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Va. Laptop Sale Turns Into a Stampede
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:57 pm PDT
AP - A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over. One woman went so far as to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line. Full Story | Top |
Millions of Americans get by on Social Security alone
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:35 am PDT
USATODAY.com - Mary Rathbun gets an $809 check every month from Social Security and an additional $100 in food stamps. The 74-year-old former nurse pays $550 in rent for her apartment in St. Helens, Ore. That leaves less than $400 for food, utilities and other expenses, including medical bills. Full Story | Top |
Crocodile blood may yield powerful new drugs
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:33 am PDT
 Reuters - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills HIV. Full Story | Top |
Study Describes Bar at Center of Milky Way
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:23 pm PDT
 AP - After creating the most detailed analysis yet of what the Milky Way looks like, astronomers say a long bar of stars cuts on an angle through the center of the galaxy that includes the sun and planet Earth. Full Story | Top |
"Amazing Race," Family-Style
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:43 pm PDT
E! Online - CBS has revealed the lineup of contestants for The Amazing Race: Family Edition, the latest incarnation of the two-time Emmy winning reality competition. This year, 10 four-member clans will trek around the world in a battle for $1 million. In the past, friends, lovers, spouses and/or coworkers have paired up, for better or worse, on two-person teams. Full Story | Top |
International Paper Relocating to Tenn.
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:58 pm PDT
AP - International Paper, the world's largest paper company, announced Tuesday it will relocate its global headquarters to Memphis, Tenn., striking another blow to Connecticut's economic image. Full Story | Top |
S.C. Proposing to Redefine Medicaid
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:07 pm PDT
AP - On the left, they're calling it radical. On the right, the buzzword is bold. Either way, South Carolina is proposing major changes in Medicaid, the giant federal-state health insurance program for the poor and disabled. Full Story | Top |
Heart Patients Wait Longer on Weekends
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:53 pm PDT
AP - A new study finds that heart attack sufferers who go to hospitals on nights and weekends wait longer for an artery-clearing angioplasty than patients during regular hours, increasing their risk of dying. Full Story | Top |
Tensions force anti-Bush peace camp to move
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 03:06 pm PDT
 AFP - A high profile peace camp set up by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is to move from the roadside outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch to a private property nearby following mounting hostilities with local residents. Full Story | Top |
Madonna Suffers Broken Bones in Accident
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:54 pm PDT
 AP - Madonna's 47th birthday celebration was marred when she suffered several broken bones in a horse riding accident at her country home outside London, her publicist told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
New Internet worm targeting Windows
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:41 am PDT
 Reuters - A new Internet virus targeting recently uncovered flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Windows operating system is circulating on the Internet, an anti-virus computer software maker said on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Bush Neighbor Lets War Protesters Use Land
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:43 pm PDT
 AP - One of President Bush's neighbors will allow use of his land by dozens of war protesters who have camped in roadside ditches the past 11 days, giving them more room and halving their distance from Bush's ranch. Full Story | Top |
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