British law to force companies to reveal pollution levels

A new law being proposed in the UK would identify the companies which pollute the most, and which companies are the cleanest. The goal is to allow consumers to make well-informed decisions about where they shop and purchase products, as well as to allow the government to...

Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters

Ohio could become the Florida of the 2008 presidential vote, with the disagreements over provisional ballots coming to a head."More than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on Election Day because of a federal appeals court decision on...

Karzai's brother 'met ex-Taleban'

After the New York Times alleged that brother of afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is involved in opium trading, now this new revelation will even make him more embarrassed. President's brother is accused of having met the Taliban representative. "The Afghan president's...

Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access

"By JOHN DUNBAR The Associated Press Tuesday, September 30, 2008; 7:18 PM WASHINGTON -- Congress has passed legislation that will require the government to keep closer tabs on who has access to the Internet and who does not. Supporters hope the Broadband Data...

Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction

"Financial Weapons Of Mass Destruction photo credit: laffy4k New York Times called the possibility of an AIG liquidation “as close to an extinction-level event as the financial markets have seen since the Great Depression.” We keep hearing that the current...

Abandoned ashes stack up at funeral homes

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...

Are You Suffering from Internet and Compulsive Texting Addiction...?

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Children at breaking point: Knives, guns, bullies...a shocking look at growin...

"The rights of a generation of children in Britain are being eroded by poverty, unhappiness and fear of crime, the largest report on the state of childhood in six years reveals.EducationMore than 78 per cent of children surveyed said they get stressed, mainly because of...

Gene-based diabetes therapy paves way for personalised medicine for all

"A therapy tailored to individuals’ genes has transformed the treatment of achronic disease, in a ground-breaking advance for personalised medicine.Hundreds of diabetes sufferers in Britain were able to switch from insulininjections to cheaper, more effective drugs after a...