Category Archives: America

Graying boomers get wired to cut healthcare costs

By doris | Published: April 19, 2012

Full Story at  msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring costs of medical care in graying America. Some of the ideas might sound like “Robo-Granny”. An astronautical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has made [...]

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America’s Public Schools: Still Unequal and Unjust

By doris | Published: April 8, 2012

Full Story at huffingtonpost.com Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released new information showing that children of color face harsher discipline, have less access to rigorous course offerings, and are more often taught by lower paid and [...]

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US warns of cancer-agent in Japan weight loss pills

By doris | Published: April 4, 2012

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to take a product called “Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills” because they contain a suspected cancer-causing agent. The pills, advertised as promoting weight loss, are distributed by a company called Xiushentang and sold on popular web sites including Amazon.com, said [...]

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Lifesaving Doctor Becomes U.S. Citizen

By doris | Published: March 20, 2012

Full Story at HappyNews.com A neurosurgeon from Peru who performed emergency surgery on an Immigration Services Officer became a U.S. citizen Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. 48-year-old Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo says he’s “very happy” and “very excited.”..

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Lawmaker wants to end public assistance to lottery winners

By doris | Published: March 8, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Amanda Clayton hit it big playing the Michigan Lottery. Like many winners, she used her $1 million prize to buy a new house. But the Lincoln Park, Michigan, resident is receiving money in another form — $200 a month in state food assistance, according to CNN Detroit affiliate WDIV. [...]

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Stories of survival emerge from tornado victims

By doris | Published: March 4, 2012

Full Story at  news.Yahoo.com EAST BERNSTADT, Ky. (AP) — The stories from tornado survivors across the South and Midwest were remarkable: schoolchildren took cover under desks, people hunkered down in a church basement or hid out in a bank vault. One family even piled on top of one another for protection. One of the most [...]

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Vets feel abandoned after secret drug experiments

By doris | Published: March 1, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The moment 18-year-old Army Pvt. Tim Josephs arrived at Edgewood Arsenal in 1968, he knew there was something different about the place. “It just did not look like a military base, more like a hospital,” recalled Josephs, a Pittsburgh native. Josephs had volunteered for a two-month assignment at Edgewood, [...]

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Immigration agent killed in shootout at federal building in Long Beach

By doris | Published: February 17, 2012

Full Story at usnews.msnbc.msn.com Updated at 3:03 a.m. ET — LONG BEACH, Calif. — Two immigration agents were involved in a shootout at a federal building in Long Beach Thursday, leaving one dead and another wounded, the FBI said. The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed in stable condition, according [...]

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First Thoughts: Is the end of the Afghanistan war near?

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Is the end of the Afghanistan war near? While another story is the top topic of political conversation — Romney’s “I’m not concerned about the very poor” — there’s a more impactful story that’s in the news today: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement that the U.S. will end its combat operations [...]

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American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and a 60-year-old Dane, Poul Thisted, were working for a Danish relief organization in northern Somalia when [...]

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Americans honor MLK with service — and more protests

By doris | Published: January 17, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com Americans honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of economic injustice protests by Occupy Wall Street. On the first King holiday since the now-global Occupy movement launched in New York City in September, the reignited debate over inequality drew [...]

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Americans hit the brakes on health care spending

By doris | Published: January 10, 2012

Full Story at America hits the brakes on health care spending – Health – Health care – msnbc.com WASHINGTON — U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment and the loss of private health insurance forced many Americans to delay or forego medical treatment, government officials said on Monday. [...]

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Tanker en route to cut-off Alaska city hits ice

By doris | Published: January 7, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.mwn.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Alaska city that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter’s end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea. The ice was not a surprise. The 370-foot tanker Renda will have to go through more [...]

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NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough year

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded festivities and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year [...]

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American girl, just 12, builds 27 homes in Haiti

By doris | Published: December 26, 2011

Full Story at TheDailyNightlymsnbc.msn.com LEOGANE, Haiti – If there really is something called “helper’s high” – that feel-good sensation that comes from extending a helping hand to others – Rachel Wheeler is soaring. The 12-year-old Florida resident has done more to aid others than many grown-ups do in a lifetime. Three years ago, when she [...]

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$2,000 diamond ring dropped in Salvation Army kettle

By doris | Published: December 21, 2011

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com The holiday spirit is alive and well in Miami after an anonymous donor dropped a diamond ring into a Salvation Army kettle Friday. Miami-Dade Salvation Army Capt. Linda Payton said her office received a call around 1 p.m. from a woman who wanted to remain anonymous. “She said that she had [...]

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American general returns military flag from Iraq to U.S.

By doris | Published: December 20, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The American general who oversaw the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops from Iraq returns to the United States on Tuesday, carrying the military flag that flew over the Iraqi capital. The simple act is a long-standing military tradition that signifies the end of a mission. There is [...]

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Man finds $2,500 in house, returns to former owners

By doris | Published: December 16, 2011

Full Story at WHDH.COM READING, Mass. — A surprising discovery was made during a demolition which led to an emotional meeting in Reading. “We went through the house pretty good and we thought we found it all,” said Janice Perry, former homeowner. But, they hadn’t. Hidden inside the Ash Street house the sisters sold was [...]

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Mail call: Sending love to troops abroad

By doris | Published: December 11, 2011

Full Story at CBSNews.com For military personnel far from home for the holidays . . . few sounds are more welcome than the words MAIL CALL. And dedicated volunteers here on the home front are working hard to make sure that none our troops anywhere in the world is disappointed. Our Cover Story is reported [...]

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Black Friday violence: 2 shot in armed robberies, 15 others pepper-sprayed

By doris | Published: November 25, 2011

Full Story at usnews.msn.com Violence erupted at Black Friday sales across the U.S. with one bargain-hunter left critically injured after being shot during a robbery and 15 other people injured when an angry shopper used pepper spray. Several of the incidents took place at Wal-Mart stores as millions of Americans loaded up on holiday purchases. [...]

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