Shock Treatment Roils Investors
Investors face another white-knuckle week, with markets set to ride on key economic and earnings data from home and abroad, and the prospect of more bad news on the US debt front....
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Two Tigers Found Dead
Two dead Bengal tiger cubs have been found in a refrigerator at a zoo in China, where the animals? body parts are prized as medicine....
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Ambac, A Bond Insurer, Reports A $1.66 Billion Loss
Ambac reiterated that it was writing ?very little new business,? and said its results wiped out 40 percent of its net worth....
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2 Companies Settle Charges Of Backdating
Brocade Communications Systems and Mercury Interactive became the first two companies to pay fines to settle federal accusations of civil fraud in connection with backdated stock options....
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3 Americans Arrested In Gang Battle With Mexican Police
Three Americans were part of a well-armed gang that waged a gun battle with soldiers and police officers in Rio Bravo on Monday, Mexican authorities said....
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Health News

Britain Investigates 3 Drug Makers
2008-01-01 04:50 - The companies are accused of paying bribes to secure lucrative contracts in Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power.

Hey, It’s Still Me in Here
2007-12-31 06:01 - Plastic surgeons say any type of facial surgery can spark strong reactions, including silence, stares, gossip and confrontational remarks.

A Neurotic’s Neurotic
2007-12-31 06:01 - He put himself – and psychoanalysis – on the couch.

The Last of Her Kind
2007-12-31 06:01 - She fought the Reaganites over abortion and women’s rights.

After DNA Diagnosis: ?Hello, 16p11.2. Are You Just Like Me??
2007-12-31 04:50 - Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.

The Anthropological Psychologist
2007-12-31 04:50 - She was the first to document the effects of maternal depression.

Infection Hits a California Prison Hard
2007-12-31 04:50 - More than 900 inmates have contracted a fungal infection that can be lethal, and experts are asking why.

Hospital Billing Never Ends
2007-12-30 04:50 - Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.

State Health Officials Fault Lack of Federal Action on Waterproofing S...
2007-12-30 04:50 - State officials complain that the federal government has failed to properly investigate a long-running series of lung injuries tied to widely available waterproofing sprays.

Spread of Mumps Is Feared After Maine Reports Cases
2007-12-29 06:01 - State health officials across New England think the disease could spread quickly, particularly because of the region’s abundance of college students, who are thought to be at particular risk.


 
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