Seven awesome iPhone freebies

Seven awesome iPhone freebies Posted by Rick Broida (Credit: Joost) As a mostly ecstatic new iPhone owner, I've spent considerable time checking out--you guessed it--the...

$1.6 billion in food ads target children

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants the entertainment industry to take steps to have TV and movie characters tie in with more nutritional food choices.  Kids are the target of more than $1.6 billion spent...

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...

Australian Governement To Ban Certain Plasma TV Models

"Most current plasma TV models would be banned from sale in Australia as early as October next year under onerous mandatory energy requirements recommended in a report commissioned by the Federal Government. The consulting firm Digital CEnergy, which prepared the report for...

That Friday Feeling

I can relate but who in the blazes has time to goof-off?  Not me! Sheesh!"That Friday Feeling Reuters August 3, 2007 at 5:19 AM EDT LONDON — British businesses are losing more than £50-million...

No sex charges

"No sex charges Prosecutor recommends against sex assault charges in polygamy case Vancouver Sun Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 A special prosecutor is recommending that no sexual assault charges should be laid in connection with allegations that underage women in a...

Iran: Death to Pornographers

For some reason I thought this was already a law, but evidently not... Iranian parliament has approved the use of capital punishment against producers of pornographic video."The vote was an overwhelming 148 to...

Google's Board is Anti-Anti-Censorship

So much for not being evil. Google's board of directors has recommended that shareholders vote against a proposal to prevent the company from engaging in proactive censorship efforts."Google did not explain why its board recommends shareholders vote down the anticensorship...

Fiji's tribal chiefs yet to agree on plan to return to civilian rule

"SUVA, Fiji: Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs failed Thursday to approve a draft plan to restore civilian rule to the South Pacific nation and end the crisis sparked by a military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Dec. 5. Late Thursday,...

Fiji's tribal chiefs yet to agree on plan to return to civilian rule

"SUVA, Fiji: Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs failed Thursday to approve a draft plan to restore civilian rule to the South Pacific nation and end the crisis sparked by a military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Dec. 5. Late Thursday,...

Fiji's tribal chiefs yet to agree on plan to return to civilian rule

"SUVA, Fiji: Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs failed Thursday to approve a draft plan to restore civilian rule to the South Pacific nation and end the crisis sparked by a military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Dec. 5. Late Thursday,...

Cooking Fried Turkeys Can Be Dangerous

"If you want a deep-fried turkey on Thanksgiving, the National Fire Prevention Association recommends getting a professional to do the job. Underwriters Laboratories, a national not-for-profit product safety...

Key data 'missing' in drug trial

"Key information was absent from a research file prior to a London drug trial that left six men seriously ill, investigators have concluded. Drug research experts from the Netherlands say UK regulators did not receive findings that might have warned them of damage TGN1412...

Army recommends death in Iraq slayings (AP)

" By ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago An Army investigator has recommended that four soldiers accused of murder in a raid in Iraq " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iraq should face the death penalty if convicted, according to a...

FDA panel recommends against 'bionic eye' (AP)

" WASHINGTON - In the 1970s TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man," the strapping young astronaut got a bionic eye. A U.S. company had hoped that next year that might be your grandmother. Not so fast, a federal advisory panel said Friday. A tiny telescope designed to be...

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