BBC - Wed Sep 1, 2010
Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves, a study suggests. More...
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New York Times - Tue Aug 31, 2010
TEXAS CITY, Texas - While the world was focused on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a BP refinery here released huge amounts of toxic chemicals into the air that went unnoticed by residents until many saw their children come down with respiratory problems. More...
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The Daily Mail - Mon Aug 30, 2010
BP has for the first time admitted that it made mistakes which led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to US reports. More...
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The Daily Mail - Sun Aug 29, 2010
The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 are seared on our collective consciousness. More...
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Huffington Post - Thu Aug 19, 2010
Monsanto has been in the news this week, with a US District Court Judge ruling that the USDA has to at least go through the motions of regulating the company's genetically engineered sugar beets. More...
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Associated Press - Wed Aug 18, 2010
SHENZHEN, China - Young workers who normally spend their days assembling iPhones and other high-tech gadgets packed a stadium at their massive campus Wednesday, waving pompoms and shouting slogans at a rally to raise morale following a string of suicides at the company's heavily regimented factories. More...
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Associated Press - Tue Aug 17, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors will not file charges against a school district or its employees over the use of software to remotely monitor students. More...
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Associated Press - Tue Aug 17, 2010
WASHINGTON - The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh. More...
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Associated Press - Sun Aug 15, 2010
WASHINGTON - At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests. More...
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The Daily Mail - Sat Aug 14, 2010
A leading UN weapons inspector last night added his voice to the growing clamour for a full inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly. More...
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Associated Press - Wed Aug 11, 2010
NEW YORK - A federal judge in California ordered Wells Fargo & Co to change what he called "unfair and deceptive business practices" that led customers into paying multiple overdraft fees, and to pay $203 million back to customers. More...
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The Daily Mail - Mon Aug 9, 2010
Stephen Hawking has warned that unless the human race colonises space within the next two centuries it will disappear forever. More...
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RecentPoker.com - Sun Aug 8, 2010
An alleged 50 year ban on a claimed World War 2 Unidentified Flying Object report by a bomber pilot has claimed the newspaper "quaint stories" sections of the UK newspapers this week and resulted in bookies slightly cutting their odds on the possible presence of alien nations. More...
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CNN - Sat Aug 7, 2010
Washington - US military personnel are being warned not to log onto the WikiLeaks website to view the tens of thousands of leaked military documents there, saying it could be considered a security violation. More...
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Huffington Post - Fri Aug 6, 2010
Now here's something you wouldn't expect: Coca-Cola is being sued by a non-profit public interest group, on the grounds that the company's vitaminwater products make unwarranted health claims. More...
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The Daily Mail - Fri Aug 6, 2010
The pathologist who carried out the post-mortem on weapons inspector Dr David Kelly is under investigation after 'mixing up' two servicemens' remains. More...
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The Daily Mail - Thu Aug 5, 2010
Sir Winston Churchill was accused of covering up a close encounter between an RAF aircraft and a UFO during the Second World War, newly-released files reveal today. More...
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Associated Press - Mon Aug 2, 2010
WASHINGTON - You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you're remaining silent. More...
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AFP - Mon Aug 2, 2010
WASHINGTON - Already linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers, including cancer of the pancreas, red meat was found by a team of US researchers to be a possible cause of bladder cancer, a study published in the journal Cancer said. More...
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AlterNet - Mon Aug 2, 2010
Despite the recently announced intention by Secretary Eric Shinseki and his Chief of Staff, John Gingrich, to change the "culture" of VA, the agency is in the grips of a rogue bureaucracy that bypasses congressional oversight and sabotages veterans interests and health. More...
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WSB-TV - Fri Jul 30, 2010
ATLANTA - An Atlanta woman who served two years of prison time after her faulty tires caused a fatal wreck was released from prison Friday. More...
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AFP - Fri Jul 30, 2010
BRUSSELS - European regulators authorised on Wednesday the import of six types of genetically-modified maize for use in animal feed after governments were deadlocked over whether to ban or approve them. More...
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Associated Press - Fri Jul 30, 2010
WASHINGTON - Despite their tiny size, plant plankton found in the world's oceans are crucial to much of life on Earth. More...
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Associated Press - Wed Jul 28, 2010
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau's policies, an embarrassing revelation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its own rules for conducting surveillance on Americans. More...
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The Daily Mail - Sun Jul 25, 2010
The mystery over the death of David Kelly took a further twist last night after a former KGB officer said he had evidence that the scientist did not commit suicide. More...
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BBC - Fri Jul 23, 2010
Former Pennsylvania judge Michael Conahan has pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge for helping put juvenile defendants behind bars in exchange for bribes. More...
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Niagra Falls Reporter - Mon Jul 19, 2010
"There's UFOs over New York, and I ain't too surprised" -- John Lennon, from the song "Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These". More...
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Associated Press - Mon Jul 19, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. More...
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Xiamen News - Mon Jul 19, 2010
Dozens of vertical luminous beams appeared in the night sky of Xiamen about 11:30pm last Friday, reports Southeast Express. More...
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CNN - Sun Jul 18, 2010
The National Tea Party Federation, an organization that represents the Tea Party political movement around the country, has expelled conservative commentator Mark Williams and his Tea Party Express because of an inflammatory blog post he wrote, federation spokesman David Webb said Sunday. More...
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Helium - Thu Jul 15, 2010
Ominous reports are leaking past the BP Gulf salvage operation news blackout that the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico may be about to reach biblical proportions. More...
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BBC - Thu Jul 15, 2010
Plants are able to "remember" and "react" to information contained in light, according to researchers. More...
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BBC - Thu Jul 15, 2010
There is a "coherent and significant connection" between radiation from Vatican Radio aerials and childhood cancer, researchers have said. More...
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The Daily Mail - Tue Jul 13, 2010
Russian fishermen are demanding a probe into a creature resembling the Loch Ness monster in a remote Siberian lake. More...
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Health Day - Mon Jul 12, 2010
Physical activity and adequate levels of vitamin D appear to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to two large, long-term studies scheduled to be presented Sunday at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Hawaii. More...
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Scientific American - Sun Jul 11, 2010
Curiously, the cancer rate is 10 percent higher in the left breast than in the right. More...
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The Daily Mail - Fri Jul 9, 2010
A Chinese airport was closed after this mysterious object was spotted in the sky. More...
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Wired - Fri Jul 9, 2010
The NSA has a new program called "Perfect Citizen" that lets it monitor the networks of utilities and other "critical" infrastructure to identify potential electronic attacks, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. More...
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Associated Press - Fri Jul 9, 2010
CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich hid in the bathroom, ducked into a back room and left the office early to avoid discussing complex issues with his budget director, his former deputy said Thursday at the ousted governor's corruption trial. More...
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Wired - Thu Jul 8, 2010
Not so long ago, quantum physics at room temperature was found mostly in classroom discussions or over science-geek cocktails. More...
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