News Archive for January 21 2008

Gunman in Pamela Smart case seeks sentence reduction

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Caffeine doubles miscarriage risk, study finds

Women who drink even moderate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy -- whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate -- have almost double the risk of miscarriage compared to women who stay away from such drinks.

Food Poisoning Can Be Long-Term Problem

It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout. Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy that has largely gone unnoticed.

Blaze engulfs 14 buildings in Mass.

A massive fire that tore through a section of downtown Lawrence this morning is being called "suspicious" by the city's fire chief.

Cops: Man attacked people with chain saw

A man wielding a chain saw and a knife attacked residents at a homeless shelter where he was staying, leaving two people in critical condition and injuring two others, police said Sunday.

Sanyo to sell mobile phone unit to Kyocera amid intensified competition

TOKYO - Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday it will sell its troubled mobile phone operations to Kyocera Corp.

Hapless thieves mistake bread for dough

Two Australian robbers thought they were hauling away a big sack of cash from the Cuckoo Restaurant, but it turned out to be bread rolls — and one of them accidentally shot the other in the buttocks during the heist.

Former Kingston Trio member John Stewart dies at 68

John Stewart, who wrote the Monkees hit Daydream Believer and became a well-known figure in the 1960s folk music revival as a ...

Murdoch, Packer To Buy Out Consolidated Media Holdings

Lachlan Murdoch, the son of media giant Rupert Murdoch, is said to be offering $2 billion+ AUD ($1.76 billion) today to acquire Consolidated Media Holdings, one of Australia’s largest media companies and part owners of key online properties. According to The Australian, an announcement on the deal will be made to the Australian Securities Exchange later [...]

"Help Wanted" highlights skills drain in U.S

TRAFFORD, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Only half the machines are running at precision parts maker Hamill Manufacturing, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains just east of Pittsburgh, once the booming center of the U.S. steel industry.

Cubs, RHP Michael Wuertz avoid arbitration by agreeing to $860,000, 1-year deal (AP)

Right-hander Michael Wuertz and the Chicago Cubs agreed Monday on an $860,000, one-year contract and avoided salary arbitration. Wuertz stranded 33 of 38 inherited runners (86.8 percent), second in the NL behind teammate Carlos Marmol (87.8 percent), while going 2-3 with a 3.48 ERA in 73 relief appearances. Read the full story.

Nasal wash 'helps kill common cold'

Nasal wash 'helps kill common cold'

Border states hit by really deep freeze (AP)

AP - Temperatures dropped to breathtaking levels, well below zero, in extreme northern sections of Maine early Monday.

Sundance Review: What Just Happened?

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Todd Shipyards agrees to buy Everett Shipyard

Todd Shipyards Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy the assets of Everett Shipyard Inc. and plans to keep the Everett company's current president and union work force.