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Archives of: July 2009

Senator Urges Rapid Test of Lake Water

CHICAGO, IL. U.S. Senator Durbin (D-IL) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expand a new rapid water quality monitoring program to Illinois and Lake Michigan.   Durbin's request came after a report that was released earlier this week by the National Resources Defense Council showing problems at some Illinois beaches. Durbin argues that without rapid testing, it prevents the local ... read more

July 31, 2009

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Archives of: July 2009


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Jonathan Serrie

July 31, 2009 1:39 PM

H1N1 Causes More Deaths, Hospitalizations

      The H1N1 “swine flu” virus is blamed for 353 American deaths and 5,514 hospitalizations. That, according to figures just released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC officials say they do not expect any shortages of a vaccine due in October. However, they recommend pregnant women, health care workers and young children (between ... read more



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Dan Springer

July 31, 2009 11:52 AM

What Google Knows About You

What started out as a search engine has morphed into a company that wants to know as much about you as you do. Google tracks and stores not only the search words people use on its site, but follows users around the web compiling a database for each IP address. If you use Google's G-mail, your emails are being read, or at least scanned, by Google. If you signed up for ... read more



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Serafin Gomez

July 31, 2009 10:49 AM

Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL- Touchdown. Welcome home Endeavour crew. After a 16 day mission to the International Space Station, the Shuttle and its 7 astronauts have returned safely to Earth. PER NASA: Touchdown for Space Shuttle Endeavour Space ... read more



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Mal James

July 31, 2009 5:25 AM

Taliban Vows to Disrupt Elections

Afghanistan Elections 2009 - Trenches of Jihad The Taliban leadership today for the first time has warned that it will be attempting to disrupt the presidential elections next month, August 20th. In a statement issued on a website that the Taliban leadership council it uses (www.alemarah1.net) it called for a boycott of the polls and urges Afghans to “join the ... read more



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David Lewkowict

July 30, 2009 11:00 PM

Swine Flu Vaccine Test Sites I.D.’d

Scientists from eight medical research institutions will begin a series of five trials on the H1N1 Sweine flu vaccine in August. Government officials tell FOX News that they anticipate ... read more



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David Lewkowict

July 30, 2009 10:46 PM

Check-in to Higher Hotel Costs

A recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling may mean paying more when booking hotel rooms online. A battle between the travel company, Expedia.com and the city of Columbus, Ga. culminated on June 15th, when the courts ruled in favor of Columbus, giving them the right to collect more taxes from the popular travel site. Expedia.com and other online travel companies buy ... read more



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Molly Line

July 30, 2009 2:35 PM

Tragedy and One Small Blessing

Tragedy followed by one small blessing. A young mother, 8 months pregnant - brutally killed in her Worcester, Massachusetts apartment, her unborn daughter carved from her womb, her mutilated body discovered by the landlord days later. The victim, Darlene Haynes, was just 23-years-old. Miraculously, the infant she carried is alive and well, found by investigators in ... read more



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Faith Mangan

July 30, 2009 1:22 PM

Road to Recovery

The number of Americans continuing to collect unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but the government says there's been an uptick of newly laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits. Here in Denver, Tom Grinstead, ... read more



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Mal James

July 30, 2009 11:40 AM

Afghanistan Elections 2009

Afghanistan Elections 2009 – Face book & Twitter Join the Race Social networking and the power of online campaigning have entered the Presidential race here in Afghanistan. Leading candidates from the President, Hamid Karzai to Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, two of the closest potential runners, have entered the world of cyber ... read more



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Mal James

July 30, 2009 11:35 AM

Afghanistan Elections 2009

Afghanistan Elections 2009 – Face book & Twitter Join the Race Social networking and the power of online campaigning have entered the Presidential race here in Afghanistan. Leading candidates from the President, Hamid Karzai to Dr Abdullah ... read more