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- 20090917Executioners couldn't find a suitable vein in which to inject drugs to kill a 53-year-old murderer, who then got a one-week reprieve from the governor so Ohio prison officials can figure out what to do.
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"This is unchartered territory for us," prison spokeswoman Julie Walburn said of the difficulty in killing convicted rapist and murderer Romell Broom.
Democratic Governor Ted Strickland issued...
- 20090917Former President George W. Bush "seemed to feel considerable unease" with John McCain as the Republican presidential nominee, according to ex-speechwriter Matt Latimer in his tell-all memoir on his days in the White House.
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In Latimer's new book, "Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor," set to hit bookstores on September 22, he reveals Bush's reactions to the economic collapse, the presidential campaign,...
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- 20090911Scientists have discovered how bacteria fend off a wide range of antibiotics, and blocking that defense mechanism could give existing antibiotics more power to fight dangerous infections.
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Researchers at New York University said on Thursday that bacteria produce certain nitric oxide-producing enzymes to resist antibiotics.
Drugs that inhibit these enzymes can make antibiotics much more potent, making even deadly superbugs...
- 20090908Scientists have found three new major genetic links to Alzheimer's, affecting up to 20 percent of people with the brain-wasting disease, and said on Sunday it was the most significant such discovery in 15 years.
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Two large studies found that the three new genes join the better-known APOE4 gene as significant risk factors for the most common cause of dementia.
"If we were able to remove the detrimental...
- 20090905Australians Lesley and Doug McGrath have for decades battled ocean swells that have eaten away at the backyard of their multi-million dollar Sydney home.
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They bought an old beach shack on Collaroy Beach in 1976 and replaced it with a two storey home anchored to the land by 12 meter (35 feet) long piers, a concrete slab, and an underground seawall of giant boulders.
Even with all that...
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Look at the Ferrari 458 Italia gallery
The Ferrari marketing machine is spewing out 458 Italia titbits on a daily basis at the moment. The latest is this video of some bloke...
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- 20090903Online video site YouTube is in talks with several major movie studios about renting movies to users by streaming the movies over the Internet according to a person familiar with the talks on Wednesday.
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It would mark the first time the world's most popular video site would charge its users to watch videos.
YouTube, which is owned by Internet search giant Google Inc, has held discussions with Lions Gate...
- 20090902The new H1N1 virus appears to outcompete seasonal flu, making it less likely to mix with other circulating flu viruses into a "superbug" as some had feared, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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The H1N1, or swine flu, virus also spreads more quickly and causes more severe disease in animal studies, the team said, but it shows no signs of mixing with either of the two seasonal flu viruses to form a new, so-called reassortant virus.
- 20090901Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
They said prostate cancer screening is a double-edged sword, catching serious cancers in a few but causing needless worry and expense for the majority of men, who may be getting treatment for tumors growing too slowly to do any harm.
The team looked to see how many additional...
- 20090901Walt Disney Co on Monday agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in the year's biggest media deal, banking on Marvel's pantheon of superheroes to broaden its lineup of movie franchises that appeal to boys.
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Disney adds Spider Man, Iron Man and Thor to its roster of classic characters like Mickey Mouse and Snow White, and will feature the super-heroes in movies before rolling out associated theme park rides, TV shows and merchandise.
- 20090829DJ AM, the stage name of disc jockey Adam Goldstein whose music could be heard on albums by Madonna and Will Smith, was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday, police said. He was 36.
Police said no foul play was suspected in the death of Goldstein, who socialized with Hollywood celebrities and in 2008 survived a plane crash with Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker.
Media reports said Goldstein was found with prescription...
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- 20090824A diver has captured on camera the moment he risked his life to swim alongside a 15m humpback whale in Hawaii.
Marco Queral said he was cautious when attracting the female whale's attention last week, because one flick of its tail could have meant death.
"They are usually more shy and cautious toward humans and boats ... perhaps because they are not so accustomed to seeing humans offshore," Mr Queral was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying.
The 42-year-old...
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- 20090822A long-awaited report on post-9/11 interrogation tactics will reveal harrowing new details about treatment of suspected terrorists.
Waterboarding
A long-suppressed report by the Central Intelligence Agency's inspector general to be released next week reveals that CIA interrogators staged mock executions as part of the agency's post-9/11 program to detain and question terror suspects, NEWSWEEK...
- 20090822The flu drugs Tamiflu and Relenza may not be worthwhile to treat seasonal influenza in healthy adults, British researchers reported on Friday.
"Recommending the use of antiviral drugs for the treatment of people presenting with symptoms is unlikely to be the most appropriate course of action," wrote Jane Burch of the University of York and colleagues.
Their study, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, supports an advisory from the World...
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- 20090819A 17-year-old schoolgirl has dramatically admitted stabbing 30 men to death - and says she hopes her parents are not upset.
The Brazilian teenager confessed to police, claiming she launched the serial killing spree "for money, revenge and to bring justice".
She has reportedly said she wanted to confess before turning 18, so she could escape being tried as an adult - and "to avoid upsetting my family".
The girl allegedly used...
- 20090818Three men were indicted on Monday for allegedly stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers in what U.S. authorities said they believe is the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted.
Albert Gonzalez, a former government informant already in jail in connection with hacking cases, and two unnamed Russians were indicted on charges related to five corporate data breaches from 2006 to 2008.
Card numbers were stolen in those breaches from...
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Scientists in the UK have discovered a giant killer plant that lures rodents and insects into its trap and devours them with acid-like enzymes, The Sun reports.
The remarkably rare giant pitcher plant is believed to be the largest meat-eating flora in the world.
The plant, which is green and red and has a stem that can grow up to 4ft long, can only be found high up on the windswept slopes of Mount Victoria in the Phillipines.
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