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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Clinton vows active arms control effort

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Hillary Clinton told a Senate panel Tuesday she would steer the U.S. State Department into a more active role in arms control and nuclear non-proliferation. Clinton, the Democratic New York senator nominated by President-elect Barack Obama to be his secretary of state,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 12, 2009

Motown Records marks 50th anniversary

DETROIT, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The 50th anniversary of Detroit's legendary Motown Records label is coming as a bittersweet occasion for a city facing economic meltdown, observers say. The anniversary, being marked Monday, is producing mixed emotions in a city where the disintegration of the automobile... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 2, 2009

Adults Can Be Liable For Underrage Drinkers

EAGAN, Minn., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- More than 1 in 4 young U.S. adults say they have attended at least one party in the last year where minors were served alcohol, a survey indicates. The survey, by the legal Web site FindLaw says 28 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 encountered underage... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Blood sugar linked to elderly cognition

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Maintaining optimal blood sugar levels, even in the absence of diabetes, may help in preserving cognitive health in the elderly, U.S. researchers suggest. Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York say that although it is widely known that the early... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Fake heart attack stops home invasion

EXETER, England, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A 54-year-old British woman stopped a violent home invasion by three armed men by faking a heart attack, her husband says. Graham Eaton of Ashington, England, said his wife, Lesley, reacted to the presence of three men in their remote home by faking a heart attack... Sign in to see full entry.

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