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In 106 Hours, 3 Pals Drive Through 48 States
On Monday, three friends left Vermont on a quest to drive through all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. in under 120 hours.
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Pennsylvania Conference Committee Should Approve Smoke-Free Bill That ...
The following is a statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: As a conference committee prepares to meet Monday on smoke-free workplace legislation in Pennsylvania, we ...
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Deserving of special thanks
Every day I spend my time talking to moms. I meet them on the playground, doctor's offices and even in the airport, and I always feel compelled to ask them about their children.
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Reporter challenges ruling over sources in anthrax case
A federal appeals court appeared reluctant Friday to uphold hefty fines for a reporter who refuses to identify the sources of her stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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WNY Soldier Back in U.S.
The long road home to Western New York is almost over for Capt. Sharron Oleniacz.
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Viigo knocks back another $1.5m in funding
May 9, 2008 at 2:51 pm Authored by Ewan Good news and a pat on the back for Viigo, the chaps behind the rather wicked Blackberry RSS reading application.
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nzherald.co.nz wins best website at Qantas Media Awards
The Herald website has been named the best news website in New Zealand at the annual Qantas Media Awards overnight.
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Bayliss: We're more consistent.
Friday, 9th May 2008 Troy Bayliss may have been beaten to provisional Monza pole by Suzuki's Max Neukirchner, but the Ducati Xerox star has confidence in his consistently high race pace.
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The World's Oldest Light Bulb, Still Running
Amazing. I can't believe that not once in this time has someone accidentally bumped it with a broom handle.
Actual data shows March global chip market up 7.3%
The global market for semiconductors was $25.51 billion in March according to data from World Semiconductor Trade Statistics , up 7.3 percent on March 2007 and up 35.8 percent from $18.78 billion in February ...
NZ cartoon to teach UK children
Law enforcement agency the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre chose Hector's World as a core online-safety resource - which may eventually be picked up in all the UK's primary schools.
BC-ME-GEN--Lebanon-Clashes, 13th Ld-Writethru,1699
Unchallenged by the army, Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday, proving it is the most powerful force in ...
Facebook agrees on new safeguards
Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking website, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, attorneys general from several states said ...
Rizla Suzuki's Vermeulen looking for a repeat
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP looking for more of the same Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Le Mans in France, looking to emulate the result achieved by Chris Vermeulen last season.
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