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28 bodies recovered after Indonesia tunnel collapse

CNN World - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:55
Emergency workers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed tunnel at an underground mine training facility in Indonesia, the mining company said Wednesday.
Categories: International News

They discovered the cure for...

Health - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:22
Before the term vaccination was coined, millions died each year from infectious diseases. Then these nine scientists became superheroes.
Categories: Health

Doc told him: 'Lose weight or die'

Health - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:12
After his gastric bypass surgery, Dale Benzine's life changed drastically. It wasn't easy, he says, but it was definitely worth it.
Categories: Health

Car Wars: A smoother road ahead

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:02
Wall Street analyst reports are like paper hankies: useful when needed but less than durable and easily disposed of afterward. Not so the annual "Car Wars" report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch's John Murphy. Published each May for some two decades, it provides a glimpse into the future of the U.S. auto business. By detailing every redesigned model due over the next four years, it has become the most authoritative analysis of what's coming to the market and how it will impact individual manufacturers. To find out more about future models, you'd need a telephoto lens and top security clearance

Sweet controversy at Michael Jackson death trial

CNN - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 06:47
Every issue in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial is so disputed that even giving candy to jurors caused an argument.
Categories: National News

'Grandparent scams' steal thousands from seniors

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 06:08
Across the country, law enforcement officials are warning seniors to beware of so-called "grandparent scams," in which fraudsters are impersonating a grandchild in distress -- and begging for cash.

Pet shelters & tractors: Companies donate more than cash for tornado relief

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 06:03
It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

Tornado victims may face long haul with insurers

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 06:01
The tornado that struck the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon left an almost 2-mile wide path of destruction, flattening homes and businesses and taking at least 24 lives.

How Apple scores its lower tax bill

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 05:59
Apple is one of America's most profitable companies. And it pays a substantial income tax bill to the U.S. government -- by its own account, $6 billion in 2012 and an estimated $7 billion this year.

Medicare payment rates: $15,000 for one hospital, $26,000 for another

Business News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 05:55
Get a hip replaced at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Medicare will pay the small, doctor-owned hospital $15,585, or about 13% of what Olympia charged in the bills it submitted.

Feds: 3 scientists conspired to take bribes for their research

CNN - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 03:51
Three university researchers working on medical technology are facing federal charges -- and up to 20 years in prison if convicted -- for allegedly taking Chinese money for their U.S.-funded research, according to federal authorities.
Categories: National News

Genocide conviction overturned in Guatemala

CNN World - Tue, 05/21/2013 - 17:25
When former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison this month, it was not expected to be the end of story.
Categories: International News
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