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S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games
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Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
Congressman: Defense Knew 9/11 Hijackers
Gateway Brings LoJack Technology to Laptops
Harry Potter bewitches Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Conservative Group Pulls Roberts Support
Vegetarians, older folk advised to get enough B12
Wife frees inmate husband, kills guard in Tenn.
Motorcycle deaths rise sharply
Asthma may increase stroke risk
Falwell's 'Vote Christian' Criticized
U.S. Identifies Remains of Vietnam MIAs
'Mona Lisa' Producers Accused of Bias
Officer Killed in Tennessee Courthouse
Reeve's Widow Battling Lung Cancer
New Vivaldi work heard for first time in 250 years
Skin cancer rate up for women under age 40-study
Kenny Rogers Reinstated by Arbitrator
Whistleblower broke secret of Russian sub and 'saved men's lives'
Ad says Roberts tied to clinic violence



S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 10:11 am PDT
Reuters - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said Tuesday. Full Story Top

Men do have trouble hearing women, scientists find
Sat, 06 Aug 2005 04:29 pm PDT
AFP - Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said. Full Story Top

Congressman: Defense Knew 9/11 Hijackers
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:42 pm PDT
AFP - The Sept. 11 commission will investigate a claim that U.S. defense intelligence officials identified ringleader Mohammed Atta and three other hijackers as a likely part of an al-Qaida cell more than a year before the hijackings but didn't forward the information to law enforcement. Full Story Top

Gateway Brings LoJack Technology to Laptops
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:53 am PDT
NewsFactor - In an effort to curtail both data loss and laptop theft, Gateway (NYSE: GTW) has integrated two security technologies into its line of professional notebook computers. One is Absolute Software's Computrace technology; the other is the computer industry's latest hardware security standard, called Trusted Platform Module, or TPM. Full Story Top

Harry Potter bewitches Guantanamo Bay prisoners
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:49 pm PDT
Reuters - Harry Potter has bewitched detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, where tales of the young wizard and mysteries by Agatha Christie top the list of most popular books, a prison librarian said on Tuesday. Full Story Top

Conservative Group Pulls Roberts Support
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:51 pm PDT
AP - A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday it was withdrawing its support for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation because of his work helping overturn a Colorado referendum on gays. Full Story Top

Vegetarians, older folk advised to get enough B12
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:49 pm PDT
Reuters - Vitamin B12 deficiency is more common than doctors once thought, and experts advise that those most at risk -- vegetarians and older adults -- be sure to take supplemental forms of the vitamin. Full Story Top

Wife frees inmate husband, kills guard in Tenn.
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:45 pm PDT
AP - A former prison nurse opened fire on guards escorting her shackled husband from a Tennessee courthouse on Tuesday, killing one guard and escaping with her husband in a sport utility vehicle, authorities said. Full Story Top

Motorcycle deaths rise sharply
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:10 am PDT
USATODAY.com - Motorcycle fatalities nationwide have surged to their highest levels since 1987, even as overall highway deaths continue to decline. Full Story Top

Asthma may increase stroke risk
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:48 pm PDT
Reuters - While asthma does not seem to increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease, it may be a risk factor for stroke, researchers report. Full Story Top

Falwell's 'Vote Christian' Criticized
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:53 pm PDT
AP - A Jewish organization is calling on the Rev. Jerry Falwell to retract a "vote Christian in 2008" statement made months ago in a letter raising money for his ministries. Full Story Top

U.S. Identifies Remains of Vietnam MIAs
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 06:23 pm PDT
AP - The remains of 12 servicemen listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War have been identified and are returning home, 37 years after they died in a fierce battle near the Laos-Vietnam border, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Full Story Top

'Mona Lisa' Producers Accused of Bias
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:35 pm PDT
AP - Even as the movie "Mona Lisa Smile" explored stereotypes of female repression at a 1950s women's college, its producers discriminated against 19 female musicians who were paid less than their male counterparts, the U.S. government says. Full Story Top

Officer Killed in Tennessee Courthouse
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 02:01 pm PDT
AP - An inmate considered to be "extremely violent" escaped Tuesday after his wife gunned down and killed a guard who was escorting the shackled prisoner outside a courthouse, authorities said. Full Story Top

Reeve's Widow Battling Lung Cancer
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:07 pm PDT
AP - After helping her famous husband turn his paralysis into a gracefully productive last nine years, Dana Reeve is fighting for her own life with the resolve and optimism that have already attracted worldwide admiration. Full Story Top

New Vivaldi work heard for first time in 250 years
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:54 am PDT
Reuters - A small part of a newly identified choral work by baroque Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi was played for the first time in about 250 years on Tuesday after being uncovered by an Australian academic. Full Story Top

Skin cancer rate up for women under age 40-study
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:14 pm PDT
Reuters - The incidence of two types of skin cancer has nearly tripled among women under age 40, a sign that tanning is still popular among the young despite warnings about the harm it can cause, researchers said on Tuesday. Full Story Top

Kenny Rogers Reinstated by Arbitrator
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:51 pm PDT
AP - Kenny Rogers was reinstated Tuesday when an arbitrator ruled that commissioner Bud Selig went too far by suspending the Texas pitcher for 20 games and fining him $50,000 for shoving two cameramen. Full Story Top

Whistleblower broke secret of Russian sub and 'saved men's lives'
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:08 am PDT
AFP - Without an anonymous phone call by a tearful woman to a local radio station, the world may have heard too late about the Russian submarine stranded in the Pacific to save its seven crew, the journalist who took the call claimed. Full Story Top

Ad says Roberts tied to clinic violence
Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:52 am PDT
Reuters - The first TV ad opposing federal Judge John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court ignited controversy Monday by accusing him of supporting violent anti-abortion "fringe groups" in a case before the court in 1991.The allegation was made by NARAL Pro-Choice America. Full Story