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Panel not in support of routine prostate screening

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.

Despite strenuous protests from urologists, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is sticking by a contentious proposal it made last fall.

A final guideline ...

Many forced to fly solo, even on family vacations

NEW YORK — If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family members goodbye at the gate — even if they're on the same plane.

Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. That's helping to boost revenue but ...

Obama: Afghan transition by 2014

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
President Obama talks to the press after a NATO meeting in Chicago about ending the war in Afghanistan.
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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 ...

Bad Breaks, Good Works

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
Tainted blood, through transfusions, infected thousands of hemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C. The author was among them. Diane Cole reviews Bob Massie's memoir, "A Song in the Night."


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 - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
Canadian Awareness Mag | 'Mounties have spent $3 million on cross-border policing pilot projects; day-to-day threat is organized crime, not terrorism. '

Police: Monday NATO protests calm

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
Protesters vowed to carry out disruptive demonstrations Monday in Chicago, a day after baton-wielding police clashed with demonstrators in a violent confrontation that left dozens injured just blocks from where NATO leaders were gathered.
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Best of the Web Today: Centrist Censor

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
We've now been Schoen the true face of "campaign finance reform."


NATO accepts Obama Afghanistan timetable

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
President Obama called for NATO countries to sign off on his exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international military force by the end of 2014.
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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 ...

Booker changes tune on Romney, Bain Capital

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-04-04 13:35
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory Booker says Obama's ads against Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital is now fair game.
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