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Indian ship with 35 crew attacked by pirates, escapes

"Mumbai: A state-owned Indian ship with a 35-member crew on board was attacked by pirates with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the Arabian sea, barely 500 kms off the western coast but repulsed the...

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created by nehalarya | 5 days ago
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Aspirin Not Recommended For Healthy People

Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent heart failure and heart attacks are putting themselves at risk, according to research conducted by British scientists. Millions of people take aspirin daily to keep their arteries unclogged - but no proof exists that this actually...

created by Annina Bergman | 17 wks ago
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School uses kids as props for stunt

how can the school authorities be so ignorant and stupid..they cannot put the children into dangerous situation like these...and IF the parents have agreed to let them do so....i wonder what they were thinking....there should be some action taken so that this does not...

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opinion by archita | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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al Qaeda Admits US Drone Attacks Working in Afghanistan

"The document blames the accuracy of the strikes on "spies … (who) have spread throughout the land like locusts … So many brave commanders have been snatched away … so many hidden homes have been leveled." ...

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opinion by 158 | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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Gunman arrested after Maine students held hostage

"(10-31) 10:13 PDT Stockton Springs, Maine (AP) -- A gunman who had been on the lam for a week held 11 fifth-graders hostage at a school Friday but was tackled outside a classroom without any harm to the children, police said. ...

created by reno_fog | 1 year ago
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FDA Rejects Child Cold Meds Recall

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has rejected a plea from pediatricians to ban cough and cold medicines for children under 6 years of age, worried that an outright ban before further research might lead...

created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Ganja Smoke Irks Anti-Drug Activist At Ziggy Marley Concert

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Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

"Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society With a vote on medical marijuana looming in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

created by mabone | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Would you believe....Cannabis for WEIGHT LOSS ?

"The Endocannabinoid SystemCannabis preparations have been used medically for thousands of years for illnesses such as epilepsy, migraine headaches, childbirth, and menstrual symptoms. However, it is only relatively recently that the active components have been identified and...

created by mabone | 1 year ago
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Judge in hospital; husband charged with attempted murder

"NEW YORK – Elizabeth Halverson underwent surgery today for injuries sustained when her husband, Ed, allegedly attacked her with a frying pan. Ed Halverson was arrested last night and charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial...

created by master_jim2008 | 1 year ago
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Baby beater jailed for six months

This 20-month old boy surely unlucky to have such an experienced. His brain will record this incident and could cause him a trauma. " The parents of the 20-month-old boy had become concerned about the behaviour...

created by renovatio | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Public drug use in Vancouver rampant in spite of safe injection site

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Public supports closing safe injection site, Ottawa says

Canada's health minister recently claimed at an international conference that Canadians want to shut down Vancouver's safe injection site, but critics say his comments are ideologically driven and...

created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

created by master_jim2008 | 1 year ago
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10 Year old boy Arrested For Defending Self... With Pea Shooter

You can watch a news coverage of this here.In my opinion, this is a story of what goes around comes back around. No I am not quoting from Justin Timberlake's song, but the bullies had it coming when they...

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created by JeffHuang | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Harvest the Sun — From Space

"AS we face $4.50 a gallon gas, we also know that alternative energy sources — coal, oil shale, ethanol, wind and ground-based solar — are either of limited potential, very expensive, require huge energy...

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Checking breasts for lumps does not reduce deaths from cancer

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Checking breasts for lumps does not reduce deaths from cancer

Women have been told to be breast aware but now research seems to show that those that do are no safer from cancer than those that don't. Many women it is thought will still choose to self-examine and report...

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created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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