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      Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study (AFP)

Vitamins and supplements at a health store. Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.(AFP/Getty Images/Justin Sullivan)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)

Susannah Floyd Garrett, left, and her brother Jarvis Patrick Garrett, grandchildren of frontier lawman Pat Garrett, pose for photos Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is considering granting a posthumous pardon to Billy the Kid, angering descendants of Pat Garrett who call it an insult to recognize such a violent outlaw. (AP Photo/Sergio Salvador)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)

Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department stand at the site where a suspected natural gas explosion occurred Friday July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles. The explosion collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)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)

FILE - In this May 25, 2010, file photo, Matthew Clemmens, of Cherry Hill, N.J., looks out a car window as he is driven away from a courthouse in Philadelphia. Clemmens has been sentenced to up to three months in jail on Friday, July 30, 2010, for intentionally vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands at a Philadelphia Phillies game. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)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)

FILE - In this May 7, 2010 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama delivers the keynote speech to the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum 16th Annual National Issues Conference in Washington. She's not a political animal, Michelle Obama is the first to admit. Yet with an email here and a kind word there, the first lady has dipped her toes into the political waters of the midterm elections. And Democratic candidates are hoping there's lots more to come this fall. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)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)

James Lee Witt, right, listens to BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley as he speaks at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as an advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in Biloxi, Miss., Friday, July 30, 2010. Witt, the former FEMA director under President Bill Clinton, is expected to advise BP through its long-term response and recovery efforts. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)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)

In this photo taken May 17, 2009, Dimas Jose Aliprandi, left, and Elton Plaster meet as they pose for pictures in Santa Maria de Jetiba, Espirito Santo state, Brazil.  Aliprandi and Plaster, who had been switched at birth more than 20 years ago, are now living and working together with their families growing vegetables and coffee on a small farm in southeastern Brazil. (AP Photo/Julio Huber)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)

Arizona Republicans Gov. Jan Brewer, left, and Sen. John McCain abruptly end a news conference in Glendale, Ariz., Friday, July 30, 2010.  Brewer and McCain held the news conference in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale to applaud a U.S. Air Force decision to base new F-35 combat jets at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, but the event abruptly ended when the barrage of questions were regarding the Arizona immigration law and the next steps the governor was taking in the court battle.. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)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)

In this publicity image released by ABC Family, Paul Lee, President of ABC Family is shown. (AP Photo/ABC Family, Bob D'Amico)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)

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A House investigative panel has decided to charge Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second trial this fall. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted, said Friday July 30, 2010 the charges could be filed next week. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)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)

Exterior view of the U.S. Embassy in Paris Friday, July 30, 2010 where two of its employees are undergoing medical tests after handling a suspicious letter. Embassy spokesman Paul Patin says employees in the mailroom identified a 'suspicious letter' and French authorities were summoned to examine it.(AP Photo/Yoan Valat)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)

Palestinians wheel a wounded man at the Shifa hospital following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, late Friday, July 30, 2010. Late Friday, Israel targeted back two buildings in Gaza used by Hamas militants as a training facility, Palestinian security officials said.Gaza militants fired a rocket into the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Friday.  (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)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)

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Heidi Montag, left, and Spencer Pratt pose at a book signing event for their book 'How To Be Famous' at Borders Books in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)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)

File photo shows Chelsea Clinton at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. After an intensely secretive build-up Chelsea Clinton and her hedge fund manager fiance were to marry Saturday at a star-studded wedding outside New York.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)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