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Moscow intellectuals urge Medvedev to probe car accident Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:46AMMoscow's leading cultural figures signed an unprecedented open letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urging him to take under his personal control the investigation into a car accident last week killing two people.
Woman seriously injured in crash on Highway 9 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:44AMLAKE STEVENS -- Lake Stevens police are investigating a serious injury collision between a Ford Contour sedan and a semi truck at the intersection of Highway 9 and Lundeen Parkway that sent a young woman to the hospital and snarled traffic for hours.
Pender NAACP president refuses call for apology Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:37AMBURGAW – Fed up with what it feels is false, malicious and defamatory allegations against the board as a whole and individually, the Pender County school board is calling on National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Pender Chapter President Dr. Rachel Stephens to make a public apology.
Unshackle Upstate Brings Message to East Aurora Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:33AMTaxes and regulations from government are always of major concern to business owners. Last month, the Greater East Aurora Chamber of Commerce introduced some of its members and guests to a business advocacy group trying to change New York State government by taking an active role in politics.
Mayoral Election Approaches Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:31AMThey may be opponents in the upcoming village election, but mayoral candidates Clark Crook and Allan Kasprzak were courteous and occasionally complimented one another during the candidates forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Feb. 24. Crook, the incumbent mayor, and Kasprzak, currently a village trustee, agreed on many items discussed at the event, but had significant differences on the ...
Rural Coloradans rack up 2,068 tickets for no seat belts Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:30AMMONTROSE â€”Â A week-long â€œClick It or Ticketâ€� enforcement in rural Colorado resulted in 2,068 tickets to drivers and passengers who were not wearing seat belts, including 239 issued by Montrose-based state troopers and 35 issued by Montrose police, reports the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Anthropologist/Neuroscientist Team Propose That Religion Is Ubiquitous And Persistent Because The Human Brain Needs It Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:29AMIn the fractious debate on the existence of God and the nature of religion, two distinguished scientists radically alter the discussion...
Vets Warn Against Dangerous Dogs Issue Becoming Party Political, UK Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:26AMVets have welcomed the Government consultation on reforming dangerous dogs legislation but called on politicians not to let the issue become a political football during the forthcoming election campaign...
Press Release Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:25AMABBOTT PARK, Illinois and REDWOOD CITY, California, March 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Facet Biotech Corporation (Nasdaq: FACT) announced today a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Facet, enhancing Abbott's early- and mid-stage pharmaceutical pipeline.
Press Release Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:25AMAMSTERDAM, March 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase I/II exploratory clinical trial with a gene therapy product for hemophilia B, a seriously debilitating and potentially lethal disease.
Red Cross condemns booby traps Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:59AMThe Red Cross has condemned the use of booby trap bombs by the Taliban in an area of southern Afghanistan.
State attorney general says colleges can't protect gays Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:57AMRICHMOND — Virginia's attorney general has advised the state's public colleges to rescind policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Red Cross condemns Taliban booby traps Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:55AMKABUL – The Red Cross Saturday condemned the use of booby trap bombs by the Taliban in an area of southern Afghanistan that has been so heavily mined people are afraid to leave their homes. The bombs known as improvised explosive devises (IEDs) Read more...
Letters to the Editor Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:54AMSen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said of the health care summit that "… I don't expect much out of it - if Republicans - repeat a lot of stuff we've heard for the past six months."
Sheriff's deputy announces run for House seat Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:53AMA Pueblo businessman and sheriff's deputy announced Friday he will run for the Colorado House District 47 seat currently occupied by term-limited Rep. Buffie McFadyen, D-Pueblo West.
Latest Stories Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:53AMThe incorrect address for Stacey Lynne Fiegi was listed in Thursday's law enforcement log. She does not live at 710 N. 11th Street. As of Friday afternoon, there were 101 people in the Klamath County Jail, which has a designed capacity of 152.
Students' Facebook hoax leads to legal fight Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:53AMThree Clovis West students thought it was the perfect prank -- a fake Facebook page for Principal Ben Drati.
Bomb in Iraq shrine city kills 3, injures 54 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:46AMNAJAF – (UPDATE) A powerful car bomb near a Shiite shrine in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday killed two Iranian pilgrims and an Iraqi and injured at least 54 people, police and medical officials said.
Denny Hecker's 2 defense attorneys resign Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:44AM"I don't have the money, so they both resigned,'' Hecker said, adding that his girlfriend now has a public defender because the U.S. attorney's office has told her she is now a target of investigation...
Cops Walk In On A Deadly Dispute In Bushwick Home Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:27PMby Robert Pozarycki An apparent dispute between two men inside a Bushwick apartment last Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 17, came to a bloody end as one of the brawlers stabbed and bludgeoned his rival to death, law enforcement sources reported. read more
Let Gay Men Donate Blood, Senators Say Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:24PMSeveral senators -- along with medical professionals -- say there is no scientific reason to stop gay men from donating blood.
Houma doctor killed in car crash Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:21PMNaomi King Staff Writer HOUMA — A doctor who worked with local children for eight years was killed Tuesday after his car struck a dump truck on U.S. 90 near Waggaman.
‘Alligator Man’ dies at burn center Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:21PMJohn DeSantis Senior Staff Writer HOUMA — Easton DeHart, outdoorsman and fabled remover of nuisance alligators from driveways and yards in Terrebonne Parish, died at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday at the Baton Rouge Medical Center while undergoing treatment for burns suffered during a Feb. 18 hunting trip.
Police-chief suit bound for trial Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:21PMMatthew Pleasant Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge refused to throw out a sexual-harassment lawsuit Wednesday against Houma Police Chief Pat Boudreaux and instead will allow the more than year-old case to head to trial.
WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - Del. Doctors, Medical Society Named in Latest Bradley Lawsuit Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:18PMEarl Bradley is shown in Delaware State Police custody back in December. (Photo: WBOC) LEWES , Del. - More civil lawsuits have been filed following the arrest of former Lewes pediatrician Earl Bradley, with the latest targeting Delaware's medical community.
New Irish pub racing to open before St. Patrick's Day Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:17PMA long-dreamt idea of an English or Irish pub for downtown Barrington is finally on its way to breathing new life into a struggling economy.
Two-timing fiancee should be cut loose Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:17PMDEAR ROBIN: My fiancee and I split up a week ago. She's divorced, with four kids, and a history of depression. Her ex-husband is remarried, and he and his mother are paying for her to go to a treatment centre in an attempt to get better.[...]
Doctor at center of hepatitis scare files for bankruptcy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:16PMDr. Dipak Desai, whose Las Vegas clinics were at the center of the 2008 hepatitis scare in Las Vegas, filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Friday.
Jill Brooke: Could A Solution for Healthcare Reform Be This Simple? Makes Sense Without Costing Too Many Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:16PMTo solve the healthcare crisis, use the same logic that created seatbelt legislation. The government made a law that automakers must have seatbelts but never said it was going to start running the car companies.
Outsourcing tests raises questions Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMCommissioners wanted to know why Bucks County was paying for forensic test work now that the county's $7 million crime lab is open for business.
Police Reports, March 4: Check to see if the gun is loaded before you clean it Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:11AMThe following police reports are on file at the respective Rutherford County law enforcement agencies.
State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:11AMThe Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.
Breaking News Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:08AMPosted: Thursday, March 4, 2010 12:24 am | Updated: 1:07 am, Thu Mar 4, 2010. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton didn't flinch when comedian Stephen Colbert congratulated her on D.C. becoming a state.
Pravin cremated, Munde-Mahajan clan keep away Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:06AMPravin Mahajan, who was sentenced to life for killing his elder brother Pramod Mahajan and died after a prolonged illness at a Thane hospital, was cremated on Thursday
'How could he shoot my daughter?' Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:05AMKUALA LUMPUR: “I never thought it would end like this. That man was supposed to become my son-in-law and he betrayed me,” lamented A. Ganason, 51, when recounting how his daughter had been shot by her fiance on Tuesday night at their Kampung Kerinchi low-cost flats in Pantai Dalam.
COURTS: Crego's bail is set at $1 million Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:05AMBail was set at more than $1 million Tuesday for the Lockport fugitive who police found on Facebook after he fled to Terre Haute, Ind.
COUNTY LEGISLATURE: All AES suits to cease Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:04AMThe Niagara County Legislature signed off on a settlement with AES Somerset to make a series of assessment challenges go away.
Beijing on alert as annual political session opens Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:15PMBlack-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Tuesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the national legislature's annual session.
Governments not spending enough on health: WHO Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:12PMMANILA, 3 March 2010—The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on governments across the Asia Pacific region to spend more on health in order to cut out-of-pocket health-care costs for the poor and vulnerable.
Daily Press Briefing - March 2 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:11PM MR. CROWLEY: Continuing on with the news from the rest of the world, the Secretary is wheels-up from Santiago en route to Brasilia as we speak. Tomorrow, she’ll have meetings with President Lula and Foreign Minister Amorim of Brazil. Today, she met ...
4 new UNC Senators appointed Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:06PMNEW LOOK SENATE: Opposition Senator Wade Mark (seated second from left) joins his newly sworn-in colleagues in a light moment during yesterday's sitting of the Upper House. From right are Verna St Rose-Greaves, Mervyn Assam, Lyndira Oudit and Suruj Rambachan.
Medical marijuana advocates sue Los Angeles Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:05PMPlaintiffs say the city's new ordinance, which hasn't yet taken effect, is too restrictive and violates state law. They seek a court injunction and restraining order to stop it from being enforced. Medical marijuana advocates upped the ante in the legal battle over Los Angeles' pot dispensaries by suing the city Tuesday, saying the recently adopted ordinance is so restrictive it will cause even ...
Postal Service, facing $7B loss, looks for cuts Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:05PMThe post office is renewing its drive to drop Saturday delivery — and plans a rate increase — to fend off a projected $7 billion loss this year.
REGION: County creates pension panel Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:05PMEyeing Riverside County's pension deficit, the county Board of Supervisors decided to create a committee to examine ways of bringing spiraling employee retirement costs under control.
Gibson County gets tort notice over sex offender registry Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:04PMPRINCETON—Bradley D. Tomey of Princeton is seeking $35,000 in damages from the county for making him register as a sex offender.
Medical marijuana advocates plan rally in San Bernardino Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:32PMSAN BERNARDINO - Medical marijuana advocates plan to rally today prior to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting.
San Manuel tribal member files lawsuit against former sheriff's deputy Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:31PMA lawyer for a San Manuel tribal member has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against a former San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy who allegedly tried to extort him two years ago for cash and vehicles.
2 Charged in Alleged $75 Million Health Care Fraud Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:31PM2 former Canopy executives charged with $75M health care fraud, stealing from account holders Fraud - Health care - Health - Health Policy - Medicine
Actors Effectively Exploiting Social Networks Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:30PM"Christopher ******** got a callback for 'L&O:SVU'! Just finished auditioning with CD Jonathan Strauss who loved my work.
Report: Saving the million dollar baby Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:29PMBaby Jack Jumper has led an extraordinary life since his birth November 27. The only home he's known is a crib in the hospital, he lives with tubes everywhere. The latest job for Jack's family... Read more at www.WISHTV.com