Archive for: October, 2010

U.S. to take more measures amid terror threat

Air cargo

United States authorities are stepping up security measures to ensure safe travel following the discovery of at least two explosive devices aboard U.S.-bound cargo planes. U.S. security officials are treating the incident as a continuing threat and are not ruling out future attacks on travellers even if the packages were carried on cargo planes and […]

Lipitor bottles recalled by Pfizer

Lipitor

Pfizer, Inc. announced that it is recalling 38,000 more bottles of its best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor after getting two more reports from customers of a foul-smelling odor in some bottles. This is the third recall in three months for Lipitor bottles, upping the total of recalled bottles to 369,000. It is suspected that the unusual […]

World Series returns to Cablevision

Baseball

Game Three of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants will be aired by Cablevision as the company reached a new agreement with Fox Network on Saturday to pay higher broadcast fees. The dispute between Fox and Cablevision has dragged on since October 16 and left many subscribers without several […]

Yemen cargo seized due to terrorist threat against US synagogues

Airport

Air cargo of flights bound to the United States from Yemen were seized by authorities on Friday after a terror alert indicated that explosive devices were inside packages sent out from an al-Qaeda  terrorist cell based in the Arabian peninsula. The packages were supposed to be sent to several Jewish places of worship. U.S. President […]

Giants pummel Rangers to lead World Series 2-0

Baseball

The San Francisco Giants, the underdogs throughout the playoffs, are beginning to silence detractors and might just win it all. The Giants blanked the Texas Rangers 9-0 to win Game 2 of the World Series and grab a 2-0 lead heading to Game 3 in Arlington, Texas on Saturday. Matt Cain pitched 7 2/3 shutout […]

Dish and Fox ink new deal

Parabol antenna

Dish Network and News Corp.’s Fox has finally agreed on a new multiyear deal on Friday after almost a month of stalled negotiations over broadcasting fees. Financial details of the new contract were not disclosed by either company. Fox pulled the plug on FX and National Geographic Channel from the Dish Network on October 1 […]

BPA in bottles linked to low sperm counts

Sperms

Sperm counts can be lowered by high levels of the organic chemical Bisphenol A or BPA, according to the first human study directly linking sperm count to the chemical. The study, published online on Thursday in the journal Fertility and Sterility, comes two weeks after Canada classified BPA as a toxic substance. Researchers led by […]

Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend, psychiatrist found guilty

Anna Nicole Smith

The boyfriend of departed celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, who was also her lawyer, and Smith’s psychiatrist, were both found guilty of conspiracy for procuring drugs for Smith through fraudulent means. Howard K. Stern, Smith’s former lawyer and boyfriend, and her psychiatrist Dr. Khristine Eroshevich may be sentenced to up to three years in jail for […]

Mild global warming causes sea levels to rise sharply

The Earth

Global sea levels may rise 20-30 feet on average even under slight global warming conditions, according to a new study published on Wednesday in the online version of the journal Nature. Researchers from Harvard and Princeton examined the last interglacial period, roughly 125,000 years ago, to look for signs of global warming. At that time, […]

Cavs beat Celtics sans LeBron

Basketball

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 95-87 on Wednesday in their regular season home opener in Quicken Loans Arena. It was the first game for the Cavs without its former franchise player LeBron James, who bolted Cleveland in the offseason to join the Miami Heat to team up with fellow All-Stars Dwyane Wade and […]

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