People With Signs of Parkinson’s Wait to See Doctor April 6, 2011 — A majority of people who experience ongoing tremors that could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease say they would wait to see their doctors, according to a new survey. In a survey of 1,007 people ages 18 and older, 60% [...]
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U.S. Army soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion 23rd Sapper Company gather during a briefing before going on a patrol in Kandahar on Sunday, July 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (CNSNews.com) – Soldiers will continue to earn money but not be paid during a government shutdown, a senior Obama administration official said. “Military will continue [...]
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New York (AP) – The Rev. Al Sharpton is marking the 20th anniversary of his Harlem-based organization by teaming up with President Barack Obama and top White House officials to grapple with issues affecting black Americans. The president is scheduled to appear Wednesday evening at the annual conference of Sharpton’s National Action Network. Cabinet members [...]
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SymbolPriceChangeMHP39.58+0.40{“s” : “mhp”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} NEW YORK (AP) — Oil rose again Wednesday, passing $109 a barrel at one point, as the dollar weakened against major foreign currencies. Benchmark West Texas Intermediate gained 49 cents to settle at $108.83 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It climbed as high [...]
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FILE – In this July 10, 2010, a cockpit GPS shows the search area as scientists participate in a marine mammal/sea turtle survey flight related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration twin otter DHC-6, over the Gulf of Mexico near the Chandeleur Islands off the Louisiana coast. About [...]
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FILE – In this file photo taken Feb. 23, 2011, three Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif. Dish Network Corp. said Wednesday, April 6, 2011, it won the auction for Blockbuster Inc. with a bid valued at $228 million in cash.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file) SymbolPriceChangeDISH24.32+0.01NFLX239.97-4.26{“s” : “dish,nflx”,”k” [...]
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The Nook: Such a deal at $79 shipped. (Credit: Barnes and Noble) After yesterday’s awesome deal sold out around mid-afternoon, I was looking for something a little more evergreen to post today–something that might last more than 4-5 hours. Well, this ain’t it. By way of eBay, Barnes Noble is selling the refurbished Nook Wi-Fi [...]
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Paris (AP) – France’s top court has refused to give French nationality to children born of surrogate mothers abroad. The Court of Cassation has upheld a lower court’s ruling on the case of twin girls who were born to an American surrogate mother but have French parents. The lower court refused to inscribe the twins [...]
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Washington (AP) – A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices. The problem stems from a recent government decision to let a Virginia company called LightSquared build a nationwide broadband network using airwaves next to [...]
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FILE – In this file photo taken March 15, 2011, trader Joseph Scheurmann works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo, file) NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher and extending their recent gains. The advance comes as investors brush aside worries over Japan’s nuclear crisis and the conflict in [...]
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