The NFL lockout talks could resume on Thursday as a federal judge issued an order for the league owners and players to sit down once again to resolve the dispute with the aid of a court-appointed mediator. Talks have collapsed earlier after the two sides failed to come up with a new arrangement on how […]
Wal-Mart is launching a fresh advertising campaign to lure back American shoppers who have turned to other retailers to look for more bargains. The U.S. retail chain has seen its sales decline since it removed some items from inventory to focus on less products. With the new slogan “Low Prices. Every Day. On Everything” the […]
Bed bugs in hotels and entire neighborhoods have become a growing problem worthy of attention even by federal agencies. On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced grants worth $550,000 to control if not eradicate bed bugs. Low-income neighborhoods are the primary recipients of the five grants because these areas have limited resources to address […]
The New York Knicks moved within one game of clinching the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Indiana Pacers 110-109 Sunday night. Carmelo Anthony, acquired by the New York Knicks before the deadline from the Denver Nuggets, scored the game’s final basket with 4.9 seconds left in regulation. The Pacers drew up […]
Lung cancer patients tend to quit smoking after receiving their diagnosis. But a study by the U.S. National Cancer Institute says that a substantial number — at least 18 percent — still continue to smoke even after learning that they have cancer. The researchers led by Kathryn E. Weaver of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center […]
A ceasefire plan drafted by African leaders was reportedly accepted by their “brother leader” Moammar Gadhafi and may pave the way for the end of hostilities between pro-Gadhafi forces and rebels being aided by NATO airstrikes. After some early victories, the rebels were being pushed back away from Tripoli by Gadhafi’s forces. But NATO planes […]
Organic food labeled and packaged as such brings about the belief in shoppers that these products are tastier and healthier than regular food items, a new survey reveals. To test the perception of 144 people regarding organic food, a graduate student researcher at Cornell University asked them to rate yogurt, cookies and potato chips […]
CT scans are being used on more and more children in the United States and this trend has concerned some health experts about the effects of radiation on this patient population. Repeated exposure to ionizing radiation emitted by CT scans can increase the risk of developing cancer. A study published this week in the journal […]
Spending cuts worth $38 billion will be implemented this year under a last -minute agreement made by the White House and Capitol Hill. The deal prevented a looming federal government shutdown and excludes spending cuts for such programs as Planned Parenthood as originally proposed by Republicans. “We fought to keep government spending down, because it […]
Apartment rentals in the U.S. have risen in the first three months of the year as more Americans opt to rent instead of buy homes, a report from research company Reis Inc. showed today. Fort the last quarter of 2010, the apartment vacancy rate dropped from 8 percent to 6.2 percent, the lowest since the […]
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