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08/06/2011Wake Up Call for US Lawmakers
Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade America’s credit rating on Friday is momentous, most people will cite and many are worried that interest rates would skyrocket and the markets sell off.
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08/05/2011Same-Sex Marriage: Battle Heats Up After Psychologists' Approval
The policymaking body of the American Psychological Association (APA) unanimously approved the resolution to support gay marriage, but opponents claim the organization used "cherry picking" research to validate their claims.
- 08/05/2011
Casey Anthony Hearing Solves Nothing
Casey Anthony should not have been allowed to serve a year's probation for check fraud while in jail awaiting trial for murder, a judge said today, but he was uncertain whether he could order her to come out of hiding to serve probation again.
- 08/04/2011
Casey Anthony's Legal Team Fights in Court Friday
Chief Judge Belvin Perry is set Friday to hear Casey Anthony's emergency motion to "quash, vacate and set aside" amended order regarding probation status for an old check fraud conviction.
- 08/04/2011
Ground Turkey Salmonella Outbreak Prompts New Policy
Despite the voluntary recall, the USDA and CDC are still working to identify the source and change policy so that foodborne illnesses will decrease over time.
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08/04/2011Women Falling Away From Religion, Report Finds
Pollster George Barna says women attend church and Sunday school less, read the Bible less and regard it as less reliable, and consider their faith less important in their lives.
- 08/03/2011
Oprah Winfrey Sued Over Slogan
Though Winfrey is encouraging you to "Own Your Life," a disgruntled New Jersey woman wants to make sure that Winfrey doesn't go telling you to "Own Your Power," too.
- 08/03/2011
Casey Anthony Fights Legal System
Casey Anthony attorneys appeared at the Orange County Courthouse late Tuesday to block an attempt to put the young woman on probation for her old check-fraud case.
- 08/01/2011
Hepatitis Takes Toll on Millions: New Public Health Concern
New reports show hepatitis cases among drug users is skyrocketing causing a public health concern.
- 07/31/2011
New Research Offers Hope for Soldiers With Brain Injuries
Bioengineers at Harvard have, for the first time, explained how the blast of an exploding bomb can translate into subtly disastrous injuries in the nerve cells and blood vessels of the brain.
Tags September 11 - 07/30/2011
An Easy Diet Trick That May Stave Off Breast Cancer
Chinese researchers recently found that women who eat more fiber in their diets are less likely to get the disease. Specifically, women who ate the most of the healthy plant components were 11 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than women who ate the least.
- 07/29/2011
Fake ‘Morning-After Pill’ Enters US Market, Gov't Warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women not to take a product marketed as emergency birth control medicine.
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07/29/2011Eating Hot Dogs as Risky as Smoking Cigarettes?
According to a new billboard created by the Cancer Project of the group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), eating a hot dog is just as risky as smoking a cigarette. The billboard currently stands near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where 1.1 million hot dogs were served last year.
- 07/28/2011
Blind, 100-Year-Old Veteran Takes Home Crown at Alabama Beauty Contest
She is legally blind, but still reads her Bible every day by using a machine that enlarges the text. As new royalty, Felma Schrimshire, also known as Ms. Andalusia Manor, took home the crown at the 2011 Ms. Alabama Nursing Home pageant
- 07/28/2011
Is There a Real Face Lift in a Bottle?
Every company promises to use "advanced ingredients", but the truth is that 90 percent of the anti-aging products on the market just don't live up to the hype. Finding a quality anti-aging cream that really works can be a difficult task.


