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Obama Proposes Longer School Day, Shorter Summer Vacation - Political News - FOXNews.com »
Posted by: travelcn 2 months ago in News
President says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe.
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Google Earth: Don't blame us for terrorist attacks »
Posted by: WikiMap 10 months ago in Science & Technology
Google has dismissed concerns that terrorists are using its free mapping technology to help them carry out attacks.
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How swine flu virus hopscotched the globe »
Posted by: myfairlady 6 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
A 5-year-old Mexican boy takes ill in his dusty village. He coughs, he sneezes, he gasps for breath.Hundreds of Edgar Hernandez's neighbors in ...
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Acorns a growing threat in Massachusetts »
Posted by: BronxBomber 2 months ago in Health & Fitness
Massachusetts residents say they are under siege from this year's large crop of acorns as the hard nuts have been falling from trees like ...
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Folic acid may increase cancer risk, study shows »
Posted by: Zurbin 2 days, 13 hours ago in Health & Fitness
Norwegian researchers found heart patients treated with folic acid and vitamin B12 had an increased risk of cancer and death.
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Researcher's labour of love leads to MS breakthrough »
Posted by: Zurbin 4 days, 15 hours ago in Health & Fitness
New way of thinking about debilitating disease has yielded stunning new treatments – but MS societies urge sufferers to be cautious before experimenting.
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Landmark Policy Report: Many Cancers Could Be Prevented Across the Globe »
Posted by: Varadinum 9 months ago in Health & Fitness
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Recommendations for All Levels of Society A new global policy report estimates that approximately 37 percent of colon cancer
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Republican leaders need more luxury jets for globe trotting vacations »
Posted by: epiphannyy 3 months, 2 weeks ago in News
After losing an effort to block $2 billion more for one of President Barack H. Obama's successful initiatives -- the "cash for clunkers" program -- The ...
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Dog saves toddler lost in Yukon bush »
Posted by: BronxBomber 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Family
Yukon - When a young British Columbia family stopped to make camp in the Yukon wilderness they were surprised to see a scruffy dog come out ...
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Kennedy funeral cost city $431,000 »
Posted by: BronxBomber 2 months ago in News
The city of Boston spent $431,000 on overtime costs to deploy 629 police officers, 48 firefighters, and a raft of other workers for the ...
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Darkness, then Light »
Posted by: barucci 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Dealing with the past is the touchstone of Finnish journalist and filmmaker Elina Hirvonen's excellent and evocative debut novel.
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Palestinian Tries to Moderate Militant Hamas »
Posted by: barucci 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
In the 1990s, Israeli agents tried to kill Khaled Meshaal with poison. But today, the Palestinian exile seems to be leading the militant Hamas movement ...
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Upside of Africa »
Posted by: barucci 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Johannesburg --There are so many gloomy stories about Africa, from the wars of Somalia to the cholera of Zimbabwe and the chaos of Congo, that ...
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Eyes Wide Shut In The Islamic World »
Posted by: barucci 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
For one writer, Muslim time has stood still; for another, it has not stood still enough. Great new book.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" sweeps to Golden Globe victory »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
Low-budget movies blew by their major studio rivals at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday as romance "Slumdog Millionaire" won a leading four honors, including ...
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