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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study
(AFP)
AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:19:19 GMT
Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law
(AP)
AP - Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:45:45 GMT
NM governor considers pardon for Billy the Kid
(AP)
AP - The showdown between Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline of the frontier lawman hunting down the notorious gunslinger.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:41:31 GMT
Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:42:06 GMT
Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif.
(AP)
AP - A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker was hurled into the street, car windows were shattered and a survivor had his hair singed in the inferno.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:11:51 GMT
Antarctica Experiment Discovers Puzzling Space Ray Pattern
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A puzzling pattern in the cosmic rays bombarding Earth from space has been discovered by an experiment buried deep under the ice of Antarctica.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:05 GMT
12-year-old girl injured on Wis. 'free fall' ride
(AP)
AP - A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:04:57 GMT
Whole New Mercury Promised by NASA Spacecraft
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NEW YORK � A NASA spacecraft aimed at Mercury has already returned valuable observations from the planet closest to our sun, despite still being months away from entering orbit around the small, rocky world, the mission's lead scientist said.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:15:24 GMT
NJ man gets jail for Phillies game vomit-assault
(AP)
AP - A 21-year-old man who intentionally vomited on a spectator and his 11-year-old daughter at a Philadelphia Phillies game was sentenced Friday to up to three months in jail and community service, which the judge suggested be fulfilled by cleaning ballpark toilets and trash.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:25:29 GMT
Dems hope for first lady's stardust in campaign
(AP)
AP - She's not a political animal, Michelle Obama is quick to say.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:18:08 GMT
Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher
(AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:27:03 GMT
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
(AP)
AP - Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:18:44 GMT
Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law
(AP)
AP - A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:14:48 GMT
ABC Family's Paul Lee named boss of ABC network
(AP)
AP - Paul Lee, who as head of ABC Family invigorated the once-flagging cable channel, has been appointed president of the ABC Entertainment Group. His responsibilities include the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast network.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:10:40 GMT
California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
(AP)
AP - A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:27:04 GMT
Paris police: Tear gas in letter for US Embassy
(AP)
AP - Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said, and Paris police said it appeared they had been exposed to tear gas fumes.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:14:27 GMT
Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker
(AP)
AP - Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people in five targets hit across Gaza overnight, the group and the military said Saturday.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:26:30 GMT
New Space Telescope Mirrors Get Frosty Treatment
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA is putting the mirrors for its ambitious new James Webb Space Telescope through the ultimate cold test — one that exposes them to temperatures hundreds of degrees below freezing to make sure they will work in space.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:15:23 GMT
Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt
(AP)
AP - Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:46:11 GMT
Chelsea Clinton tying the knot in lavish, secretive wedding
(AFP)
AFP - After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her Wall Street banker beau were tying the knot Saturday at a lavish bash outside the quaint town of Rhinebeck, rural New York.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:43:09 GMT
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