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LeBron James suffers defeat in front of spurned Cavaliers fans

LeBron James

LeBron James was looking forward to a less hostile game when his Miami Heat visited Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena for the second time this season compared to the first game back at Cleveland last December 2. James chose not to re-sign with his near-hometown Cavaliers in the offseason. He instead signed with the Heat, forming […]

Bus crash in New York revives call for transportation safety measures

Bus Crash

The bus crash in New York earlier this month which claimed the lives of 15 people is the latest in a long list of fatal accidents involving buses in multiple U.S. states. Similar incidents in New Jersey and New Hampshire have also happened in recent weeks. Travel safety governing buses and other public transportation have […]

Food coloring may be linked to hyperactivity in children after all

Food Coloring

Food coloring and additives have been implicated before in hyperactivity in children, but U.S. health officials said then that there was no study to support claims that the dyes can cause health problems. But now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is giving the issue a second look. On Wednesday, the FDA will convene a […]

Beyonce Knowles’ dad out as pop star’s business manager

Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce Knowles and her father Mathew Knowles have decided to end their business partnership. Beyonce has been managed by her father since she was a member of the teen group Destiny’s Child in the late 90s. Mathew Knowles continued to manage his daughter’s rise to fame as a solo pop superstar in the past decade. […]

Carmelo Anthony drops 39 points to halt New York Knicks’ slide

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony was not about to let his new team lose ground in the playoff standings and it showed last night at Madison Square Garden. Anthony scored 39 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 113-106 overtime win over the visiting Orlando Magic. He described the game against one of the top teams […]

Speeding cars being caught by I-95 cameras, but opposition lingers

Speeding Cars

Speeding cars have been caught by a network of cameras that span the long stretch of I-95 from Miami to Canada since their installation, and local officials and road safety groups have hailed the cameras for the decline in deaths due to vehicular accidents. But there are some legislators who argue that the system of […]

Rainwater collection in Massachusetts yields traces of radiation

Rainwater Collection

A rainwater collection sample taken during the past week in the U.S. state of Massachusetts was found positive for scant levels of radiation, health authorities confirmed today. The discovery of increased amounts of radiation in several states has raised fears that the radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant has reached dangerous levels and had […]

Formula 1 season debuts with Australian Grand Prix win by Sebastian Vettel

Formula 1

Formula 1 kicked off yesterday with the Australian Grand Prix, and defending champion Sebastian Vettel carried over his winning form from last season en route to his first triumph in Melbourne and his eleventh overall. The Red Bull driver was in pole position at the start of the race and never relinquished it as he […]

Eminem and other artists may gain windfall from digital music case

Eminem

Eminem and other recording artists from yesteryear stand to benefit from the resolution of a landmark case involving the sale or distribution of digital music. The suit was filed four years ago by the handlers of rap star Eminem against his record label Universal Music Group over royalty fees. Being debated was whether a song […]

Anemia symptoms in postmenopausal women linked to poor diet

Anemia Symptoms

Anemia symptoms such as pale skin, weakness, breathlessness and poor concentration among older women can be linked to poor nutrition, U.S. researchers reported in the April publication of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The study of 72,833 women in post-menopausal stage showed that a lack of one nutrient is associated with a 21 […]

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