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Blind Driver Hits 200 mph, Aims for 500 mph »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Sports
South Africa - A blind South African man has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by driving a car…at 200 miles ...
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Number of failed US banks hits 94 »
Posted by: Progressive 2 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Another two US banks are closed by the federal regulator, taking the total number of American banking failures this year to 94.
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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Deadly pre-poll attack hits Kabul »
Posted by: ConquistadorForLife 3 months, 1 week ago in News
A suicide bomber kills 10 people in an attack on Western troops in the Afghan capital, days before a presidential election.
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Candidate Bernanke hits the campaign trail »
Posted by: engineer 4 months ago in Political News
If Ben Bernanke were running TV ads, taking polls and holding town hall-style meetings, it wouldn’ t be any clearer that he’ s conducting an ...
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U.S. life expectancy hits a new high of 78 on Yahoo! Health »
Posted by: travelcn 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Reuters - U.S. life expectancy is the highest it has ever been at 77.9 years, according to government statistics released on Wednesday.
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Nevada unemployment rate hits record 12 percent - Yahoo! Finance »
Posted by: Sludge-Guzzler 4 months, 1 week ago in News
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's unemployment rate jumped from 11 percent in May to a record 12 percent in June, the highest since the ...
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Food banks see more need, fewer donations »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 year ago in News
The economic downturn triggered by the worst financial crisis in decades is sending more Americans to food banks. But the crisis has also cut donations ...
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Swine flu hits hard, early — claims 11 more kids »
Posted by: orndorffter 1 month, 1 week ago in News
Swine flu is causing unprecedented illness for so early in the fall _ including a worrisome count of child deaths _ and the government warned ...
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Swine Flue Hits Europe With First Confirmed Cases in Britain, Spain »
Posted by: cherrysweet00 7 months ago in News
As the first cases of swine flu outside North America were confirmed Monday in Spain and Scotland, European health officials issued a series of contradictory ...
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The App Store Hits One Billion Downloads »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 7 months ago in Science & Technology
On Thursday, the App Store reached one billion downloads. Apple thanked we consumers for the downloads, and now we're on to the On Thursday ...
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Bullet Hits Lou Dobbs' NJ Home With Wife Nearby »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Arts & Entertainment
Police in New Jersey are trying to determine who fired a bullet that struck CNN commentator Lou Dobbs\' home as his wife stood nearby.
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Strong earthquake hits central Italy; 50 dead »
Posted by: monicachenoa 7 months, 3 weeks ago in News
L'AQUILA, Italy – A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing at least 50 ...
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Unemployment Hits 26-Year High Of 9.7 Percent : NPR »
Posted by: calitennflo 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Employers eliminated a net total of 216,000 jobs in August, as the nation's jobless rate reaches its highest level since June 1983. But ...
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Federal Deficit Hits $1.38 Trillion in August »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (Sept. 11) -- The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year ...
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GOP hits Pelosi for mouse funds - Washington Times »
Posted by: gbudavid 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
The tiny mouse that became a hotly disputed symbol of wasteful spending in the $787 billion economic stimulus bill has returned to pester House Speaker ...
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