Commercial space travel is predicted to take off in the next few years, and government aviation industry officials are planning to lay out the rules such as keeping a space rocket and airline jets from colliding, how to prepare patients before a flight, and other operational considerations. Those challenges are to be addressed by a […]
Exposure to pesticides such as malathion may put pregnant mothers at risk for having their children develop an attention disorder by age 5, a new study reveals. The researchers found that increased levels of pesticide metabolites, by-products of the chemicals, correlates with an increased risk of attention disorders, the study published in the journal Environmental […]
Movie star Angelina Jolie announced in a surprise visit to Sarajevo that she is going to shoot a romantic film in the Balkans. She will reportedly both act in and direct the film. The announcement was relayed by the UNCHR, the refugee agency of the United Nations, for whom the actress is serving as a […]
Following the recent collapse of Kiss Flights, more company failures in the travel industry may soon follow, a leading accountancy company warns. Tour operator Kiss Flights which sold holidays to Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and the Canary Islands, collapsed on Tuesday, affecting more than 60,000 customers. The collapse comes after the closure of Goldtrail in July, […]
Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps failed to reach his first major final event since 2005 when he came up short of reaching the 400-meter individual final Thursday at the Pan Pacific Championships. The swimming star who won 14 events at the Olympics, registered only the fourth-fastest time of the heat, slower than compatriots Ryan Lochte […]
Google is set to launch a possibly revolutionary system called Google TV which would combine the Internet and traditional television. That would pave the way for people to watch television shows and movies without relying on the service of broadcast networks and cable companies. Consumers will need to purchase a set-top box from Google that […]
Federal health officials predicted Thursday that the outbreak of salmonella poisoning which spurred the recall of millions of eggs from one Iowa company will possibly grow, because reports of cases that occurred after mid-July have not come yet, said Dr. Christopher Braden, epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Braden said that nearly 2,000 […]
National Football League (NFL) quarterback Brett Favre returned to the Minnesota Vikings and practiced with the team today, after briefly considering another retirement. Favre said he chose to come back for a 20th season because he felt like he owed his Vikings teammates “one more try” in winning the Super Bowl. In a news conference, […]
The deliberate, slow movements of tai chi are better for relief of symptoms, including pain, in sufferers of fibromyalgia than other stretching exercises, a research study by physicians published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. During a period of three months, 33 subjects were monitored performing tai chi’s movement and breathing exercises, said […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the state of New Jersey Wednesday with securities fraud for failing to disclose the underfunding of pensions to municipal bond investors. It marked the first time a state was slapped with securities fraud by the U.S. regulatory commission. The state of New Jersey then agreed to settle […]
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