Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New gunfire erupts in central Cairo

New gunfire erupts in central Cairo


New gunfire erupts in central Cairo

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:52 PM PST

Heavy gunfire reverberated in central Cairo early Thursday as anti- and pro-government protesters continued to face off in Tahrir Square. FULL STORY | BLOG

HPV vaccine effective in men

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:12 PM PST

Boys and young men who receive the human papillomavirus vaccine appear to be at reduced risk of contracting the virus and developing the genital warts associated with the common sexually transmitted disease, according to a large international study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Senate Dems block health care repeal

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:31 PM PST

Senate Democrats on Wednesday are expected to block a procedural motion to consider legislation repealing the health care reform bill passed last year.

California school principal shot dead

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST

The principal of an elementary school in northern California was shot to death Wednesday, police said.

Model indicted in journalist's NY death

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:41 AM PST

A male model pleaded not guilty to the murder of a prominent Portuguese television journalist who was killed in his posh Manhattan hotel room last month, court officials said.

Obama signs Russian arms treaty docs

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:46 PM PST

President Barack Obama signed ratification documents for America's new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia on Wednesday, clearing the way for the two powers to put the landmark accord into effect.

Woman admits false oil disaster claims

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:56 PM PST

A North Carolina woman pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent claims for relief from the Gulf oil disaster, authorities said.

Jordan king's PM choice steams foes

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Opposition groups in Jordan are upset with King Abdullah II's choice for a new prime minister, saying the decision should have been made in a different way.

Detecting concussions with vision test

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 06:31 PM PST

For an injury that is largely invisible, it is no small irony that a new test to detect concussion involves the eyes.

Opinion: Crunching data to help world

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:14 PM PST

The big issues in the air at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos were privacy and "big data" -- the vast amounts of revealing information we generate when using computers and mobile phones. Pundits have framed the discussion in simplistic terms, as an epic struggle between individual rights and corporate profits.

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