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West Nile makes early appearance in state...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 04:25

Linda Hattaway, health department administrative director, said fall is the normal time for the first reported infection.

"Last year was our worst year for West Nile Virus; we had 107 cases (statewide)," she said. "We can't predict how bad it will be this year, but the fact that we've already had a reported case instead of in August indicates that people need to start taking precautions...

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Can-do commuting...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 06:25

OTTAWA - Rising fuel prices are increasingly becoming a factor...

The all-new, completely-redesigned 2009 Honda Pilot sport-utility...

Americans, notorious for their love of the open road, are cutting...

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Accused 9/11 mastermind asks judge to be executed...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 07:25

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the reputed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, told a military judge at his arraignment Thursday that he welcomes the death penalty as a way to martyrdom and ridiculed the proceedings as an "inquisition."

In his first public appearance since his capture five years ago, Mohammed wore dark-framed prison-issue glasses, a ...

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Osbourne wins damages on news story...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 09:25

Ozzy Osbourne has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages and an apology over a newspaper claim that he threw the Brit Awards into chaos after he suffered a health scare.

The 59-year-old Black Sabbath frontman was not at London's High Court for the settlement of his action against Express Newspapers over a story in the Daily Star this February.

The damages will be donated to...

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Gaels goalie Gibb signs pro contract...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 11:25

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Canada sheds 32200 full-time jobs in May; part-timers keep rate at ......

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 12:25

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy's job-creation machine stalled in May as only 8,400 new jobs were added and full-time employment actually fell.

The loss of 32,200 full-time jobs was the largest decline in the category since June 2006.

Statistics Canada said the changes in employment in May were not enough to budge the country's official jobless rate from 6.1 per cent, where i...

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Unemployment rate jumps to 5.5 percent in May...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 13:25

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May — the biggest monthly rise since 1986 — as nervous employers cut 49,000 jobs.

The latest snapshot of business conditions showed a deeply troubled economy, with dwindling job opportunities in a time of continuing hardship in the housing, credit and financial sectors.

"It was ugly," sai...

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Japanese lawmakers want to triple cigarette prices...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 16:25

TOKYO (AFP) — A group of Japanese lawmakers on Friday called for a tripling of cigarette prices to nearly 10 dollars a pack in a bid to cover swelling social security costs.

The proposal would put heavy-smoking Japan in line with other developed countries, which nearly all impose heftier taxes on cigarettes and more tightly restrict public smoking.

The non-partisan parliament...

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Wal-Mart keeps low-price mantra going at meeting...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 17:25

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AND CHUCK BARTELS – 20 minutes ago

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart executives said Friday that a reinvigorated focus on price has allowed the world's largest retailer to beat out competitors in a challenging economic environment.

"We're winning in the marketplace. You should feel very proud," Eduardo-Castro Wright, president and chief execu...

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The jobless: in their own words...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 21:25

Comments from around the country about coping with a difficult jobs market and searching for work:

Carla Schneer, 32, says she moved to Allentown, Pa., to start a new life for herself and her four children after the kids' father was sent to prison.

But Schneer, a licensed cosmetologist, has had little success.

Salons won't hire her because she doesn't come with an existing ...

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FDA Takes Action against Seafood Processing Company, Executives...

Posted in by admin on Fri, 2008-06-06 22:25

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Repeated federal violations and failure to correct drove action

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today filed a complaint for permanent inju...

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Farmers need to be cautious with chemicals...

Posted in by admin on Sat, 2008-06-07 00:25

Update: 11.32am The Ministry of Primary Industries urges farmers to be extra cautious while using chemicals in their farms.

Registrar of Chemicals Moti Lal Autar says farmers need to be aware of the impact of chemical not only on their health but also to the environment.

"Farmers need to read the labels of all chemicals they buy to understand how to use them effectively and safely,"...

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Hispanic worker die at higher rate...

Posted in by admin on Sat, 2008-06-07 01:25

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that in 2006, an estimated 19.6 million workers in the United States were Hispanic and 56 percent of them were foreign born, mostly Mexican-born. The CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and certain state agencies analyzed worker death data from 1992 to 2006 and found during that period a total of 11,303 Hispanic workers died from ...

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Singer scraps Australian tour...

Posted in by admin on Sat, 2008-06-07 02:25

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Sarasota Design Conference, Day 2: It's easy if you try...

Posted in by admin on Sat, 2008-06-07 03:25

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