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Pope Benedict XVI: Bones Found in Rome Tomb Belong to Apostle Paul
June 30, 2009Pope Benedict XVI says bone fragments found in a tomb beneath the floor of Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside-The-Walls are probably remains of the Apostle Paul. The pontiff announced Sunday that carbon dating tests run on the fragments, which were...
Poor Oral Health May Be Related to Memory Loss
June 30, 2009By Rose Hoban, Durham, North Carolina Many people lose teeth as they get older, and many people lose some memory capacity as they get older. Could these two things be related? To find out, researchers are exploring the possible links between oral...
Yemen Airline Crash Near Comoros, Child Found Alive
June 30, 2009A Yemeni airliner has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Comoros, with 153 people on board. Officials say one survivor, a child, has been rescued. The bodies of three other people were also recovered. Officials from Yemenia Air say the...
Glenn Beck: Billy Mays more credible than Congress
June 29, 2009America's most beloved TV pitchman, Billy Mays, died this weekend at the age of 50. Autopsy is not complete and the only signs of any trouble was the flight Mays took the day before. The plane had a rough landing and baggage hit him in the head. He was...
OxiClean "Infomercial King" Billy Mays found dead
June 28, 2009Billy Mays, who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets, died Sunday. He was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police...
High Mortality among Russian Men Undercuts Pro-Natalist Policies
June 28, 2009By Paul Goble Extremely high mortality rates among Russian men in prime child-bearing ages, far larger than those in other developed countries and largely the result of alcohol consumption and drug abuse, are undercutting not only Moscow’s efforts...
NGOs demand correct statistics of human trafficking, immigration
June 26, 2009The non-governmental organizations (NGO) demand from the Government to make up the correct statistics of human trafficking victims and Moldovan migrants. On Thursday, representative of the La Strada center Anna Revencu said at a sitting of the National...
Aplington-Parkersburg HS athletic director Ed Thomas Shot Dead
June 24, 2009Aplington-Parkersburg High School officials said athletic director Ed Thomas has been shot in the school's weight room on Wednesday morning. Aplington-Parkersburg High School officials said athletic director Ed Thomas was shot in the school's weight room...
The Amazing Roswell UFO Festival Scheduled for July 2-5, 2009
June 24, 2009Uncover the mystery and help discover the truth at The Amazing Roswell UFO Festival. The City of Roswell invites UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike to join in the celebration of one of the most controversial incidents in history this July 2-5, 2009. The...
Study: Addiction - Downturn Fuels Rising Drug and Alcohol Abuse
June 23, 2009"Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from our economic downturn," says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, the nation's largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention facility. "Eighty-eight...