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Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma HarderU.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (healthday News) -- Canadian researchers are reporting that children with asthma are more likely to develop severe cases of H1N1 flu than seasonal flu. Video: Swine Flu vaccines at Nicholls 
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Senate Democrats Rounding Up Votes for Crucial Healthcare TestBaltimore Sun - 40 minutes ago Senate Democratic leaders, having negotiated critical last-minute commitments, Friday stood on the verge of achieving the 60 votes they need to begin consideration of the most expansive healthcare legislation to go before the Senate in nearly half a ... Hymn to Belgium's EU presidentguardian.co.uk - 47 minutes ago As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November). |
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UNICEF holds forum in Malaysia on child education
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) and Malaysia's Bar Council held a forum titled "Education for Every Child" here on Friday as it celebrated the 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue
The Associated Press - - 2 hours 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 - - 3 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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Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
The Associated Press - - 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.
Dems Seek Fundraising Boost in War With Palin
FOXNews - 4 hours ago
President Obama's political arm, Organizing for America, has sent a fundraising e-mail seeking to raise $500000 in the next week to stop a "dangerous" Palin from derailing the Democrats' effort to overhaul health care.
Obama now pleading for money to fight Sarah Palin Los Angeles Times
Girl accuses Sacramento mayor of offering her hush money
MiamiHerald.com - - 1 hour ago
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents ...
GOP report: Deal with Sacramento mayor was rushed San Jose Mercury News
UPS to hike rates; Dell shares tick higher in late trades
MarketWatch - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. slipped Friday evening after the delivery-services provider said it will raise certain rates.
Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens The Associated Press
Stocks Pare Losses, Finish Down TheStreet.com
UPDATE 4-Hershey mulls $17 bln solo bid for Cadbury - source
Reuters - - 24 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - US chocolate maker Hershey Co (HSY.N) is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc (CBRY.
BUY OR SELL-Can Dell rebound as PC spending returns?
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dell Inc (DELL.O) shares fell 9 percent on Friday after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly profit and sales, as it lost share in the global personal computer market.
Picks of the Week: Intel, RIM, Wells Fargo BusinessWeek
DR Horton, JM Smucker, Dell are big movers The Associated Press
Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage
InformationWeek - - 2 hours ago
Google's forthcoming Chrome OS, released in preliminary form as open source code on Thursday, promises a major hardware transition, one that the rest of the PC industry has anticipated but not yet fully embraced: It will not support ...
Google Chrome OS: A Simple FAQ PC World
Nook sold out for the holidays
CNET News - - 4 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.
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Hundreds of private e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired to overstate the case for a human ...
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Global Warming Debate Wired News
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
Entertainment Weekly - - 1 hour 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.
The Fine Art of Quitting While She's Ahead
New York Times - - 18 minutes ago
Oprah Winfrey delivered an oh-no moment on Friday, choking up as she told her audience that after a quarter-century on “the yellow brick road of blessings that led me to you,” she would shut down “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in ...
Video: Emotional Oprah Announces the End of Her Show
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Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations The Associated Press
Miley Cyrus Bus Crash Kills One
Us Magazine - - 28 minutes ago
A tour bus carrying the concert production crew of singer Miley Cyrus overturned in Virginia on Friday morning -- reportedly driver Bill Douglas.
Video: Raw Video: Death in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash
The Associated Press
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The Hot Pass: Deal puts Johnson on path to history
FOXSports.com - - 2 hours ago
Lee Spencer is senior NASCAR writer for foxsports.com. She also is a correspondent for "Around the Track" on FOX Sports Net.
Johnson takes pole at Homestead The Associated Press
Johnson off to fast start at Homestead with pole win SportingNews.com
Sorry Ireland, what's done is done
MiamiHerald.com - - 4 hours ago
Four years is a long period of time, but for players like Shay Given, Robbie Keane and the rest of Ireland's national soccer team, it may as well be 40 years.
FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier The Associated Press
Fans cry foul as New York Knicks pass on Allen Iverson
New York Daily News - - 4 hours ago
Knicks fans haven't had much to cheer for, and not getting Allen Iverson has them up in arms. Do you agree with the Knicks' decision not to pursue Allen Iverson?
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Knicks reverse position on Iverson Seattle Post Intelligencer
Costs Played a Role in New Cancer Screening Guidelines
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour 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 ...
Drug resistant H1N1 found in US and UK
USA Today - - 3 hours ago
Epidemic experts say they are investigating the apparent spread of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus among four patients at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and five in a hospital in Wales.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC The Associated Press
Cancer screenings under scrutiny
CNN - 58 minutes ago
By Madison Park, CNN Two guidelines have been issued to reduce screening for breast and cervical cancer this week. (CNN) -- It's been a confusing week for women.
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group The Associated Press
A Dental Shift: Implants Instead of Bridges
New York Times - - Nov 16, 2009
If I have one serious regret about my age, it is that my permanent teeth developed before New York, my hometown, got fluoridated water.
Feds Crack Down on Call Center Scheme
CBS News - - 9 hours ago
Companies that help people with hearing problems use the phone are subsidized with government money. But, as Armen Keteyian reports, some of this money may be winding up in the pockets of swindlers.
The man behind the netbook craze
CNN - - 9 hours ago
A few years ago rivals mocked Jonney Shih, chairman of Asustek, and his purse-size laptop computers. Millions of netbooks later, Shih is having the last laugh.
Jeffrey Flier: Health 'Reform' Gets a Failing Grade
Wall Street Journal - - Nov 18, 2009
The changes proposed by Congress will require more draconian measures down the road. Just look at Massachusetts. By JEFFREY S. FLIER As the dean of Harvard Medical School I am frequently asked to comment on the health-reform debate.
Foreclosures will keep rising through 2010, report says
Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago
Mortgage Bankers Assn. says delinquencies and home repossessions have hit a new high. Blaming job losses for most of the pain, it sees a continued surge in foreclosures through all of next year.