| How Swine Flu Works Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:52 AM PDT  You've heard it on the lips of every newscaster and seen it in the pages of every newspaper and Web site: swine flu. Just how worried should we be about the 2009 version of the H1N1 virus?
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| Car bomb blasts in Afghanistan kill at least 41 (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 08:28 AM PDT  AP - A cluster of vehicle bombs detonated simultaneously Tuesday in the Taliban's spiritual homeland near a foreign-owned construction company that had recently taken over a contract to build a road through an insurgent-held area. At least 41 people were killed, all civilians, officials said.
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| White House projects bigger deficits, bigger debt (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:55 AM PDT ![]() The federal government faces exploding deficits and mounting debt over the next decade, White House officials predicted Tuesday in a fiscal assessment far bleaker than what the Obama administration had estimated just a few months ago.
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| Bryan Monroe: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson? Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:42 AM PDT ![]() MJ to close friend: "Don't leave me, they're trying to kill me." Homicide. The word hangs in the air. Somebody killed him. By accident or on purpose. Somebody killed Michael Jackson. On Monday, the Los Angeles coroner's office reportedly ruled that the 50-year-old "King of Pop" was killed at the hands of another, and a search warrant said that Jackson had "lethal" doses of the powerful anesthetic propofol in his body when he died. His personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has been the focus of a possible criminal investigation, but no charges have been filed. Murray could face crimina
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| White House Projects Budget Deficit to Soar to Nearly $1.6 Trillion Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:42 AM PDT ![]() The federal deficit will soar to nearly $1.6 trillion this year, miring the nation in the deepest pool of red ink since the end of World War II, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the White House reported Tuesday.
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| Q&A: What to Expect When You're Going to Jail Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:17 AM PDT ![]() Plaxico Burress couldn't wriggle out of jail time for accidentally shooting himself in the leg with an unlicensed handgun in a New York City nightclub last November.
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| Melanie Griffith Enters Utah Rehab Posted: 25 Aug 2009 06:39 AM PDT  Actress Melanie Griffith has entered a rehab facility in Utah. The 52-year-old actress is seeking treatment at the Cirque Lodge. Kirsten Dunst and Lindsay Lohan have both spent time at the facility. The reason for her admission is not disclosed. Her representative, Robin Baum, said: "She is there to reinforce her commitment to stay healthy. This is part of a routine plan that was designed between her and her doctors years ago." Sources say she is losing her long and ongoing struggle with alcohol. She is married to dishy Latin actor Antonio Banderas. An insider is quoted saying: "She's workin
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| Spokeswoman: Lindsay Lohan's LA home broken into (AP) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 06:30 PM PDT ![]() LOS ANGELES - A publicist for Lindsay Lohan says the "Mean Girls" actress's home in the Hollywood Hills has been burglarized. Spokeswoman Leslie Sloane-Zelnik says Lohan's home was broken into Sunday while the actress and her younger sister, Ali, were away.
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| Five books Obama is reading Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:59 AM PDT  What President Obama's summer reading list reveals about him.
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| Study: Obese people have 'severe brain degeneration' (LiveScience.com) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT  LiveScience.com - A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
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| Sony to link Readers with libraries, allow e-book borrowing Posted: 25 Aug 2009 09:11 AM PDT  At a press event hosted by the New York Public Library, Sony put their recently announced Reader hardware on display and provided an overview of its recent announcements. But the event was more than simply a recap of past announcements. The library location provided context for a program, run through Sony's e-book store, which will allow users to identify their local public library borrow books through its site. There is also new hardware: by the holidays, Sony plans on having a 3G-enabled Reader with a tall seven-inch screen. The upcoming hardware is called the Reader Daily Edition, whic
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| Chris Brown Sentenced Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:26 PM PDT  Chris Brown was in an L.A. courtroom today to receive his sentence. Chris Brown faced a judge today to receive his sentence. Singer Chris Brown was in an L.A. courtroom today to receive his sentence for assaulting his onetime girlfriend, Rihanna. The singer, who spoke very little in court, except to confirm that he understood the sentence, was placed on felony probation for five years. The judge also ordered him to complete a 52-week domestic violence class and counseling program, and to perform 180 days of community labor -- which is different from community service. He also must pay a f
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| $260M Powerball winner comes forward in S.C. Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:35 PM PDT ![]() A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery last week is the winner of a $260 million Powerball ...
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| Postal Service offers $15,000 buyouts to cut costs (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:55 PM PDT ![]() The Postal Service is offering $15,000 buyouts to employees in an effort to cut costs at a time when the post office is being buffeted by the recession and the popularity of e-mail and electronic bill payment.
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| Sen. Edward Kennedy receives Last Rites (IrishCentral) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:10 AM PDT ![]() IrishCentral has learned that Sen. Edward Kennedy has received the Last Rites from the Catholic Church as he continues to battle a deadly brain cancer.
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