GREELEY, Colo. — The idea of making school lunches better and healthier has gathered steam in many parts of the nation in recent years, but not equally for every child. Schools with money and involved parents concerned about obesity and nutrition cha ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 11:33PM
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(August 17, 2011) Thirteen abstinence education groups in the Sunshine State will soon see their bottom lines get a boost, thanks to the federal government. Though the Democrats controlling Congress refused to pass a bill reauthorizing Title V — the ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 10:59PM
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A Florida judge on Monday denied a new malpractice trial to an abortionist previously ordered to pay a victim $36 million. As a result, James Pendergraft — who owns five abortion clinics in Florida and one near Washington, D.C. — will likely see his ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 10:50PM
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Jeremiah didn’t mince words. He told God exactly how he felt, and you know what? God is okay with that. He wants you to unload all your frustrations on him. Don’t unload them on your spouse, your kids, your boss or some online blog. Take it all to Go ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 10:32PM
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Young adults are the first added to insurance rolls under health reform, but few know how the health system works. How do physicians manage these new patients? Jeremy Byrd, MD, a pediatric internist in Simpsonville, S.C., has been on a quest to reac ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 5:33PM
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States desperate to slash budgets and deal with growing Medicaid programs are turning to managed care companies to handle coverage.
During the last few months, the early winners of new contracts to manage the health of Medicaid enr ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 5:25PM
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Fit & Fab Celebrity Women 40+ Who are the fittest celebs forty and over? BDO counts down the hottest.
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Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 5:11PM
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Verizon made billions in profits in just the last four years -- but right now, the telecom giant is demanding $1 billion from its own workers in pay and benefit cuts. Worse, rather than negotiate fairly with their employees, Verizon representatives ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 3:30PM
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Starting in September, for the first time since 2007, you won't be able to watch the Gosselins on television. Earlier this week, TLC announced that the long-running show "Kate Plus 8" (formerly "Jon and Kate Plus 8") is heading off to that great play ...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th 2011 at 1:56PM
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Upon hitting what will be the show's 150th episode, TLC is bringing down the axe on Kate Gosselin's Kate Plus 8. TLC confirmed that after the finale of the show's current season, it will be lights out for Gosselin and her adorable eight. TLC has deci ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 6:10PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- You're slicing some veggies for a salad, and next thing you know, that knife gets a little too close to your finger. What condiment, oddly, can help provide you with some surprising relief? While consulting with a doctor is alwa ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 5:49PM
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If you spent this weekend on a beach or at a barbecue, what you missed was the clearest set of signals we've had yet about the far-right, negative turn the Republican field is taking in this election.
This past weekend as Rick Perry entered the ra ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 2:42PM
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(CNN) -- Leo Durocher was right: Nice guys finish last. Or at least they earn less, according to a new study. "'Niceness' -- in the form of agreeableness -- does not appear to pay," the authors conclude starkly. There are upsides to being nice in t ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 10:59AM
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The detention of a Kuwaiti man for 10 years at Guantanamo Bay highlights the difficulties of establishing a defendant's possible links with al Qaeda after 9/11 and whether they might remain or become a threat if freed.
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Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 10:52AM
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NIAGARA FALLS—Michael Conner saw her just before she (Japanese student studying in Canada) fell. Dressed in a bright red hoodie and wearing big sunglasses, the woman was talking and taking pictures with a friend. She had climbed up on one of several ...
Posted Tuesday, August 16th 2011 at 10:16AM
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(CNN) -- Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has made an emotional appeal after his father was abducted in his native Nigeria. "Please just let him go," he told Sky Sports News. "He's just an old man, he hasn't done any harm to anyone as far as I know ...
Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 5:06PM
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Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies is pleased to offer. We offer an innovative online Master of Science graduate program as well as our program uses some of the most advanced Web-based technology in the nation.
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Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 4:58PM
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She calls it the most honest conversation she's ever had with sex offenders. Oprah sits down with four admitted child molesters for a frank, graphic discussion of their crimes. Watch the two-hour conversation in its entirety—an Oprah.com exclusive. ...
Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 4:44PM
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Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 4:05PM
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A double bombing kills 34 people and leaves 68 wounded Monday in the central Iraqi city of Kut, authorities told CNN.
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Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 3:37PM
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LOS ANGELES -- At dawn on July 19, nearly 40 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Immigration (HSI) agents burst into the home home of Carmen Bonilla, 44. The agents were searching for "Robert" an alleged drug dealer, but e ...
Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 1:42PM
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(Parental Advisory) Lil Wayne's highly anticipated ninth studio album, 'Tha Carter IV,' will make its debut on August 29 and the tattooed rhymer is serving up some more tracks for his legion of fans. The 28-year-old, known for showing up and showing ...
Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 1:10PM
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This one goes out to all the pop music icons who perform double duty as mothers and still manage to top the charts, build empires as entrepreneurs, and look absolutely fabulous. We've compiled a photo gallery of our favorite hardworking music moms r ...
Posted Monday, August 15th 2011 at 1:04PM
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August 14, 2011
In exactly one month, America will observe the tenth anniversary of that dreadful day when our country, in so many ways, lost her innocence. Between now and then we will read many thoughtful writings and see many poignant programs ...
Posted Sunday, August 14th 2011 at 10:57PM
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