Benefits of Coffee: A Cup a Day May Keep The Doctor Away
Cant start your day without a cup of coffee? Told it would stunt your growth? Now it seems that drinking coffee has a number of surprising health benefits.
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Alcohol Sold to Children Through Facebook
A 28 yr old man was caught using the social networking website to sell alcohol to a number of under-age drinkers since 2008. The Facebook page had the tagline: ''Beer delivered to your door ... Friday and Saturday 11pm til 4am.''
Lifelock Dinged $12 Million for Deceptive Business Practices
The CEO of Lifelock, Todd Davis, became famous for advertising his Social Security number on television ads and banners painted on trucks promising his $10 monthly service would protect consumers from identity theft.
Why Avatar Lost: Inside the Biggest Oscars’ Upset in Years
This was the year the Academy expanded the number of Best Picturecontenders to 10, largely to give more popular films a chance. YetJames Cameron's Avatar, history's biggest box-office performer, lostthe top prize to The Hurt Locker, the lowest-grossing movie to winBest Picture in recent times. Here is why Avatar got left out.
China has declared a cyber war: NATO
NATO diplomatic sources have told The Times that the Chinese have become very active with cyber-attacks.“We’re now getting regular warnings from the office for internal security,” they said, adding that the number of attacks had increased significantly over the past 12 months. China, they said, is among the most active players.
Hate Groups on the Rise: It’s Only the Economy, Stupid
The economy is driving people crazy, literally when it comes to the growing number of hate groups in this country.
Ten Jobs You Absolutely Should Not ‘Take Your Child to Work
Take Your Daughter Child to Work Day is fast approaching April 22 will be upon us before you know it. Chances are your place of employment is already making plans to host and entertain more than the usual number of immature people who show up for work every day.
Mosquito nets ‘fail to curb malaria’ in Malawi
Malawi's campaign to fight malaria by providing free or cheap mosquito nets has failed to curb the number of deaths caused by the disease, a deputy health minister said
Novelty acts, no more: Tribute bands go big time, big bucks
It used to be tribute bands played bars for little more than free beer. Most paid homage to classic rock acts of the ’60s and ’70s. But the sheer number and variety of tribute bands has exploded, branching out to modern-era acts such as Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and even the Arctic Monkeys. They’re playing major venues and earning big bucks.
The Drama of How the Race Is Run
WHAT does it mean to manufacture drama? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences thought it knew when it announced last year that the number of Oscar nominees for best picture would be doubled, to 10 from 5.
Chile, three days later – The Big Picture
Three days after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck the South American nation of Chile, the massive extent of the damage is becoming clearer, and the number of known victims has climbed to 723 deaths so far, many thousands still missing, and nearly 2 million displaced. pa href="http://digg.com/people/Chile_three_days_later_The_Big_Picture"Digg/a | a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/03/chile_three_days_later.html"Original/a/p
ABC News to close all of its physical bureaus except Washing
As part of the deep cuts announced this week at ABC News, the network plans to close all of its physical bureaus around the country except Washington and halve the number of its domestic correspondents. pa href="http://digg.com/television/ABC_News_to_close_all_of_its_physical_bureaus_except_Washing"Digg/a | a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/02/abc-news-to-cut-half-its-domestic-correspondents-shut-down-all-bureaus-except-washington.html"Original/a/p
Why Pay For Health Insurance When You Can Steal It?
Experts say medical identity theft has increased sharply in recent months. Patients use someone else's insurance card, Social Security number or name to receive health care. This can be dangerous for victims, especially if their imposter's health information is recorded in their chart and causes a mix-up.pa href="http://digg.com/health/Why_Pay_For_Health_Insurance_When_You_Can_Steal_It"Digg/a | a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123977187"Original/a/p
Poor in Cambodia Link Arms, Form Chains, Wait for Bulldozers
(+ PICS) The January 2009 incident was caught on videotape and set the tone for a year that brought the largest number of mass evictions in Phnom Penh since 1975, when Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge evacuated the entire city in the process of killing more than 2 million Cambodians.pa href="http://digg.com/world_news/Poor_in_Cambodia_Link_Arms_Form_Chains_Wait_for_Bulldozers"Digg/a | a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100201/cambodia-evictions"Original/a/p
Afghanistan: Pakistan to give up Taliban No 2
Pakistan has agreed to hand over to Afghanistan captured Afghan Taliban number two, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and other militants, the president's office said.pa href="http://digg.com/world_news/Afghanistan_Pakistan_to_give_up_Taliban_No_2"Digg/a | a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35579477/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/?ocid=twitter"Original/a/p
