Legendary broadcast journalist Barbara Walters probably should have been vaccinated against chicken pox, experts say.Yesterday, it was announced that the 83-year-old, who never had chicken pox as a child, remains hospitalized with the virus. While vaccinating children against chicken pox is routine, the vaccine is also recommended for adolescents and adults who haven’t previously had the disease....
A-Rod denies PED use report; MLB investigates
Labels: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic.The Miami New Times, an alternative weekly, reported Tuesday that it obtained records detailing purchases by Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon, Nelson Cruz and Yasmani Grandal from a clinic called Biogenesis,...
Is the U.S. getting Egypt wrong again?
Labels: LifestyleEgyptian riot police stand guard as people protest against Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy in Cairo on December 29, 2012.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNational protests against Morsy set for second anniversary of Egypt's revolution Cynthia Schneider: U.S. out of step, underestimates the anti-Morsy sentiment She says proponents of secular democracy think the U.S. backs Muslim BrotherhoodShe says massive protests...
Sixty-five found executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists
Labels: BusinessBEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible. Assad's forces and rebels have been battling in Syria's commercial...
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S&P 500 eases, ends longest winning run in eight years
Labels: WorldNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 eased slightly on Monday after an eight-day run of gains, while the Nasdaq edged higher as Apple shares rebounded. The index remained above 1,500, however, after closing above that level on Friday for the first time in more than five years. The S&P 500's eight sessions of gains was its longest winning streak in eight years. Caterpillar...
AAA Mich.: Gas prices rise 7 cents from last week
Labels: WorldDEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen 7 cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $ 3.38 per gallon.The auto club said Monday the average is about 4 cents per gallon less than last year at this time.Of the cities it surveys, AAA Michigan said the cheapest price for self-serve unleaded fuel is in the Traverse City area, where it’s about $ 3.32 a gallon....
Who are these guys at QB in Super Bowl?
Labels: TechnologyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tom Brady is not playing in the Super Bowl. Neither is Ben Roethlisberger or either of the Mannings.This Super Bowl has a pair of fresh faces in Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, one of whom will leave New Orleans as the latest and greatest at football's glamour position.For each, this is new territory.Flacco, the only quarterback to win a playoff game in each of his first five NFL...
Why haven't we learned from fires?
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...
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