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Study Suggests Taser Use By US Police Is Safe
Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:31 PM EDT (Medical News Today)
A US study of the nationwide use of Tasers, the electrical stun guns used by the police, suggests the devices are safe and cause only a low incidence of serious injuries.
North Carolina pair feud over leg
Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 11:11 AM EDT (BBC News)
A US man who stored his amputated leg in a barbecue smoker that was later auctioned off is locked in a custody dispute with the man who bought it.
Dollar Falls to New Low Against the Euro
Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:15 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Investors dumped dollars yesterday, sending the euro to a record high and putting the American currency at par with the Canadian dollar for the first time in more than 30 years.
Bonds Says Giants Will Let Him Go
Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:12 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Barry Bonds is finished in San Francisco. The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season, ending an era in which he became all-time home run champion and a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball.
Giuliani Tells N.R.A. He Opposes New Gun Limits
Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:11 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Rudolph W. Giuliani appeared today before the National Rifle Association — a group he once likened to extremists — and defended his very vocal past advocacy of tougher gun laws while affirming the right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.
Landis's Positive Doping Test Upheld
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:34 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Floyd Landis lost his lengthy, costly and very public doping case Thursday when an arbitration panel upheld the initial charges that the 2006 Tour de France champion used performance-enhancing drugs to win the race.
Dubai to Buy Large Stake in Nasdaq
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:47 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The government-controlled stock exchange in Dubai, the fast-growing Middle East business center, is expected to announce today in Stockholm that it plans to take significant ownership in the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York and the London Stock Exchange, people who have been bri …
In Egypt, a Rising Push Against Genital Cutting
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:42 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The men in this poor farming community were seething. A 13-year-old girl was brought to a doctor's office to have her clitoris removed, a surgery considered necessary here to preserve chastity and honor.
A Minister's Public Lesson on Domestic Violence
Seeded on Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:38 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The attack in a hotel parking lot here last month was remarkable not only because the victim, Juanita Bynum, is the most prominent black female television evangelist in the country, who is pals with Oprah, admired by Aretha, and who recently signed on to campaign for Obama.
Health Plan Overhauled at Wal-Mart
Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:28 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Wal-Mart, long criticized for its health care coverage, unveiled a broad plan yesterday that is intended to cut employee costs, expand coverage and offer workers thousands of cheap prescription drugs.
Senate Blocks Detainees' Rights Bill
Seeded on Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)
A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short in the Senate today, even though it had majority support.
Georgia Man Dies After Armless Man Headbutts Him During Fight
Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:46 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)
Police are investigating the death of a man who collapsed after being headbutted by an armless man in a fight over a woman.
Times to End Charges on Web Site
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
Fed veteran Alan Greenspan lambasts George W Bush on economy
Seeded on Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:18 AM EDT (The Times)
THE highly respected former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, launches a harshly critical attack on President George W Bush's economic competence in his memoir published tomorrow.
Rugby's war of words
Seeded on Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:18 PM EDT (RugbyWorldCup.com)
When Samoa and Tonga meet in Montpellier on Sunday it will be the first time two Pacific Island war cries have gone head to head at a world cup match.
Child Mortality at Record Low; Further Drop Seen
Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)
For the first time since record keeping began in 1960, the number of deaths of young children around the world has fallen below 10 million a year, according to figures from the United Nations Children's Fund being released today.
Google Founders' Ultimate Perk: A NASA Runway
Seeded on Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:55 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In the annals of perks enjoyed by America's corporate executives, the founders of Google may have set a new standard: an uncrowded, federally managed runway for their private jet that is only a few minutes' drive from their offices.
Magnitude 8.0 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
Seeded on Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:52 AM EDT (Reuters)
An earthquake measuring 8.O struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Gay Musician Skewers Candidates
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:12 PM EDT (The New York Times)
In last months forum among the Democratic presidential candidates sponsored by the gay and lesbian cable channel Logo, seemingly simple questions were the most memorable.
US says Israel jets struck Syria
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:06 PM EDT (BBC News)
Israeli jets carried out an air strike in Syria last week, a US defense official has said. The official, who spoke anonymously, said he did not know the target of the alleged strike on Thursday.
OPEC Agrees to Increase Oil Output
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:56 PM EDT (The New York Times)
OPEC sought to stamp its authority back on volatile oil markets today by agreeing to increase production by 500,000 barrels a day to meet an expected surge in winter consumption and push prices down.
Ebola Outbreak Feared in Congo
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:13 PM EDT (The New York Times)
United Nations officials reported an outbreak of Ebola virus in central Congo today and were rushing supplies and doctors into the region to contain the outbreak.
Anita Roddick, Body Shop Founder, Dies at 64
Seeded on Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:22 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Dame Anita Roddick, the crusading entrepreneur who used The Body Shop chain of cosmetics stores she founded to promote causes like ending animal testing and supporting the environment, died at St. Richards Hospital in Chichester, England, on Monday evening, her family said.
Picture Made on 9/11 Takes a Toll on Photographer
Seeded on Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:34 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Valencia M. McClatchey thought she was doing the right thing when she gave the F.B.I. a copy of her photo of the mushroom cloud that rose over the hill outside her home after United Flight 93 crashed in a field here on Sept. 11, 2001.
Mali's Farmers Discover a Weed's Potential Power
Seeded on Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:58 PM EDT (The New York Times)
When Suleiman Diarra Banani's brother said that the poisonous black seeds dropping from the seemingly worthless weed that had grown around his family farm for decades could be used to run a generator, or even a car, Mr. Banani did not believe him.
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