Younger Americans die earlier and live in poorer health than their counterparts in other developed countries, with far higher rates of death from guns, car accidents and drug addiction, according to a new analysis of health and longevity in the United States. Researchers have known for some time that the United States fares poorly in comparison with other rich countries, a trend established...
State of the Art: Mixing and Matching to Create the Near-Perfect Digital Calendar - State of the Art
Label: Business60 Seconds With Pogue: Calendars: David Pogue reviews calendar apps and software.You know what’s kind of wild? We can identify products by their container designs. You’d know a ketchup bottle, even if it was empty and unlabeled, no matter what the brand. You’d know a pickle jar, or a milk jug, or a bottle of salad dressing, or a cereal box just by their container shapes. Same goes for the...
Jan
08
U.S. Supreme Court hands L.A. County a victory in water lawsuit
Label: World Los Angeles County got a reprieve in an ongoing dispute over who is responsible for pollution from storm water when the U.S....
Rogue Planet Confirmed Orbiting Around 'Eye of Sauron'
Label: Technology LONG BEACH, California – Astronomers have confirmed that a controversial exoplanet called Fomalhaut b actually does exist and have calculated its potential orbit. The results show that the object is even stranger than scientists could have imagined, dubbing it a “rogue planet.”The uncertainty about this object started in 2008, when scientists released an image taken with NASA’s Hubble space...
No joke: Obama to screen TV comedy “1600 Penn” at White House
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A “trophy wife” as first lady, a hapless college-aged son who burns down a fraternity house, and a daughter frantically taking pregnancy tests in a White House bathroom – this TV comedy had better be funny.On Wednesday, President Barack Obama is slated to hold a private screening at the White House with the cast and crew of “1600 Penn,” an NBC series about a dysfunctional first...
Gaps Seen in Therapy for Suicidal Teenagers
Label: HealthMost adolescents who plan or attempt suicide have already received at least some mental health treatment, raising questions about the effectiveness of current approaches to helping troubled youths, according to the largest in-depth analysis to date of suicidal behaviors in American teenagers. The study, in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that 55 percent of suicidal teenagers had received...
Chinese Man Pleads Guilty in Copyright Violation Case
Label: BusinessNearly five years ago, a Chinese man named Xiang Li registered several domain names, including www.crack99.com, and embarked on an ambitious, and ultimately illegal, venture. Mr. Li, who was based in Chengdu, paid a network of computer experts to scour the Internet to find commercial software they could “crack,” meaning they bypassed security protocols designed to prevent unauthorized...
Jan
07
A Grand Central Market makeover? It could work
Label: World At 9 a.m. sharp, the man in the blue blazer swung a brass bell over his head, a rite that dates back to the Grand Central Market's...
Brad Pitt Joins China's Version of Twitter, Creates Confusion
Label: Technology World-traveling man of intrigue Brad Pitt has joined China’s version of Twitter — Sina Weibo — and in his first message hinted that he could be making a visit to the country, which he had reportedly been banned from visiting. Or maybe not.In a mysterious message posted to Pitt’s account the actor simply stated: “It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming.” The tweet of sorts got thousands of comments,...
“Downton Abbey” sets PBS record with 7.9 million viewers
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British period drama “Downton Abbey” scored rave reviews and a record 7.9 million viewers for public broadcasting channel PBS as viewers tuned in to watch a wedding and financial calamity during the award-winning show’s third season U.S. premiere on Sunday.Fans witnessed the wedding of Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley, after two seasons in which viewers were kept wondering if...
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