Posts Tagged ‘rest’

August 17 2010

Blagojevich guilty on one count; mistrial on rest

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at the Federal Court building Tuesday.The federal jury was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of a more serious count involving an alleged attempt to sell a Senate seat, a juror says.


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July 16 2010

Iranian defector could spend rest of life in fear

Shahram Amiri holds his 7-year-old son Amir Hossein as he arrives in Tehran on Thursday. Amiri claimed he suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of U.S. interrogators after disappearing last year, adding to Tehran's allegations he was abducted by American agents. For the moment, the Iranian scientist who returned to his homeland claiming he was abducted by the CIA is a national hero and a prime player in Tehran’s propaganda war with the U.S. But later, former CIA officials say, he will likely face a future etched in fear.


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January 29 2010

Woman Says Man Drove Up, Grabbed Her Butt

Ridgeland police say a man has been driving up to women, grabbing their butts and driving off.



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January 29 2010

The principal's scolding

Everyone was left with a pat on the head, a lesson or a detention.



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January 20 2010

Why Antidepressants Don't Work for Half of Patients (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – Only half of depressed individuals who take antidepressants actually
get a mood lift. And now scientists think they know why: A study in
mice found receptors on certain brain cells essentially block the
effects of these medicines.



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January 20 2010

Drug roundup in Wise, Co. Va.

Fifty people have been arrested and indicted on drug-related charges in Wise Co., Va.



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January 20 2010

Mexican prison brawl leaves 23 dead

Twenty-three inmates were killed and several others injured during a prison brawl Wednesday morning at a northern Mexico penitentiary, …



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January 18 2010

Top 5 Unusual Spa Facials

A spa day is all about relaxation, pampering … and smoothing bizarre substances all over your face. But even in the world of strange beauty treatments, some ingredients stand out.



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January 18 2010

Chemicals coat apples decades after Alar scare (AP)

More than two decades after parents dumped apples from children’s lunch boxes because of concerns about a chemical applied to the fruit, most researchers agree the crop is safer although most of it still carries pesticide residue.



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January 13 2010

Online masses text their way to Haitian quake relief

After a highly destructive 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the impoverished island nation, organizations started picking up on the latest form of microdonation: text messaging.
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