Asteroids Will Make Earth Near Miss Wednesday Says NASA
NASA says two asteroids discovered just three days ago will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, with one coming as close as 49,000km.
Decline in U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Stalled3:56 am Eastern | USA News Despite the known dangers of tobacco use, 1 in 5 American adults continues to smoke cigarettes, and 4 in 10 nonsmokers were exposed to cigarette smoke during 2007-2008, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more »
| Universe Chaotic From Very Beginning Say Physicists4:06 am Eastern | SciTech Seven years ago Northwestern University physicist Adilson E. Motter conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. Now he and a colleague say they have proven it using rigorous mathematical arguments.read more »
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Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness: Study4:11 am Eastern | SciTech Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined.read more »
| USA Today Top Online Stories: Wed 9/08/103:19 am Eastern | Media The USA Today lead headline online early Wednesday morning says "Florida city fights 9/11 Quran burning." The paper says when Terry Jones puts a match to the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, he won't have much of a crowd if city officials have anything to say about it.read more »
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New York Times Top Online Stories: Wed 9/08/103:26 am Eastern | Media The New York Times lead headline online early Wednesday morning says "Obama Against a Compromise on Extension of Bush Tax Cuts." The paper says President Obama’s decision not to extend tax cuts for the rich adds a populist twist to an election-season economic package designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.read more »
| Washington Post Top Online Stories: Wed 9/08/103:20 am Eastern | Media The Washington Post lead headline online early Wednesday morning says "Obama to unveil more stimulus, tax breaks for business." The paper says in the most read story President Obama will argue personally Wednesday against extending the Bush-era income tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest families even for a year or two, White House officials said Tuesday - a message aimed at wavering Democrats who have been swayed by arguments that the economy is too weak to raise anyone's taxes. read more »
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Wall Street Journal Top Online Stories: Wed 9/08/103:20 am Eastern | Media The Wall Street Journal lead headline online early Wednesday morning says "Insurers Pin Rate Hikes on Health Law." The paper says insurers nationwide plan to raise premiums on some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul as soon as next month, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement ahead of elections.read more »
| Personality Predicts Cheating More Than Academic Struggles, Study Shows7 Sep 14:50 | SciTech Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy, a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. read more »
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McDonald's At The Bottom Of Consumer Reports Burger Ratings7 Sep 14:43 | USA News McDonald's may have served billions of burgers, but according to a recent survey of 28,000 Consumer Reports' subscribers, they fall at the bottom of the list among fast-food restaurants. read more »
| First U.S. Advise and Assist Brigade Arrives In Iraq Under New Dawn7 Sep 14:25 | USA News The first brigade of U.S. soldiers to deploy exclusively in support of Operation New Dawn has arrived in southern Iraq.read more »
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Former Treasurer of NRCC Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds7 Sep 14:05 | USA News Christopher J. Ward, 41, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and other political committees which were clients of his accounting and consulting business. read more »
| 200,000 Iraqis To Benefit From Newly Opened Fish Market7 Sep 13:45 | USA News US forces in Iraq have built and opened a new fish market which is expected to serve hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.read more »
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Some Items High In Heavy Metals Still On The Market: Consumer Reports7 Sep 14:48 | USA News Consumer Reports' latest tests of 30 children's and household products found three items containing worrisome levels of heavy metals.read more »
| Is Hand Washing Enough To Stop The Spread Of Disease?7 Sep 14:54 | SciTech Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor, according to a new study.read more »
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BP To Fund Study of Health Issues Relating To Gulf Oil Spill7 Sep 13:58 | USA News BP says it is providing $10 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) to support a study of potential public health issues relating to the Gulf oil spill.read more »
| Unusual Feed Supplement Could Ease Greenhouse Gassy Cows7 Sep 14:52 | SciTech Cow belches, a major source of greenhouse gases, could be decreased by an unusual feed supplement developed by a Penn State dairy scientist.read more »
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Paul McCartney And Oprah Winfrey to Receive Kennedy Center Honors7 Sep 14:15 | Entertainment The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney; and producer, television host and actress Oprah Winfrey will be honored at the 33rd annual national celebration of the arts.read more »
| Obama Seeks $50 Billion For Transport Infrastructure Upgrade6 Sep 14:56 | USA News President Barack Obama has announced he will seek $50 billion from Congress to expand and renew America's roads, railways and runways.read more »
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Analysis: Dems Increasingly Show ‘Panic’ Over Midterms6 Sep 14:59 | US Politics and Govt Democrats are increasingly worried about the midterm elections, and there is “panic” in the White House as polls continue to trend well for Republicans in the weeks leading up to November, political analysts said over the weekend.read more »
| Fears Of A Decline In Bee Pollination Confirmed6 Sep 14:58 | SciTech A University of Toronto study says it has provided the first long-term evidence of a downward trend in bee pollination, while also pointing to climate change as a possible contributor.read more »
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Union Jobs Disappearing At Local, State And National Levels, Study Finds6 Sep 14:57 | USA News The recession is finally taking its toll on national, state and local unionization rates, according to UCLA's annual report on organized labor. read more »
| Scientists Suggest New Theory On Origin Of Life5 Sep 14:08 | SciTech One of the big, unsolved problems in explaining how life arose on Earth is a chicken-and-egg paradox: How could the basic biochemicals such as amino acids and nucleotides have arisen before the biological catalysts (proteins or ribozymes) existed to carry out their formation?read more »
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Conditions In Flood-Stricken Pakistan Remain Desperate5 Sep 13:59 | World Although flood waters are receding in parts of Pakistan, conditions in the thousands of camps that have sprung up in recent weeks are still desperate, the United Nations refugee agency has warned.read more »
| New York Times Top Online Stories: Tues 9/07/107 Sep 02:56 | Media The New York Times lead headline online early Friday morning says "Once a Dynamo, the Tech Sector Is Slow to Hire" The paper says despite soaring profits, high-tech companies have been slow to hire — a sign of just how difficult it will be to address persistently high joblessness.read more »
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Washington Post Top Online Stories: Tues 9/07/107 Sep 02:56 | Media The Washington Post lead headline online early Tuesday morning says "Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections." The paper says Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.read more »
| Wall Street Journal Top Online Stories: Tue 9/07/107 Sep 02:55 | Media The Wall Street Journal lead headline online early Friday morning says "Bankruptcy Court Is Traders' Battleground." The paper says traders in the beaten-down bonds and loans of troubled companies have turned bankruptcy court, which was created as a place for ailing firms to heal, into a venue for large investors to apply their sophisticated techniques in quest of profits.read more »
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USA Today Top Online Stories: Tue 9/07/107 Sep 02:55 | Media The USA Today lead headline online early Tuesday morning says "Armored trucks cut IED deaths among allied troops." The paper says the U.S. military's new armored trucks in Afghanistan are significantly reducing troop deaths in roadside attacks at a time when insurgent bombings are at record levels, according to statistics provided to USA TODAY.read more »
| FBI Offers Reward For Information On Mosque Site Arson5 Sep 13:56 | USA News The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person/persons responsible for committing arson at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro.read more »
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Red Cross Responds to Hurricane Earl Along the Atlantic Coast3 Sep 14:38 | USA News The American Red Cross is responding with help to people affected by the winds, rains and flooding of Hurricane Earl in North Carolina and is ready as the storm moves up the Atlantic Coast.read more »
| No Deaths Following Major New Zealand Earthquake3 Sep 19:59 | World No deaths have been reported after a massive earthquake wreaked destruction across New Zealand's third largest city Christchurch.read more »
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