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Billionaire Stanford's troubles cause a tropical headache on Antigua
Seeded on Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:20 AM EST (MiamiHerald.com)
On this tiny eastern Caribbean island, Texas billionaire Robert Allen Stanford looms large, like a tropical Donald Trump but without the comb-over.
Plane Crashes Into Home in Buffalo, N.Y.; 49 Killed
Seeded on Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:09 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
At least 48 people were killed Thursday night when a Continental Connection plane crashed into a suburban Buffalo home, setting off a huge fire that could be seen miles away.
Gaza: UN says Hamas seized food aid and blankets on Yahoo! News
Seeded on Wed Feb 4, 2009 8:30 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
Hamas police in Gaza seized thousands of blankets and food parcels meant for needy residents, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday, threatening to fracture relations between the international agency that cares for most of Gaza's residents and the territory's militant rulers.
Wii for toddlers: VTech launches a games console for 3 year-olds
Seeded on Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:24 AM EST (Telegraph)
A toy company has launched a games console that promises to offer the full experience of the Nintendo Wii, but for children aged just three years old.
Barack Obama Proposes $300 Billion Tax Cuts to Help Ease Foreclosure
Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 10:12 AM EST ()
President-elect Barack Obama creates $300 billion tax cuts that aim to rescue foreclosure crisis and eventually save the economy.
17 molecules that changed the world
Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:03 AM EST ()
All molecules are not created equal. Some have saved billions of lives, wreaked environmental havoc or made the world a more colourful place. Here's our selection of those that have changed the course of human history.
Blood Sugar Control Linked to Memory Decline
Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 2:39 PM EST (The New York Times)
Spikes in blood sugar can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, an area of the brain within the hippocampus that helps form memories, a new study reports.
Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic
Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 2:02 PM EST (Reuters)
Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia.
Too much thinking 'can make you fat'
Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 12:43 PM EST (Telegraph)
Researchers found the stress of thinking caused overeating with heavy thinkers seeking out more calories.
Greenland tries to save children from sexual, physical abuse
Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:15 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
Greenland, struggling for years with a range of social problems, is stepping up the fight to save its children from the trauma of alcoholism, suicide and sexual and physical abuse.
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