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Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of USU.S. News & World Report - - 1 hour ago FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Some areas of the United States are seeing declines in H1N1 swine flu activity, a federal health official said Friday, and while the disease remains widespread in 43 states, that's down from the 46 ... Signs That Swine Flu Has Peaked in US New York Times H1N1 update for business professionals Lufkin Daily News Senate vote next step on what could be a long road for health careCNN International - - 2 hours ago (CNN) -- If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill. Reid health bill helps chiropractors, drugmakers The Associated Press Belgian King Starts Premier Search After Van Rompuy EU ChoiceBloomberg - - 14 minutes ago Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Belgium's King Albert II sounded out party leaders as the country, torn by tensions between Dutch and French speakers, seeks a new prime minister following Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the European Union's ... |
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Macedonia steps up protection of children's rights
Xinhua - 58 minutes ago
TIRANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Macedonian parliament and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) signed on Friday an agreement on long-term cooperation to protect the rights of children.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
BRUSSELS - Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a UN plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the ...
As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed New York Times
'Russian ties are key' president hopeful Viktor Yanukovych says
Times Online - - 2 hours ago
The man leading the race to become Ukraine's next president has declared his determination to bury its pro-Western Orange Revolution and repair relations with Russia.
The Modern Iron Curtain Is Made of Gas Pipelines Wall Street Journal
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Girl, 14, dies after skiing accident at Breckenridge in Colorado
Los Angeles Times - 35 minutes ago
A 14-year-old girl died late this morning after an accident on the slopes at Breckenridge in Colorado. Vail Resorts, which operates Breckenridge, confirmed the news but did not release the name of the girl.
Teenage skier dies at Breckenridge 9NEWS.com
Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases
New York Times - - 24 minutes ago
Paul Sakuma/AP By MALIA WOLLAN and TAMAR LEWIN BERKELEY, Calif. - The day after the University of California Board of Regents approved a 32-percent increase in fees that are the equivalent of tuition, protests continued on several campuses, ...
Berkeley Students Occupy Building in Protest Over Fee Increases Wall Street Journal
UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike The Associated Press
Attorney: Fort Hood suspect to be held in hospital
CNN - 1 hour ago
Killeen, Texas (CNN) -- Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room on Saturday, Hasan's attorney told CNN on Friday.
Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury
BusinessWeek - 9 minutes ago
Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion bid for UK candy company Cadbury PLC, topping the recent $16.5 billion hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports Friday.
US HOT STOCKS: Hershey, Cadbury Active In Late Trading Wall Street Journal
UPS to hike rates; Dell shares tick higher in late trades
MarketWatch - - 32 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. slipped Friday evening after the delivery-services provider said it will raise certain rates.
Video: Nov. 20: Dollar Pushes Stocks Lower Yet Again
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The Associated Press
US Stocks Close Lower As Dell Weighs On Tech Wall Street Journal
California Was Among States With Record Unemployment
Bloomberg - - 27 minutes ago
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- California, Delaware, South Carolina and Florida registered record rates of unemployment in October as weakness in the labor market stretches from coast to coast and limits the economic recovery.
Colo. jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent in October The Associated Press
Microsoft Partners Yawn In Chrome's General Direction
ChannelWeb - - 41 minutes ago
By Kevin mclaughlin, channelweb Hear that snoring sound? That's the collective reaction from Microsoft channel partners to the details Google provided Thursday on its Chrome OS.
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ PC World
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage InformationWeek
Nook sold out for the holidays
CNET News - - 3 hours ago
If you were interested in buying the Barnes & Noble Nook as a holiday gift, strike it off your list. The e-reader is now officially sold out through 2009, according to the B&N Web site.
Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine
The Associated Press - - 15 minutes ago
GENEVA - Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
Entertainment Weekly - - 35 minutes ago
Thursday Evening: We're going to see the midnight opening of New Moon. The theater is already half full at 10 pm. Lots of teenagers, lots of females.
Miley Cyrus 'Deeply Saddened' By Death Of Tour Bus Driver
MTV.com - - 2 hours ago
Miley Cyrus issued a statement on Friday afternoon (November 20) about the death of Bill Douglas, the driver who died in an early morning accident in Virginia while driving one of Cyrus' tour buses.
Video: Raw Video: Death in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash
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Oprah Winfrey: is she irreplaceable in daytime?
Entertainment Weekly - - 1 hour ago
Now that Oprah Winfrey has made it official that she's ending her talk show in September 2011, the focus now turns to those 215 stations that aired the Queen of Daytime and how they'll attempt to retain the 7 million-plus viewers who ...
Video: Emotional Oprah Announces the End of Her Show
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Hunters gear up for opening day
WEAU-TV 13 - - 17 minutes ago
Fields and forests all over Wisconsin will be filled with blaze orange on Saturday as the 2009 gun-deer hunting season begins. It's an annual tradition some say in their family is better than Christmas.
Hunting forecast warm, optimistic Olean Times Herald
Tito Ortiz Hopes To Silence Critics This Weekend At UFC 106
FightLine.com - - 1 hour ago
Tito Ortiz is hoping to put his skeptics to rest, as he faces Forrest Griffin at UFC 106 this Saturday in Las Vegas, NV. “I'm ready for the fight, man,” Ortiz exclaimed.
UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II The Big Lead
Forrest Griffin: ufc's cussing, anti-role model Yahoo! Sports
Magic vs. Celtics: Keys To The Game
ESPN - - 2 hours ago
By The Elias Sports Bureau • The Magic visit the TD Garden for the first time since winning Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference semifinals.
NBA PM: KG Talks Injury And Rehab HoopsWorld
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Costs Played a Role in New Cancer Screening Guidelines
Wall Street Journal - - 33 minutes ago
Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can lead to too much unnecessary harm prompted this week's decisions by two medical organizations to recommend less intensive preventive testing for ...
Video: New Advice on Women's Cancer Tests
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Fox News Poll: Worries About Safety of Swine Flu Vaccine Persist
FOXNews - - 3 hours ago
The H1N1 flu vaccine has been rolling out more slowly than many public health officials had hoped. But a recent Fox News poll suggests that even when the vaccine becomes more widely available, concern over its safety may prevent many at-risk Americans ...
Breast guidelines test American tolerance for risk
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and health policy experts face in trying to convince a wary American public that ...
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group The Associated Press
Those Soccer Plays, in Context
New York Times - - Nov 17, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE - Nearly two weeks later, the University of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert said she still could not fully explain what led her to yank an opponent from Brigham Young down by her ponytail in what has become a ...
Catalina bison going on birth control
Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago
The Catalina Island Conservancy has been rounding up the herd so females can get a reversible contraceptive vaccine. The goal: Control the size of the herd to keep it and the environment healthier.
Sarah Palin's publishing and political worlds in collision
CNN - - Nov 18, 2009
Editor's note: Mary Matalin joined CNN as a Republican strategist and political contributor in April 2009 and now appears on a variety of network programs.
Why the Senate Is So Trigger Happy
TIME - - Nov 18, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he will include a public option that states can vote to opt out of in his version of the health care reform bill that could be unveiled as early as Wednesday.
Tom Petty: Rock God or Mere Mortal?
Wall Street Journal - - 8 hours ago
As Tom Petty prepares to release a career-spanning anthology next week, an attempt to determine where he falls in the music pantheon.