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Feds to rule on cancer aid for WTC dust exposure

NEW YORK — A federal health official is expected to decide within days whether to expand an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust to cover cancer, a move that would be cheered by many former ground zero workers, but could also prove costly and come at ...

'No signal' from targeted ET hunt

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
Astronomers use a high-resolution radio technique for the first time to hunt for signals from potentially habitable planets - but turn up nothing.
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Early birth 'risks mental health'

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
Being born prematurely is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems later in life, according to researchers.
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Around world, Bloomberg soda war hard to swallow

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
LONDON (AP) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity. Under his plan, sugary drinks would be limited to 16 fluid ounces - almost half a liter....

Around world, Bloomberg soda war hard to swallow

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
LONDON (AP) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in restaurants, delis and movie theaters in the hopes of combating obesity. Under his plan, sugary drinks would be limited to 16 fluid ounces - almost half a liter....

Week in pictures: 26 May - 1 June 2012

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
News photos from around the world
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Obama says he regrets 'Polish death camp' gaffe

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- President Barack Obama has written a letter to the Polish president expressing "regret" for an inadvertent verbal gaffe that caused a storm of controversy in Poland this week....

Obama says he regrets 'Polish death camp' gaffe

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- President Barack Obama has written a letter to the Polish president expressing "regret" for an inadvertent verbal gaffe that caused a storm of controversy in Poland this week....

China 'arrests high-level US spy'

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
A Chinese security ministry official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, Hong Kong media reports say.
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French hunt 'killer' porn actor

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
French police are searching for a Canadian porn actor wanted over the murder and dismemberment of a man in Montreal.
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Cell phone location data

FourthAmendment.com - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21

Speaking of the "mosaic theory":

Most cell phone providers keep location data for a year. AT&T has it going back to 2008.
--Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, The Cato Institute (June 1, 2012)

As cells get smaller, the tracking data gets more accurate.
--Greg Najeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology (June 1, 2012)

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Send money now! Candidates compete for online cash

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican strategist "Karl Rove and his allies have taken the gloves off" in Ohio. Send money to stop them....

Send money now! Candidates compete for online cash

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican strategist "Karl Rove and his allies have taken the gloves off" in Ohio. Send money to stop them....

Juror: Edwards was too smart for us

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
A couple of jurors in the John Edwards corruption case said Friday they suspected that the two-time Democratic presidential hopeful was guilty of breaking campaign finance laws, but the proof didn't emerge at trial.
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Jurors: Edwards evidence elusive

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
A couple of jurors in the John Edwards corruption case said Friday they suspected that the two-time Democratic presidential hopeful was guilty of breaking campaign finance laws, but the proof didn't emerge at trial.
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Devey to quit Dragons' Den for C4

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
Dragons' Den panellist Hilary Devey is quitting after just two series to work on a Channel 4 show.
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PC commended for gunwoman arrest

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
A Humberside Police officer is commended by a judge for his bravery after tackling a teenage woman armed with an air pistol.
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Big Gulp? Meet Big Brother

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2025-06-11 23:21
OPINION: Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed New York City ban on soda servings over 16 ounces makes no sense and dictates his choices while eliminating everyone else's, says Edward Morrissey
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