People Go Mobile
Cuba’s Government will allow all Cubans to buy and use mobile phones for the first time in the latest step by new President Raul Castro to improve access to consumer goods....
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Harry Henshel, 88, Watch Maker, Dies
Harry B. Henshel was the last member of the Bulova family to run the watch company bearing their name....
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Sweden Turns To A Promising Power Source, With Flaws
Wind energy is coming under scrutiny, not just from hostile neighbors but from energy experts who question its reliability as a source of power....
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New Home Construction At Lowest Level In Decade
The annual rate of building permits issued last month was 22.6 percent lower than the rate last July. The rate of construction on new homes fell 20.9 percent compared with a year earlier....
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Google Gives Up On Competing With EBay’s Big Boston Party
Google got into a tussle with eBay when it invited the auction site’s sellers to a party to promote Google Checkout, a service that competes with eBay’s PayPal....
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Health News

Exercise Test: Truth or Myth?
2008-03-28 06:01 - Some exercise folklore, such as the runner’s high, is eventually proved. But far more common are the persistent myths.

The Carrot Some Vegans Deplore
2008-03-28 06:01 - Casa Diablo Gentleman’s Club is just the latest example of selling veganism with a ?Girls Gone Wild? aesthetic.

Front Row: A Bad Reaction to a Diet
2008-03-28 04:50 - Vogue made the proposal, but was it indecent?

Shifting Careers: Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed
2008-03-28 04:50 - If there is one thing that separates the self-employed from those employed by others, it is their preoccupation with health insurance.

F.D.A. to Investigate Potential Suicide Link to Allergy Drug
2008-03-28 04:50 - Further investigation of Singulair is needed, according to federal officials.

Cigarette Company Paid for Lung Cancer Study
2008-03-27 06:01 - The revelation that a researcher’s study was underwritten by a tobacco company has caused an appearance of bias.

Q & A: Spotlight on Skin
2008-03-27 06:01 - Two years ago I had surgery to treat Stage 1 melanoma. Is it completely gone or just hiding?

World Briefing | Europe: Heparin Is Recalled in 3 Countries
2008-03-27 04:51 - Denmark, France and Italy began recalling stores of the blood-thinning drug heparin and any ingredients used in it that had originated in China.

Outlook Remains Bleak for 2 Programs
2008-03-27 04:51 - The Bush administration said that Medicare and Social Security are still losing financial ground, but that they had not deteriorated significantly in the last year.

The Pour: Can Sips at Home Prevent Binges?
2008-03-27 04:51 - Little guidance is offered to parents on teaching teenagers about the pleasures of wine with a meal without endorsing reckless behavior.


 
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