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Homeland Security teams up with Walmart for safety

By doris | Published: December 7, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Walmart will join the Department of Homeland Security in a program called “If You See Something, Say Something” which encourages the American public to take an active role in ensuring the safety and security of the nation, DHS said Monday. “Homeland security starts with hometown security, and each of [...]

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WikiLeaks cut off from Amazon servers

By doris | Published: December 2, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Amazon, whose servers have been home to WikiLeaks since earlier this week, has quit hosting it, the website behind a massive disclosure of controversial documents said Wednesday. WikiLeaks confirmed the move on its Twitter feed Wednesday afternoon. “WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted,” read a post from shortly before 3 [...]

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Giant Noah’s Ark likely landing in Kentucky

By doris | Published: December 1, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com FRANKFORT, Ky. — A huge replica of Noah’s Ark and an 800-acre creationist theme park reportedly are coming to Grant County, Ky., according to NBC station WLEX. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Answers in Genesis, builders of the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., are expected to unveil plans Wednesday for the [...]

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KFC offers $20,000 college scholarship for best tweet

By doris | Published: November 18, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Restaurant chain KFC has launched a scholarship campaign that aims to keep it short and “tweet.” The chain is running a scholarship contest using microblogging site Twitter to reach out to a younger generation. Applicants use 140 characters or less to explain why they deserve the $20,000 scholarship. High [...]

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Nissan recalling more than 600,000 vehicles

By doris | Published: November 12, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com DETROIT — Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 600,000 vehicles in North and South America and Africa due to steering or battery cable problems. The Japanese automaker said Thursday that the steering recall affects 303,000 Frontier pickup trucks and 283,000 Xterra sport utility vehicles in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, [...]

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San Francisco bans Happy Meals with toys

By doris | Published: November 10, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com I thought that this is a free country. Guess not. Why not make the parents responsible for the children food they have the right to pick what the child eats. Why is it the companys  that has to make changes. But the companies should think of the public, but they do [...]

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Court weighs state law banning ‘violent’ video games from children

By doris | Published: November 3, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — “Postal 2″ features the adventures of the “Postal Dude,” an interactive video game character who, under the control of the player, must confront everyday tasks. But it is how he handles these errands — with the power to behead girls, shoot police, and urinate on victims — that [...]

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Vietnam partners with Japan to build nuke plant

By doris | Published: October 31, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com HANOI — Vietnam has chosen to partner with Japan in the construction of a nuclear power plant and in mining rare earth minerals in the southeast Asian country, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told reporters on Sunday. “I understand that becoming partners in these two issues means that the two countries [...]

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Halliburton admits skipping test on Gulf well cement

By doris | Published: October 30, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com Halliburton Co. acknowledged late Thursday that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the BP oil well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico. The company, which was BP’s cementing contractor, said that BP at the last-minute increased the amount of a [...]

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Nissan recalls 2 million cars worldwide

By doris | Published: October 28, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com Nissan said Thursday it is recalling 2.14 million vehicles in the U.S., Japan, Europe and Asia for an ignition problem that may stall engines. No accidents have been reported that are suspected of being related to the defect, according to Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. A problem was found in an ignition-system [...]

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‘Slim’ chance of survival after China mine blast

By doris | Published: October 18, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com YUZHOU, China — Hopes were fading Monday for the remaining seven Chinese miners still missing after a deadly gas leak over the weekend that left 30 dead. The State Administration of Work Safety announced on its website that as of 6 a.m. local time (5 p.m. ET on Sunday), rescuers had [...]

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All 33 miners may be released from Chile hospital by weekend

By doris | Published: October 15, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Copiapo, Chile (CNN) — More miners are expected to be discharged Friday from a regional hospital in Chile following their rescue after 69 days underground, and officials hope that all 33 will be home by Sunday. Three of the miners were discharged Thursday night, CNN Chile reported. CNN’s sister network identified [...]

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‘I’m so happy!’ Seven Chile miners gain freedom

By doris | Published: October 13, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early Wednesday, 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine almost a half-mile underground. Seven men were pulled out [...]

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Driller from Denver becomes Chile mine rescue hero

By doris | Published: October 10, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – Jeff Hart was drilling water wells for the U.S. Army’s forward operating bases in Afghanistan when he got the call to fly to Chile. He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped [...]

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Chile list says which miners should go first, last

By doris | Published: October 8, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — Before 33 trapped Chilean miners can begin their passage to the outside world, still more people will join them down below to make their journey as smooth as it can be. These men — an elite group of three paramedics with the Chilean navy’s special forces [...]

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Huge solar plant to bring green jobs to Ohio

By doris | Published: October 7, 2010

Full Story at blogs.CNN.com. A huge solar power plant will be built on a former coal strip mine in Ohio, creating 300 permanent “green” manufacturing jobs and 300 construction jobs, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Tuesday. New Harvest Ventures and Agile Energy will develop the 49.9-megawatt project, and American Electric Power has agreed to negotiate a [...]

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Parents left frustrated by Similac recall

By doris | Published: September 24, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Abbott Laboratories created a website for parents and caregivers to check if their baby formula was affected by Wednesday’s Similac recall. A convenient way to help consumers — if the website would actually work for them. Families possibly affected by the recall swamped the company’s website and [...]

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Chilean hospital prepares for the arrival of 33 trapped miners

By doris | Published: September 23, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Copiapo, Chile (CNN) — Military choppers are on standby to swoop into the heliport. Motorcycle police are on alert to escort a fleet of ambulances. And a throng of electric beds with crisp white sheets stand vacant and ready. This is part of the contingency plan to rush 33 trapped miners [...]

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The well is dead, but Gulf challenges live on

By doris | Published: September 20, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com The “nightmare well” is dead. But the Gulf coast’s bad dream is far from over. Federal officials declared Sunday that the well where the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded had finally been killed. Workers drilled a relief well into the damaged one and sealed it with cement. Its official end came 11 [...]

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U.S.: 3,500 unused Gulf wells must be plugged

By doris | Published: September 16, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — Oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico will have to permanently plug nearly 3,500 temporarily abandoned wells and dismantle about 650 production platforms that are no longer used, the Obama administration announced Wednesday. The move comes as the energy industry voices complaints that it is being [...]

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