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Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’

Oct 02, – Fighting continued to intensify a week into a new Russian-backed Syrian government offensive to capture rebel-held eastern Aleppo and crush the last urban stronghold of a revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that began in 2011. Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper […]

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Seven children killed in New York house blaze

Seven children killed in New York house blaze

Mar 21, – The so-called hot plate, which is a small electrical heating element, may have been left on to keep food warm because of Orthodox Jewish customs that bar cooking on the Sabbath, New York fire commissioner Daniel Nigro told a news conference. Seven children from the same family died Saturday when their New […]

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Some Doctors Challenge New Statin Guidelines

Some Doctors Challenge New Statin Guidelines

Nov 19, – A new online cholesterol risk calculator produced by two leading U.S. heart organizations is flawed and overstates a person’s risk of heart disease, a pair of Harvard Medical School professors say. The professors contend that this flaw could lead the calculator to mistakenly suggest that millions of people should be taking cholesterol-lowering […]

November 19, 2013 | By | Reply More
US shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears

US shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears

Oct 04, –  The shutdown of the US government appeared likely to drag on for another week and possibly longer as lawmakers consumed day three of the shutdown with a stalling game and there was no end in sight until the next crisis hits Washington around October 17. Bowing to the reality that the impasse […]

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Jolie to direct film in Australia

Jolie to direct film in Australia

Oct 01, –  The World War II movie is only Jolie’s second foray into directing, after the critically-acclaimed 2011 movie “Land of Blood and Honey”, and the actress has been in Sydney with her children in recent weeks scouting locations. Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie will direct her new film “Unbroken” in Australia, using Sydney and […]

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