Archive for: February, 2011

Ohio State not so mighty after falling to Wisconsin

Ohio State

Ohio State had a chance to become the first team in NCAA Division I basketball history since Indiana in 1976 to remain unbeaten. But Wisconsin, the 13th-ranked team in the nation, had other plans as it rallied from 15 points down to beat Ohio State 71-67 on Saturday. “We knew we had a run in […]

Mesothelioma risk among power plant workers are high, study says

Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma was likely to develop among power plant workers who are constantly exposed to large amounts of asbestos, a new study revealed. Researchers monitored 8,632 power plant workers in Germany who were exposed to asbestos coming from insulation materials used in turbines. Up to 94 percent were exposed for an average duration of 20 to […]

Elizabeth Taylor back in hospital due to heart condition

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor, the 78-year old iconic Hollywood actress, has been hospitalized again this week for “an ongoing condition” according to a statement from her publicist Sally Morrison. Taylor had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure nearly seven years ago. The condition involves insufficient blood being pumped by a weak heart. “Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized earlier […]

Jerry Sloan-less Jazz lose first game sans legendary coach

Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan was no longer in the side lines to call the shots for the Utah Jazz after nearly 23 years, and the team fell to the visiting Phoenix Suns 95-83 on Friday in its first game without their long-time coach. With the win, the Suns moved one game above .500 for the first time […]

Angelina Jolie film “Salt” adjudged riskiest

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie, who played the role of CIA agent Evelyn Salt in the action thriller “Salt”, may not win accolades for her portrayal but the film has garnered a unique award. The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, which ensures four out of five Hollywood films, has adjudged “Salt” as the riskiest film of the year. In […]

Prostate cancer genome code cracked by medical scientists

Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer researchers announced today a breakthrough with the complete mapping of the genome of the disease that can lead to better treatment for patients, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Medical researchers fully sequenced seven types of prostate cancer tumors and analyzed them against the code of normal tissue. The findings […]

Rumors swirl that Angelina Jolie is adopting another kid

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt are reportedly planning to adopt another child to add to their growing family. A Haitian girl named Leah from an orphanage in the poor Caribbean country is said to become the new addition to the family and the seventh child of the celebrity couple. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie […]

Michener Museum to feature Muhammad Ali photos

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali photos about the legendary boxer’s personal life will be featured in an exhibit at The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Philadelphia from February 19 to May 19. The same exhibit will feature pictures of iconic singer Elvis Presley during the early stage of his career. It was taken by a young […]

Interest waivers on unemployment benefits offered to states

Unemployment Benefits

Interest on loans for unemployment benefits owed by states and businesses to the federal government  might be waived under a plan by the Obama administration. Some $42.3 billion have been lent to states to cover jobless benefits. Under the plan, states and companies will no longer have to pay interest amounting to $1.3 billion for […]

High-speed rail projects closer to reality with fund allocation

High-Speed Rail

High-speed rail projects in California and Florida are one step closer to fruition with the allocation of $53 billion in federal funding that will supplement the total funding for those rail programs. By providing partial funding from the federal government, the White House is encouraging states to pour in their own funding to get the […]

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