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- Employers use federal law to deny benefits
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:04:43
AP - Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy he had through his employer.
- Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:58:23
AP - Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November.
- Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Fla. coast
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:56:52
AP - Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.
- NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:53:43
AP - After battling rowdy renters and out-of-control keggers for decades, this Jersey shore party town has finally decided to lighten up a little.
- Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:49:44
AP - Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn’t taken, a new study says.
- Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:30:48
AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.
- Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner’s toe
(AP)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:35:37
AP - An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Roscoe was euthanized because of safety concerns. - Police: Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel dies
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:02:44
AP - Former Chargers safety Terrence Kiel was killed after he was thrown from a Chevy sedan he was driving, police said Saturday. - 2 fires still raging along Calif.’s Central Coast
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:11:54
AP - Weary firefighters got no rest during the holiday weekend as a pair of out-of-control wildfires roared across the landscape along California’s central coast at opposite ends of the arid Los Padres National Forest.
- World must brace for oil beyond $150
(Reuters)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:18:42
Reuters - Oil’s meteoric rise since the start of
the year to nearly $150 has distressed consumers and policy
makers the world over, but the stark reality is prices are
likely to rise higher still.
- Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
(AP)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:48:53
AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra but don’t necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.
- FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:15:07
AP - Auto industry cutbacks, double-digit unemployment and one of the nation’s highest home foreclosure rates have left Detroit with a dreary economic future.
- Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:43:59
AP - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, Communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
- ABBA foursome makes rare appearance
(Reuters)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:59:04
Reuters - All four members of supergroup ABBA
appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film
“Mamma Mia!,” delighting fans with their first public showing
for years.
- FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:02:37
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
- Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing
(AP)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:07:26
AP - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats. McCain also doesn’t seem to have a coherent message let alone much of a strategy despite securing the nomination three months earlier than Obama.
- Several thousand anti-G8 protesters rally in Japan
(Reuters)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:00:11
Reuters - Several thousand people rallied
on Saturday on the streets of central Sapporo, Japan, to
protest against a Group of Eight summit due to start next week
at a luxury hotel a two-hour drive away.
- Man rips head from Hitler wax figure in Berlin
(Reuters)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:09:47
Reuters - A man tore the head from a controversial
waxwork figure of Adolf Hitler on the opening day of Berlin’s
Madame Tussauds museum on Saturday, police said.
- Fountain of youth? Red wine gives up secrets
(Reuters)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:52:14
Reuters - A compound in red wine may ward off
a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing
heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts,
researchers said on Thursday.
- “Kung Fu Panda” prompts soul-searching in China
(Reuters)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:33:06
Reuters - More than just a box-office hit in
China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led
Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and
call for fewer government controls on culture.
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