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Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy
(Reuters)
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Hoyer says some trying to politicize Massa case
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused political opponents Wednesday of trying to exploit the controversy surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid accusations of sexual harassment.
Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned'
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.
NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
(AFP)
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010
AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case
(Reuters)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Reuters - The United States is studying whether it can legally challenge Chinese Internet restrictions that hurt Google and other U.S. companies operating in China, but direct talks with Beijing might yield faster results, the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
Obama pushing on health care end game
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.
Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.
Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.
Business groups launch ad against health care bill
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.
Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants
(Reuters)
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010
Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
Public scorn for Congress sharpens, support for Obama holds
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
God Helps with Personal Decisions, Most Americans Say
(LiveScience.com)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
LiveScience.com - Most Americans believe God is involved in their everyday
lives and concerned with their personal well-being, though the well-educated
and higher earners are less likely than their counterparts to believe in such
divine intervention, a new study suggests.
Greene leads No. 1 UConn to 16th Big East title
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - UConn finally celebrated — just a little bit.
Fishermen’s fear: Public's 'right to fish' shifting under Obama?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010
The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration has proposed using United Nations-guided principles to expand a type of zoning to coastal and even some inland waters.
HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad
(PC World)
- Tue, 09 Mar 2010
PC World - What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.
Bank of America to stop debit card overdrafts
(AP)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
AP - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.
IRAQ WAR STILL A MISTAKE
(Georgie Anne Geyer)
- Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- One would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the Iraqi elections Sunday.
