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Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012 Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable
 
Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

Shabazz Muhammad Signs With UCLA

With an NCAA-record 11 national championships and a legacy that includes such legendary figures as John Wooden, Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton and Reggie Miller, the UCLA men’s basketball program has indelibly stamped itself among college basketball’s elite. However, since making three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 through 2008, the Bruins have reached the NCAA […]

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s Daylight Savings Time 2012

It’s that time of year again.  Kind of a love hate relationship.  We loose an hour tonight, but that sacrifice will bring seemingly longer days as the sun stays bright later into the day.  Officially Sunday Morning at 2AM the time will shift forward to 3AM leaving us all a little more tired come wake […]

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

Eli Manning: Two-Time Super Bowl MVP

After a crazy season that nearly had the New York Giants missing the playoffs, Eli Manning led them to a come from behind win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46. The fourth quarter touchdown drive solidified Manning as MVP of the game for the second time and put the Giants on the […]

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

Josh Powell Kills Self, Two Sons in Home Fire

GRAHAM, Washington – An email apparently left by Josh Powell, to his attorney stating simply “I’m sorry, goodbye,” was received shortly after Powell’s home burned down, killing him and his two adolescent boys inside. Powell’s email revealed that his life had become anything but private over the past two years, ever since his wife disappeared. […]

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

Groupon Stock Fall: Unexpected or Unavoidable

In a move unexpected by experts, and unusual for Internet base IPOs; Groupon (GRPN on NASDAQ) fell below its initial price after only 21 days of trading. The Chicago based company, which acts as a local e-commerce marketplace connecting consumers with discounts thorough daily emails, began trading on November 7th, 2011 at more than $25.00 […]

Republicans Propose Possible Deals on Healthcare

Republicans Propose Possible Deals on Healthcare

25 May 2011

Republican leaders on Sunday said that they would be receptive on possible negotiations regarding healthcare costs- one of the main obstacles to realize a deal that would likely cut the financial debt in the United States. The chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Paul Ryan, said that he would be very willing to […]

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Percentage of Lung Cancer Surgeries Increased in 5 Years

Percentage of Lung Cancer Surgeries Increased in 5 Years

25 May 2011

A comprehensive audit showed that the number of lung cancer patients who have undergone lung cancer surgery in the United Kingdom has increased by twofold over the last five years. The National Lung Cancer Audit 2010 revealed that one in seven patients, or nearly 4,500 people each year, have chosen to remove tumours through surgery. […]

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Yahoo May Finally Upgrade Its Email Services

Yahoo May Finally Upgrade Its Email Services

25 May 2011

Yahoo Incorporated is finally pushing through with the long-promised and highly anticipated revamping of its email services. This is a part of Yahoo’s attempt to reach out and look more appealing to users who are shifting to Gmail, Twitter, and Facebook to communicate. The changes that were announced on Tuesday include a new design of […]

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Companies Refuse to Hire the Unemployed

Companies Refuse to Hire the Unemployed

25 May 2011

An online job listing indicated that Sony Ericsson is not considering unemployed job candidates. After the company relocated to Atlanta in 2010 and needed a couple new employees, their recruiters told a group of unemployed applicants not to bother. Sony Ericsson, one of the leading giants in the cellphone industry, later denied the allegations saying […]

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Antibiotics for Asthma Given to Too Many Children

Antibiotics for Asthma Given to Too Many Children

25 May 2011

A current study found that close to a million children in the United States are prescribed with antibiotics for asthma even though the actual guidelines do not recommend its use. Dr. Ian Paul, the lead researcher and a professor of pediatrics at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, said that they try really hard […]

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Online Casino: The Future of the Casino Industry

Online Casino: The Future of the Casino Industry

25 May 2011

On Tuesday, a panel of online casino executives said that the future of casino is on internet gambling regardless if it is approved in the state or federal level. In addition, a lawmaker from New Jersey predicted that there may be a ballot question in 2012 to ask his constituents whether the state Constitution should […]

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Privacy Protections Increase in Cloud Data

Privacy Protections Increase in Cloud Data

25 May 2011

Senator Patrick Leahy authored an amendment to the 1986 law that will require our law enforcement officials to secure search warrants to gain access to cloud data and use the information in investigations. This is to address the growing concern in the lack of or limited cloud data privacy. Cloud data is a growing trend […]

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Film Director Highlights Assisted Suicide

Film Director Highlights Assisted Suicide

25 May 2011

It may sound contradicting but the director of a documentary entitled “How to Die in Oregon” hopes that his film teaches people a thing or two about living life. The documentary is about physician-assisted suicide law in Oregon. The film director, 31-year old Peter Richardson, wants us to better understand the “Death with Dignity Act” […]

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Cisco Suspected to have Helped China in Tracking Falun Gong Followers

Cisco Suspected to have Helped China in Tracking Falun Gong Followers

24 May 2011

A number of Falun Gong spiritual followers have filed a lawsuit against Cisco while accusing them of helping the Chinese government track down, identify, and persecute their members. Cisco allegedly built specialized computer software that tracked their online activities. Cisco responded to the lawsuit by denying the allegations and said they only sold China standard […]

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Hawaii School Student Injured by a Gun Shot

Hawaii School Student Injured by a Gun Shot

24 May 2011

A loaded .45-caliber handgun went off inside a Hawaii school campus just before classes started on Monday. The bullet narrowly missed a student but injured another said police officers. Capt. Leslie Hite, Honolulu police officer, said the gun went off when the student who pointed the gun at another student was shoved by a second […]

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