Vision Damage
Neither Viagra nor Cialis taken on daily basis for sexual impotence damage men’s vision,...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Earth Hour: lights, camera, but where's the action?
Sydney - It's easy to poke fun at Earth Hour, an Australian initiative now into...
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FDA Advisory Panel Supports J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug Rivaroxaban
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted on Thursday to recommend that the agency...
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New Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Proves Successful in Mice
A study published in the 20 March issue of the journal Science concluded that by electrically...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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WANTED: Lindsay Lohan
Actress Lindsay Lohan has become a wanted woman. Not by men or women. The police wants her.
The...
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Shuttle delayed again, at least until Sunday: fuel leak
Washington - A potentially disastrous fuel leak prompted NASA to issue a second delay notice...
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Microsoft Asks Ex-Employees to Return Part of Severance Money
Microsoft accidentally paid the 1400 workers it laid off on January 22 more than it should have and...
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SAG Refuses Producers’ “Final Offer”
The Screen Actors Guild board of directors rejected on Saturday the “last, best and...
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Most iPhone Users Do Not Use the Applications after Downloading Them
Recently-released data from iPhone analytics and advertising company Pinch Media showed that users...
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Mozilla, Skype Support the EEF in iPhone Jailbreaking Case
Mozilla Corporation has recently announced that it supported a move aimed at discarding the...
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Financial Incentives, a Strong Reason to Quit Smoking
Would you quit smoking for money? A new study suggests that money may be a strong reason to...
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DTV Delay Finally Made Official
President Barack Obama made the digital TV delay official on Wednesday by signing legislation...
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Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
Long-term use of aspirin or other similar nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk...
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Did You Know that Smoking Pot Raises Testicular Cancer Risk?
Men who smoke marijuana have a higher risk of testicular cancer than those who do not smoke,...
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Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease
Pancreatic cancer, the terrible disease that kneeled actor Patrick Swayze last year, has recently...
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A Healthy 6 Fingered Baby Was Born. Probably A Great Future Pianist?
According to doctors at Saint Luke's Hospital, a baby born in San Francisco has six perfectly...
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Peanut Corporation of America Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Products
The recent salmonella outburst that infected 500 people in 43 states and it is responsible for the...
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Windows 7 Beta Gets Second Deadline Extension, Until Feb. 10
As the two weeks of Windows 7 Beta download approached their inevitable ending, Microsoft decided...
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Nortel Is Filed For Bankruptcy
The world financial crisis has taken its toll on big companies and now it’s Norte’s...
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Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA
There has been talk in the medical world of allowing the administration of Merck & Co’s...
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Antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s Patients – Potentially Fatal After Extensive Use
First of all, Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease with no known cure. Except for...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Linked to Childhood Trauma
Children who are exposed to sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop...
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True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says
Does true love last forever? A new study comes to support the old saying “Love never gets...
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Motivation: Choosing Your Weight-Loss Diet
With the holiday season bringing upon us the dark cloud of over-indulging in too much food and...
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Harvard Political Scientists Dies At The Age Of 81
Dr. Samuel Huntington, one of the nation's preeminent political scientists and a longstanding...
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Video Games
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EA Gets Jason Bourne Monopole
Electronic Arts secured the exclusive worldwide license to create video games based on Robert...
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Final Fantasy XIII For North America, Europe Delayed Until April 2010
Despite initial promises that Final Fantasy XIII will be arriving in North America this year,...
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Playstation 3 Not Doing So Good
November sales data drops continue to gather for Sony, and especially for its Playstation...
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Wii And Xbox 360 Arcade – Consoles For Gamers on a Budget
Holiday shoppers this year seem to be looking for two things
– cheap and fun, as they scour stores...
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“Halo 3: Recon” Becomes “Halo 3: ODST”
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Take-Two, Too Much Love Could Kill You!
Ok, definitely not as huge as the Microsoft-Yahoo bidding
war, but for the gaming world, EA’s...
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Why Bungie Left Microsoft?
You didn’t think Bungie’s long-time relationship with the Redmond behemoth was all
roses and...
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Bungie Finishes The Fight, Opens New Chapter
Sometimes the rumors tend to become reality. Let me give you
an example. Earlier this week there...
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Xbox 360 Is Now the Most Popular Console on the Web
Online searches for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console have outnumbered those for Nintendo Wii, a recent...
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Music
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Singer Mindy McCready In Hospital After Suicide Attempt
Country singer Mindy McCready is in a stable condition after her suicide attempt, Centennial ...
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Musician Merl Saunders, Collaborated with thGrateful Dead, Dies
Merl Saunders, a keyboardist who collaborated throughout more
than two decades with Grateful Dead...
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DMX Trades the Courtroom For a Hospital Room
Rapper DMX (real name Earl Simmons) had a date with Justice,
impersonated in this case by an...
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Cuban Punk Rocker Released After Paying a $28 Fine
Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila, who is renown for his raunchy lyrics against Fidel Castro and...
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Legendary Producer Gerald "Jerry" Wexler Died at 91
Legendary music producer Gerald "Jerry" Wexler died at 91 in Florida on Friday, according...
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New York Is Going to Rock’N’ Roll with Rock Hall Annex
Many say it was about time that the “Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame” came to the Big Apple. So, it’s...
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Ludacris’ Song in Support of Obama Has Candidate in Defense
Rapper Ludacris released Wednesday a new song titled
“Politics as Usual” pledging his full support...
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The Rolling Stones Leave EMI and Reach Deal With Universal
The Rolling Stones are reportedly leaving EMI, the record label with which they have been...
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Mindy McCready Suffers Nervous Breakdown, Enters Rehab
Country singer Mindy McCready has reportedly entered rehab
after visiting an emergency room in...
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Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood Checks Into Rehab
Following his widely reported spree with a much younger cocktail waitress, Rolling Stones guitarist...
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London Celebrates Nelson Mandela with Anniversary Concert
The 46664 concert in London celebrated both Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday and 20 years from the...
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R. Kelly Identified By Former Personal Assistant
The newest person to testify against R. Kelly in his child
pornography trial is the artist’s...
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Scott Weiland In And Out Of Jail In One Day
Ex Velved Revolver singer Scott Weiland, who last month was ordered to serve 8 days behind bars...
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Alicia Keys Updates Her Statements
In a statement issued two days ago, Alicia Keys explained that
she feels the need to detail and...
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New York Philharmonic Arrives in North Korea
The New York Philharmonic, which is scheduled to play on Tuesday in Pyongyang, arrived in North...
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Britney Spears Tested Negative For Drugs
Contrary to early police reports about Britney Spears being "under the influence of an unknown...
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Jay-Z to Be no More Def Jam Recordings’ President
Popular rapper Jay-Z announced on
Monday that he would step down from his position as Def Jam...
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Emma Bunton, Mummy Baby Spice
It appears that Baby Spice passes her nickname to her first
son, Beau. He was born yesterday at...
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R&B Singer Usher Finally Weds Tameka Foster
Although
about a week ago they have hesitated to appear to the altar, the famous R&B
Usher...
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Universal Axes Long Term iTunes Contract with Apple
Although this is not exactly surprising, Universal Music Group, world’s largest record company, has...
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Movies
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Austrian woman gets prison term for threatening CSI star
Vienna - An Austrian woman who stalked David Caruso, the lead actor in the television series...
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Morgan Freeman’s ‘Friend’ Sues Him Over Car Crash
Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman is facing a lawsuit filed against him by his female...
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‘Watchmen’ Worth The Wait
After over two decades of anticipation and high expectations, Zack Snyder's adaptation of...
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Daughter: Peter Falk Has Alzheimer’s Disease
Catherine Falk claims her 81-year-old acting legend best known for his playing detective “Columbo...
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Dennis Quaid Gets $750,000 Settlement From Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife agreed to a $750,000 settlement with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in...
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W Draws Liberal Stalwarts with Complex Bush Portrait
Los Angeles - As if there wasn't enough drama in the run-up to the US elections, political junkies...
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George “W.” Bush: Oliver Stone’s Attempt to Show Both the Man and the President
With less
than three weeks to the 2008 United States presidential elections, director...
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Oliver Stone’s “W.” Tries To Stay Far From Bias
As George W. Bush’s second term as the 43rd
President of the United
States approaches its...
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Oliver Stone Didn’t Quite Hit the Bull’s Eye
Oliver Stone’s portrayal of President George W. Bush opens Friday. “W” is like a bird’s eye view on...
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“Easy Money” Is Right on the Money about the Credit Industry
CW’s new TV
series called “Easy Money” is scheduled to premiere Sunday, October 5 and from
the...
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70's Sitcom Star MacKenzie Phillips Arrested For Cocaine, Heroin
Shouldn't people know by now drugs are not allowed on planes, and any attempts to smuggle some will...
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Ben Stiller’s Comedy Is Still Number One
“Tropic Thunder,” the DreamWorks film starring Ben Stiller
earned its second consecutive...
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Honey “House Bunny”
The Government should extend social re-integration programs
for other categories, too, as there...
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'Tropic Thunder' Opens Next Week
One of the rather anticipated comedies of the summer, 'Tropic Thunder,' opens next week. While it...
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Nikki Blonsky Will Appear in Criminal Court
“Hairspray” star Nikki Blonsky is likely to have another
lawsuit on the role, due to assault...
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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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Cyd Charisse Danced Her Way Through Life
Cyd Charisse was an “Easy to Love” “Party Girl” in “Silk
Stockings” who was “Singin’ in the Rain.”...
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Mel Gibson Back on Screen in “Edge of Darkness”
After keeping a low profile since his drunken anti-Semitic remarks made on July 2006, Mel Gibson...
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Actor Wesley Snipes Facing Prison Time
Movie star Wesley Snipes could get three years in jail and a fine of $5 million when he is...
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Mischa Barton To Avoid Jail In DUI Case
Actress Mischa Barton is reportedly going to plead no contest to DUI, which is similar to a guilty...
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Movie Review: Horton Hears A Who!
As children, we wondered if we are alone in this huge
universe. Grown-ups, we still wonder,...
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Sean Bean Got Married
“Lord of the Rings” heartthrob Sean Bean got married for the fourth time Tuesday morning with...
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Jamie Lynn Spears' ‘Zoey 101’ Might Get The Boot
Britney Spears’ 16-year-old knocked-out sister won’t be making a comeback Friday on Nickelodeon...
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Michelle Rodriguez Ready for Christmas Behind Bars
“Lost” star Michelle Rodriguez reported to Lynwood jail in Los Angeles on Sunday,...
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The Golden Compass Review
It is December already, and Christmas is approaching, so
what better time is there to release a...
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Emmy Winner Kiefer Sutherland Starts His Jail Term
Kiefer Sutherland, the star of the Fox drama “24,” was
sentenced on Wednesday to 48 days in jail...
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“The Golden Compass” Wrapped in Controversy
The $ 180-million fantasy epic movie, “The Golden Compass”,
is based on the first volume of the...
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Morgan Freeman Will Play Nelson Mandela In A New Movie
Morgan Freeman will play former South African President
Nelson Mandla in a new biographic movie...
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Technology
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Amazon's new electronic book aims at newspapers, textbooks
New York - Online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Kindle electronic...
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AT&T Carries Out Tests for Speedier 3G Network
AT&T is reportedly carrying out test and trials of its upgraded 3G network in two markets. The...
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Extensions add new functions to OpenOffice
Kaufbeuren, Germany - The basic version of the free office software suite, OpenOffice, packs in a...
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Computer technician on trial in Hong Kong celebrity sex photo case
Hong Kong - A computer technician went on trial Monday accused of stealing the...
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Dell Launches Adamo Notebook to Rival Apple’s MacBook Air
Dell launched its new line of laptops that according to many market analysts is intended to be an...
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Malaysian fined 2,680 dollars for insulting sultan on website
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian man was fined 10,000 ringgit (2,680 dollars) Friday...
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Microsoft Mends IE8 Bugs in Windows 7
Microsoft has released a patch via Windows Update for Internet Explorer 8 for the beta operating...
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Apple Safari 4’s Beta Unveiled
Apple released a public beta of its Safari 4 web browser Tuesday that comes loaded with a new...
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NASA Delays Launch of Discovery Mission Again
NASA has canceled the launch of the Discovery STS-119 mission to the International Space Station...
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Space Shuttle Launch Delayed for the Fourth Time
NASA had no other viable alternative but to delay the launch of the space shuttle for the fourth...
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Congress Urged To Support Reform and Funding Of New Forensics System
A strong set of evidence should be able to put the right people in jail, and absolve the innocents,...
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Verizon Shakes Hand with Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent for LTE Deal
Verizon Wireless announced yesterday at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain,...
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Verizon Picks Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson for LTE Deal
Verizon Wireless chose Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson to provide the infrastructure for its roll out...
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LG Asks For Intel’s Moorestown Chip
It looks like Intel architecture is coming to smartphones, as LG Electronics and the giant American...
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Apple Is Loudly Protesting Against the iPhone Jailbreaking
Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation...
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Intel Exec.: Clearwire’s Got Enough Money for WiMax Expansion Already
As investors were looking forward to seeing the WiMax technology expand, Clearwire Corp. had some...
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The FAA - The New Target For Hacker Attacks
According to an announcement made by the Federal Aviation...
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FAA Computer Server Hacked Last Week
The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that their computers had been hacked last...
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Bill Gates Speaks about Charity and Malaria at TED
The Technology, Entertainment and Design is an annual conference during which many of the people...
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NASA: Mars Rover Is in “Good Health” after Memory Error
Spirit, one of the two NASA rovers that have been roaming Mars’s surface during the past five...
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A Baffling Trip into the History of the Mac
On Saturday, January 24th, the Apple Macintosh turned 25. And its history deserves to be...
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Senate Nears Agreement to Delay National Digital TV Switch
Several key senators have agreed on a bill to delay the switch to all-digital TV throughout the...
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Sony Unveils Vaio P Series, the “Lifestyle PC”
Yesterday, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony displayed its new Vaio P Series. The...
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Verizon Starts Long-Term Relationship With Microsoft Live Search
Microsoft scored one big point against search rivals Google and Yahoo, after Verizon...
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Portland Gives Up Its Wires For Clearwire’s 4G WiMAX Coverage
Portland gave up its wires this week, when Clearwire launched the first 4G WiMAX wireless broadband...
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2009 technology wish list - and why not?
Washington - Wish lists often accompany celebrations around the beginning of a new year. And...
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Windows 7 Pirated Copies Leak to the Internet
Searches at several BitTorrent sites show that pirated copies of Microsoft’s new operating...
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Obama’s League of Extraordinarily Green Gentlemen
The hopes and dreams of pro-environment partisans all over America and the world are much closer to...
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Experts recommend treating online addiction as a disease
Hamburg - Addiction to online games should be treated as a distinct illness, experts recommended...
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IT Panel Demands Openness, Efficiency In Obama Cybersecurity Era
The appointed commission for cyberspace security released
its recommendation plan for an improved...
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People
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India's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls
New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay...
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WANTED: Lindsay Lohan (Update 1)
The arrest warrant issued on Lindsay Lohan’s name was apparently a misunderstanding....
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Octomom Scared Hostpital Won’t Release Her Babies to Her
Talking to TV host “Dr. Phil” McGraw on Tuesday, Nadya Suleman revealed that her...
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Prince Harry to Attend Equality and Diversity Course
Prince Harry has to study on those manners.
The British media reported on Thursday that the prince...
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Beautiful Couple Danes and Dancy Are Finally Enagaged!
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are engaged! People.com reports that a representative for the American...
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Tommy Lee Will Never Cease To Amaze the World
Rocker Tommy Lee and a friend of his were tooling around the Southern California skies in a...
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Marcia Cross’ Husband Diagnosed With Cancer
Sad news struck the quiet suburbs of Wisteria Lane as the husband of actress Marcia Cross who plays...
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Boy George in Prison for 15 Months
Boy George, 47, the front man of the former famous group Culture Club, was sentenced on Friday to...
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Rumpole Creator Sir John Mortimer Dies
British dramatist and author Sir John Mortimer, who gave life to the famous character Rumpole of...
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Mariska Hargitay Has Pneumotorax
Mariska Hargitay is an American actress you are certainly familiar with – or at least you...
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Columbo Star Peter Falk Is a Victim of Alzheimer’s Disease
Catherine Falk claims her 81-year-old acting legend best known for his playing detective “Columbo...
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Goodbye to Father of “sci-fi” – Forrest Ackerman Dies
Forrest J. Ackerman was sometimes an actor, literary
agent, magazine editor and suave eccentric....
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Britney Spears First in Yahoo's Top 10 Searches
Yahoo has recently released its 10 most-searched terms, where we can find celebrities, U.S....
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New Jersey Politician Shamed over Drunk Incident
A City Council member from New Jersey had himself a wild weekend which
included urinating over...
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Anne Hathaway’s Ex Tries to Reduce Prison Term
Harsh times are ahead for Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend and
he is apparently going all-out to...
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Tina Fey May Play Sarah Palin On SNL
Long time writer and cast member Tina Fey is ‘likely’ to return to Saturday Night Live in the role...
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Matt Damon’s Political View: Palin Administration “Absurd”
The thought of vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin becoming
president strikes Academy...
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Anne Hathaway Confesses About Ex-Beau, Raffaello Follieri
Just before her ex-beau pleaded guilty to federal charges of
wire fraud, money laundering and...
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Hathaway Ex Will Not Get Away With Charges
The so-called Vati-con, also known as Anne Hathaway’s ex was facing up to nine years in prison,...
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MacKenzie Phillips Takes Three Drug Charges at a Time
The actress is a apparently a little too much into that special “‘California dreaming’ state” her...
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David Duchovny Sex Addict: Who Would've Thought?
Actor David Duchovny, 48 but looking 10 years younger and acting 20 years younger, has never been...
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Gary Glitter Refused To Go Back To UK
Gary Glitter, an ex-British rock star who yesterday was released from a Vietnam prison after...
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Producer Jerry Wexler, Who Built a Bridge between the Races, Died
Jerry Wexler, who as an editor, reporter and writer for
Billboard Magazine coined the term “rhythm...
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Nikki Blonsky’s Father Due in Court after Airport Brawl
Nikki Blonsky’s father, who has been jailed over the past
week after being involved in an airport...
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Died at 89 in Moscow
Brilliant Russian literature Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has died at 89 in Moscow....
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Nelson Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday in London
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is currently in London. He is due to attend a...
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Naomi Campbell Says Racist Slur Sparked Heathrow Incident
In an interview for Sky News, Naomi Campbell that the incident
in which she was involved at...
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Naomi Campbell Sentenced For Assaulting Airport Police
British supermodel Naomi Campbell will be sweeping her way out of April's Heathrow Airport...
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Naomi Campbell Pleads Guilty in Airport Assault
British supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared in London court Friday and pleaded guilty to assaulting...
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Actress and Dancer Cyd Charisse Dead at 86
Cyd Charisse, the actress and dancer with graceful and long
legs who was the partner of Fred...
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Business
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Transfer of Lockerbie bomber to Libya under consideration
London - The Libyan authorities have applied for the transfer of the man convicted of the 1988...
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Britain to act on Libyan bid for Lockerbie bomber transfer
London - More than 20 years after the Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people and soured Libya's...
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Lamy reaffirmed to head WTO
Geneva - Members of the World Trade Organization appointed Thursday Pascal Lamy to his second...
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Key US investor rejects takeover bid for Hypo Real Estate
Munich - A US private-equity investor, Christopher Flowers, rejected Thursday a takeover bid...
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US consumer confidence jumps in April
Washington - Consumer confidence in the United States surged in April as governments have begun...
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Board member: Mercedes won't quit F1 over losses
Stuttgart - Mercedes has no intention to quit Formula One racing over big losses due to the global...
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GM says Pontiac not gone yet; gets another 2 billion dollars
Washington - Reports that General Motors might kill off its muscled Pontiac line - Firebird,...
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GM closing plants for summer; Chrysler bankruptcy nears
Washington - Under government pressure to prove its viability by June 1 and bracing for a...
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Google first-quarter profits up 8.9 per cent
San Francisco - Internet search powerhouse Google bucked the economic downturn in the first...
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McDonald's Hong Kong boss took 330,000 dollars in bribes
Hong Kong - The former managing director of fast food chain McDonald's in...
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Japan launches 154-billion-dollar stimulus plan
Tokyo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition parties finalized an...
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Public-private company to build Australian broadband network
Sydney - The Australian government on Tuesday scrapped a tender process and...
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US accounting standards relaxed to help banks out of crisis
Washington - US accounting standards were relaxed Thursday to allow banks to take a longer-term...
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Rackable Acquires Fallen Star Silicon Graphics for $25 Million
The exact same day when Silicon Graphics filed for federal bankruptcy protection in New York,...
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General Motors CEO: Bankruptcy still an option
Washington - General Motors Corp is keeping open the option of bankruptcy in order to restructure...
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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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Fed to buy 1 trillion dollars of Treasury, mortgage assets
Washington - The US Federal Reserve, in a drastic new effort to keep the financial sector afloat,...
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Palm Announces Partial Q3 Results, Relies On Pre For Better Times
Palm on Tuesday posted the preliminary results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2009, ended...
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AMD Ends Asset Smart Transaction, Makes Way For The Foundry Co.
Advanced Micro Devices announced on Monday the end of the Asset Smart strategic transaction with...
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Facebook Prepares Deals With Phone Manufacturers
Facebook’s officials released a statement yesterday announcing that the...
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Coca-Cola Faces Suit Over VitaminWater
Nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola on...
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Asus Presents Its Brand New Notebook
Looking to make the best of the year’s first major industry event, the...
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LG And Netflix Take The TV Experience Further
Looking to provide an easier way for its customers to view Web videos on their television sets, LG...
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AMD's Restructuring Process Proves To Be Extremely Expensive
AMD’s plans to cut its losses short in this year’s fourth quarter didn’t quite...
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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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Wine Experts Say Bordeaux Is Safe Port In Economic Storm
Hong Kong - Wine experts may disagree on most things, but one thing they all appear to agree...
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AMD Announces 600 Lay-Offs Instead of 500
Even if it planned to cut just 500 jobs, the company will now record $70 million in restructuring...
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Sprint Presents Its New U300 Modem
Sprint Nextel Corp announced yesterday the completion of its first device designed to work on the...
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Apple stocks dive on Steve Jobs health concerns
Shares of Apple were down some 7 per cent in early trading Wednesday amid investor concerns that...
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Deal in principle on rescue for US car industry
Washington - US lawmakers were close to agreement Tuesday on a 15-billion-dollar bail-out for the...
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Science
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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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UN expert: No perfect way to predict imminent quake
Geneva - There is no sure-fire way to predict an impending earthquake, David Alexander, a United...
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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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Shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida...
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Discovery undocks from expanded space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery undocked Wednesday from the International Space...
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Discovery to undock from space station; TV comedian gets name vote
Washington - Discovery astronauts were preparing to undock from the space station later...
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Astronauts take call from White House
The crew of the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery received a phone call from...
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Shuttle launch cancelled due to leak
Washington - The launch of the space shuttle Discovery planned for later Wednesday was abruptly...
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Discovery headed on long-delayed ISS expansion mission
Washington - After weeks of delay, the space shuttle Discovery is set to make an important delivery...
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Countdown until NASA’s Discovery Launch Begins
Yesterday, the clocks measuring the time left until space shuttle Discovery launches for the...
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A Healthy 6 Fingered Baby Was Born
According to doctors at Saint Luke's Hospital, a baby born in San Francisco has six perfectly...
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California Face to Face With The Worst Drought In Its History
California is facing its third, and possibly its most severe, consecutive dry year, the...
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Mars Rover Disoriented
On Sunday, on its 1800th day on the Martian surface, the rover Spirit got disoriented and...
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We Are Heading Towards An Irreversibile Climate Change
According to the conclusions reached by an international team of scientists, the greenhouse gas...
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Study: 200 Ways of Emission Reduction Opportunities To Prevent Disaster
Every day we are confronted with a new report on global warming and the effects we need to...
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Current Climate Change Irreversible in the Next 1000 Years
A recent analysis shows that no mater what the human kind does to fight the global warming, it may...
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Antarctica Is Getting Warmer, Threatening More Animals
The creatures probably most affected by the global warming are those living in the cold,...
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Evolution Could Be Taught Differently In Texas
Evolution could soon be taught differently in Texas, as the State Board of Education is expected...
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Arctic Meltdown Likely To Occur Sooner Than Predicted
The signs of global warming reflect the most in the Arctic ice
sheet that has been declining at...
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New Method Of Treatment Could Lower Prostate Cancer Death Rate
Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
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New proof of giant black hole at galaxy's centre, German experts say
Hamburg, Germany - A team of German scientists have come up with compelling, new proof that a huge,...
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Big Changes For The Endangered Species Act
The Interior Department has just finalized the rules which change the way the Endangered Species...
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UN Talks Kyoto Protocol Successor In Poland Reunion
United Nations officials gathered in Poland to discuss climate
change and the need to address this...
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Endeavour To Land In California
NASA announced shifted the Endeavour’s landing site from Florida to California.
Weather conditions...
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Dutch to develop new European climate satellite
The Netherlands is to develop Europe's next climate satellite, it was announced by the European...
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ISS Astronauts Finish Repairs, Get Ready for Test
After a week of four spacewalks to fix a creaky joint on the
International Space Station’s...
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Astronauts Successfully Complete Second Spacewalk
STS-126 mission specialists Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and
Shane Kimbrough completed the second of...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Gets Ready To Dock With ISS
The space shuttle Endeavour is almost ready to dock with the International Space Station. There...
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Endeavour Closes In On ISS After Successful Night Launch
Space shuttle Endeavour continued to enjoy a problem-free journey
throught space Saturday on its...
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