Cited: Reuters
According to a new study, doctors are failing to cut cholesterol enough and millions may suffer from heart attacks or stroke due to that poor advice. Scientist stated on March 11 that only about half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given right targets for cutting cholesterol.
German researchers said that over [...]
Cited: AP
A warning has been given by the head of the FHA about increasing the minimum down payment required of borrowers that actually qualify for home loans. These increased down payment requirements on loans backed by the agency could threaten the housing market.
FHA commissioner David Stevens said at a House hearing March 11 that [...]
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The Internet is buzzing about Megan Barnes as “Public Enemy” in Florida. Others are joking about her “razor sharp focus” and she drives her car. However, the 37-year-old was thrust into the limelight for allegedly multitasking while driving. This has earned her a place on hundreds of websites with her mug shot.
According to [...]
Cited: ABC news
The economic turndown, as it has been called, has led Americans to find new ways to survive. One man, Jim Kennedy, discovered a way of surviving by using his 1 million mile plus stockpile of hotel and airline points to keep a row over his 46-year-old head. His California man has been doing [...]
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Cited: Reuters
On March 10 the Senate passed a $149 billion jobless aid and tax breaks package in an effort to lower the 9.7% unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.
Barack Obama
The measure, approved by a vote of 62 to 36, now heads to the House of Representatives, where many Democrats have pushed for more aggressive [...]
Cited: Reuters
As of March 11 according to Standard & Poor’s, the US dollar still rules as the most important world currency. However, they added that the rising level of US debt and dependence on foreigners for financing could pose risks to the currency’s supremacy.
Without a credible plan to rein in fiscal spending, the agency said [...]
Cited: MSNBC/UPI
A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker has been charged by federal prosecutors with high-tech sabotage. The ex-worker was attempting to sabotage the terror watch lists on computers with a computer virus, according to NBC News and NBC affiliate KUSA-TV in Denver.
Douglas Duchak, 46, of Colorado Springs, Colo., faces two charges of attempting to [...]
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The use of the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” on US currency have been found to be constitutional and not a violation of the separation of church and state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento [...]
