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Top headlines C-sections best for baby when close to due date: Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows. ›22:00 7 Jan, Wed Green New Deal? S. Korea ahead of U.S.: South Korea said Tuesday it will invest 50 trillion won ($38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental projects in a "Green New Deal" to spur slumping economic growth and create nearly a million jobs. ›22:47 6 Jan, Tue Classic board games go digital: Pass go and click. Classic board games like Monopoly are going virtual under a partnership between Electronic Arts and Hasbro. ›22:56 Bush creates huge marine sanctuaries: Announcing the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments. ›19:21 6 Jan, Tue Landing in Tehran 30 years later: Travel guru Rick Steves, well known for his useful tips on seeing Europe and other locales on the cheap, recently took an eye-opening trip to Iran. ›22:23 Senator: Ash spill shows need for rules: The federal government must adopt standards to prevent future toxic ash spills like last month's billion-gallon disaster in Tennessee, a key Senate Democrat said Thursday. ›19:34 Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks: A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines. ›16:15 7 Jan, Wed Purple Heart won't be awarded for PTSD: The Pentagon on Thursday sought to assure troops that it takes post-traumatic stress seriously despite the recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to those with the disorder. ›21:09 Calif. court bans ER docs from direct billing: The state's high court has barred emergency room doctors from directly billing insured patients when their HMOs refuse to pay the entire bill. ›23:20 Onboard innovators: In pursuit of pain-free flying: While most of us tend to sigh and suffer our frustrating flying moments silently, a few intrepid travelers have managed to turn those moments into marketable products. ›16:29 6 Jan, Tue Stranded sea cow saved by Filipino fishermen: Filipino fishermen rescued an endangered sea cow, pushing it back into open water after it was stranded off a beach in the western Philippines, conservationists said Tuesday. ›12:55 6 Jan, Tue Great Barrier Reef's coral growth is slowing: The growth of coral in the Great Barrier Reef has slowed to the most sluggish rate in at least 400 years and signs point to manmade greenhouse gas emissions as the culprit, according to a new study. ›19:00 1 Jan, Thu Obama tax plan runs into opposition in Senate: President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. ›20:36 Low times for high tech as CES opens: Bill Gates isn't at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Steve Jobs isn't at Macworld. One way or the other, 2009 will be a turning point for the consumer technology industry. ›15:22 Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun Police stop school bus on liquor-store run: A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her, the district superintendent said. ›21:56 Tourists burn a trail to Australian Antarctic outpost: An isolated Australian outpost in remote Antarctica has become a popular destination for adventure-seeking tourists, as more tour operators put it on their itinerary for more than just researchers. ›14:41 Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly: Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may double a patient's chance of dying within a few years, suggests a new study that adds to known concerns. ›00:12 9 Jan, Fri Sub to probe shifting Antarctic glacier: A yellow, remote-controlled submarine will dive under an ice shelf in Antarctica to seek clues to world ocean level rises in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth. ›17:34 7 Jan, Wed Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states: Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that reportedly has sickened nearly 400 people in 42 states, but they don't know how the bacteria has been spreading. ›23:40 7 Jan, Wed 'One Laptop Per Child' program cuts staff: In another sign of the growing financial strain on nonprofit groups, the One Laptop Per Child program is paring its staff in half. ›17:09 Newsweek: The bumpy road to the inauguration: Howard Fineman notes that rather than give Obama a clean, quick coronation, Washington (and especially Obama's own party) seems intent on giving the president-elect as much trouble as possible. ›16:21 GameStop holiday sales surge, shares jump: In what was a dismal holiday season for many store chains, video game retailer GameStop Corp. proved an exception. ›22:26 Prediction: Trendy sex not so hot in 2009: Every new year is a time for trend prediction and, in 2009, even sex isnt immune. So heres my 2009 prediction about trendy sex: Its over, writes Brian Alexander. ›17:02 |
