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Cory Booker is latest gaffe-prone Obama surrogate

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 21:49
NEW YORK (AP) -- Add Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker to the long list of political stand-ins for both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney who've veered wildly off message in a presidential contest notable for its attention-grabbing gaffes....
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Final advice: Panel against routine prostate test

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-11-30 21:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good....
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Golden Gate Bridge set to mark 75th anniversary

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge was heralded as an engineering marvel when it opened in 1937. It was the world's longest suspension span and had been built across a strait that critics said was too treacherous to be bridged.

But as the iconic span approaches its 75th anniversary ...

Man becomes 3rd to survive plunge at Niagara Falls

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls and survived — only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.

Niagara Parks Police say witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing at 10:20 a.m. Monday and "deliberately ...

“Baby Steps” To US Agents On Canadian Soil: RCMP

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 21:49
Canadian Awareness Mag | 'Mounties have spent $3 million on cross-border policing pilot projects; day-to-day threat is organized crime, not terrorism. '

CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

ATLANTA (AP) — Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research shows.

And an even larger proportion of obese adolescents have such a risk, according to the alarming ...

42 Catholic Dioceses and Organizations Sue Obama Administration

TruthNews.US - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 21:49
CNS News | Lawsuit stems from the Health and Human Service's announcement that requires health-care plans in the U. S. to cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives.

SpaceX will try 1st private cargo run again Tuesday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Private rocket maker SpaceX aimed for a Tuesday liftoff after fixing the engine problem that caused a launch abort over the weekend, stalling the world's first commercial space station supply flight.

Forecasters put the odds of good weather at 80 percent for the test flight. ...

$1M bond for Ohio woman in bizarre stabbing case

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge on Monday set bond at $1 million for a woman charged with murder in the death of her best friend, who, after being stabbed in the neck, killed the suspect's 2-year-old daughter with her car.

Kimberly Black, 29, stared at the floor with her hands ...

Supreme Court: Twins conceived after dad died cannot get benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits.

Justices unanimously ruled that twins born to Robert Capato's surviving wife, Karen, did not qualify for survivor benefits because of a requirement ...

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