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The Great Prostate Mistake
New York Times
EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the PSA test is the most commonly used tool for detecting ...

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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009, file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts sits for a new group photograph with other Supreme Court judges at the Supreme Court in Washington. For a short time Thursday, March 4, 2010, Washington buzzed over a rumor reported exclusively by an online gossip Web site with no particular Supreme Court expertise that Chief Justice John Roberts was considering stepping down. He is not resigning, as even the Radar Online site quickly concluded in backing away from its own story. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."


FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009, file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts sits for a new group photograph with other Supreme Court judges at the Supreme Court in Washington. For a short time Thursday, March 4, 2010, Washington buzzed over a rumor reported exclusively by an online gossip Web site with no particular Supreme Court expertise that Chief Justice John Roberts was considering stepping down. He is not resigning, as even the Radar Online site quickly concluded in backing away from its own story. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."


Ask any Kindle owner about browsing the web on the device, and you’ll get the same answer: well, you can do it, but…

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SPACE.com - Captain Kirk might want to avoid taking the starship Enterprise to warp speed, unless he's ready to shrug off interstellar hydrogen atoms that would deliver a lethal radiation blast to both ship and crew.

Turkish villagers search for bodies among the ruins in Okcular, in the Elazig province. A powerful earthquake has buried sleeping villagers in eastern Turkey, claiming at least 51 lives and leaving scores injured, officials say.(AFP/Str)AP - Experts say there is nothing unusual about the latest spate of earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey, but their devastating effects illustrate how increased construction up and down the world's fault lines can translate into massive casualties.



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Thailand to Impose Security Law For Rally
New York Times
By REUTERS BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government plans to invoke a tough security law, giving the armed forces broad powers to control a rally in Bangkok by supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a minister said on Monday. ...
Thai PM cancels Australia visitABC Online
Thai PM delays Australian, NZ visitSydney Morning Herald
Govt likely to use security law for weekend protestsBangkok Post
Voice of America -Bernama -Reuters UK
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AP - A former student who had been celebrating a friend's birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house, police said.

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More women work, but gender inequality remains
Inquirer.net
GENEVA, Switzerland—Despite signs of progress in gender equality over the past 15 years, there is still a significant gap between women and men in terms of job opportunities and quality of employment, according to a new report by the International ...
Harriet Harman threatens official action to get more women into boardroomsTelegraph.co.uk
Equal pay for equal workABC Online
Nation's progress without women's contribution impossibleDaily Times
Himalayan Times -Daily Mail -BBC News (blog)
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Los Angeles Times

From his sickbed, Garfield High legend is still delivering
Los Angeles Times
Jaime Escalante, 79, the math teacher who was the basis for the 1988 film 'Stand and Deliver,' is battling cancer. But he still has some lessons to impart. More than a dozen medications are the centerpiece of Jaime Escalante's dinner table in Reno. ...

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