TV Screen, Not Couch, Is Required for This Session

Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 2:24 AM EDT (nytimes.com)

At least 18 states, up from only a handful a few years ago, now pay for some telemedicine care under their Medicaid programs, and at least eight specifically include psychiatry, according to the National Association of State Medicaid Directors.

technology, tv, medicine, odd, medicaid, psychiatry, tech-news

Public Download of Vista Available

Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 2:15 AM EDT (news.com.com)

The company kicked off what it called its "Customer Preview Program," a testing period in which the software maker hopes millions of tech enthusiasts will kick the tires on the new operating system.

technology, tech, microsoft, windows, vista, tech-news

Bush Turns to House in Immigration Debate

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 10:38 PM EDT (nytimes.com)

President Bush tried on Tuesday to win back the trust of conservatives who have distanced themselves from him on immigration, promising to "get this border enforced" and warning those who enter the country illegally that "if you get caught, you get sent home."

us-news, us, immigration, illegal-immigration

Figs were the First Human Crop

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 10:16 PM EDT (news.com.com)

Before humans started farming wheat, barley or oats, they probably had fig plantations, new research finds.

odd-news, tech, middle-east, odd, agriculture, farming

Need a hobby? Try Spying

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 10:11 PM EDT (news.com.com)

The product's portable, compact design makes spying on friends and neighbors so easy that long boring afternoons with nothing to do are sure to become a thing of the past.

technology, tech, voyeurism

Serbia confirms Union Break-Up

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 10:06 PM EDT (news.bbc.co.uk)

The union of Serbia and Montenegro was the last vestige of what was once the six-member Yugoslav federation.

world-news, serbia, montenegro

Putin grilled over Press Freedom

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 10:03 PM EDT (news.bbc.co.uk)

"Your country and your administration have been severely criticised internationally for an alleged unwillingness to forego control and influence over the media," Mr O'Reilly said.

world-news, russia, journalism, putin, press-freedom

U.S. warns Germany about Prostitution

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 9:54 PM EDT (english.pravda.ru)

The United States accused 12 nations Monday of failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex slaves and forced laborers and warned key ally Germany that it should do more to stop an expected tide of trafficking for sexual exploitation during th …

us-news, us, soccer, world-cup, germany, prostitution

The War on Immigrants

Tue May 16, 2006 2:16 AM EDT

President Bush has decided to send in the National Guard to help defend the southern border of the US against illegal immigration. As many as 6,000 guardsmen will be sent to help the Border Patrol. They will have a two week stint before being rotated.

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politics, us, immigration, illegal-immigration

MORE!!---Power 105 DJ Free On Bail

Seeded on Sat May 13, 2006 9:57 PM EDT (ny1.com)

Former Power 105 DJ Troi Torain is free on bail Saturday, after being charged with multiple criminal counts for allegedly threatening a rival DJ’s child on the air earlier this week.

us-news, us, radio, odd, nyc, clear-channel

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