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Diet Don't : Popcorn’s deadly butter-vapor diacetyl
A decade after safety concerns were first raised by experts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted public hearings on Diacetyl – a chemical widely used to flavor microwave popcorn. The public comment period ended on April 21st.
Recent... Housing prices down in all major US markets in November
"S&P said its composite index of 10 metropolitan areas also fell 2.2 percent in November from October for a 19.1 percent year-over-year drop, matching the previous month's record decline." As the chart above... Stocks Biggest Week Ever Since 1974 and Auto Bailout Nearing
"U.S. stocks gained, capping the biggest weekly advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in 34 years, on speculation that government bailouts will shore up the economy."The S&P 500 soared by more than... Is it time for the Catalan media to go back to school?
"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...Smoothbook Impresses With The Scary Skull Face Motif
"Are you bored of your standard notebook? We have a very cool replacement that is sure to make many heads turn. Smooth Creations have come up with Smoothbook DR notebook that is more of an encyclopedia than a...Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface
"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...A Standard for Leadership
"Jamie Lee Curtis, in a thank you letter to Barack Obama, sets a fantastic standard for what leaders should be, using the words of Rudyard Kipling’s If: If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all...BREAKING: Massive explosion levels home in Las Cruces, New Mexico
"LAS CRUCES - An early morning explosion leveled a home near "A" Mountain Thursday. No injuries are reported, but the home is a total loss and federal investigators have been called in.The Dona Ana County...Indian stock market Sensex plunges 600 points
Indian Stocks had a bleak opening on Thursday with deepening worries over a prolonged global economic recession. The absence of confidence spurred a huge sell off across global markets. " Stocks opened almost 600 points down on Thursday with deepening worries over a prolonged...Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding
RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79...Audi rewords its 2009 TT with Quattro treatment
"Can you believe it? Audi TT has been driven for 10 years. To mark this, Audi has revealed the most performance focused version of its iconic sports car, the TTS Quattro. The TTS made its debut this week at the...Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now
"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed... Turf war rocks Sikh temple
"At least two groups of Filipino-Indians are battling for control over the richest, oldest and largest congregation of Punjabis here, the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in Paco, Manila. A ranking member has been killed in the turf war for supremacy in the predominantly... More watched RNC than DNC on TV
"pdated 5:10 p.m. ET, Fri., Sept. 5, 2008NEW YORK - As a television draw, John McCain was every bit the equal of Barack Obama.The GOP presidential candidate attracted roughly the same number of viewers to his... EU threatens to postpone talks on Russian pact
After holding crisis talks about the Russian invasion of Georgia in Brussels yesterday, EU leaders have decided to postpone talks that had been scheduled to take place later this month. The talks between the EU and Russia were to discuss a new partnership pact. This comes at...
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