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HALF OF WOMEN ABUSED IN LIFETIME A study finds more than half of the women who visit emergency rooms in the Midwest United States had experienced some kind of physical or emotional abuse in their...
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4,000 DIE IN RUSSIAN FIRES In the first two months of the year, 4,000 people have died in fires in Russia, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. "More than 36,000 fires have been...
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NEW YORKER MORE READ IN CALIFORNIA A Saul Steinberg cartoon published in a 1976 cover of the New Yorker magazine showed parts of Manhattan in sharp detail but a brown blur from Jersey to the Pacific....
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SENIORS FLOCKING TO THE INTERNET Seniors have been flocking to the Internet -- with users age 65 and older increasing 47 percent since 2000. The Pew Internet and American Life Project finds those 65...
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MENTORING FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS A new mentoring approach for medical students is becoming the norm at the University of Washington School of Medicine. It may also become the norm in medical schools...
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NORWAY TAKING MORE SICK DAYS Finn Bergesen Jr., who represents the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions, says his Scandinavian country has become a nation of whiners. "We're becoming, in a way, a...
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CRYING BABIES HAVE SIMILAR PATTERNS University of British Columbia researchers find that after studying crying babies around the world, all babies have a pattern to crying. Study leader Dr. Ron Barr...
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OUTSOURCING HERE TO STAY Outsourcing jobs from the United States overseas is not going to go away, according to a survey of U.S. corporate executives. A survey for consulting firm DiamondCluster...
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DRINKING AND COLLEGE LINKED While many think drinking and college go hand-in-hand, a study finds young adults in college do drink more -- especially males. The study by Prevention Research Center, a...
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'SELF-GOOGLING' FOR BRAND MANAGEMENT "Self-Googling" -- looking up one's own name in the search engine -- is recommended by a University at Buffalo professor as a form of "personal brand management."...
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ESTABLISHING FAMILY PECKING ORDER Sociologist Dalton Conley says economic inequality begins at home and families develop pecking orders shaped by larger social forces, such as war and recession. In...
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MEAN STREETS NOT SO MEAN The mean streets of the Naked City are not so mean after all -- fewer people are killed on New York City streets than any other big U.S. city. New York had 355 traffic...
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TINY HORSE USED TO GUIDE BLIND A 27-inch miniature horse bred from a Shetland pony is being used to guide Shari Bernstiel, who is legally blind. Tonto, who is house-trained and wears four tiny...
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MARRIEDS ADAPT BETTER TO SHIFT WORK A study finds married shift workers with children had higher levels of life and job satisfaction than single co-workers. "It's somewhat surprising because it is...
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MANY NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP Many Americans find the regular workday is a distant memory and mandatory overtime a fact of life -- and as a result they are not getting enough sleep. Excessive...
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HIGH SCHOOLERS FINANCIALLY ILLITERATE High school seniors graduate without the financial skills needed to support themselves, according to the National Jump$tart Coalition. This lack of knowledge can...
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DIFFERING VIEWS ON WHO'S RICH During political campaigns the "rich" often are mentioned, but there is confusion on who exactly the rich are. Some describe the rich as the top 2 percent to 5 percent of...
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WOMEN GIVE UP MEN FOR THE ROAD More older women without spouses are giving up home ownership for the open road to live in recreational vehicles. Since they have no permanent address, it's difficult to...
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PRICE OF GAS IN VENEZUELA IS 17 CENTS Gasoline prices in the United States have been rising, but no matter how much they increase, they probably won't catch up with some other countries. In Hong Kong...
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CREDIT CARDS TO BE USED IN CABS The cabbies who drive New York City's 12,187 yellow cabs have their first raise in eight years -- a fare increase of 26 percent. New York's Taxi and Limousine...
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