We hear the scare tactics everyday. The news industry is tanking and the only way to save it is by returning to putting everything behind the paywall or instituting some sort of micro-payment schemes. News can't survive ...
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Many appeals land in inboxes the world over about seriously and terminally ill children seeking to collect written correspondence during their illnesses.
More often than not, information is outdated or outright false, with the drive to participate in ...
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14 hedge fund employees, including lawyers and various investors were arrested today by Federal prosecutors this week stemming from various criminal complaints filed against billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajarathnam.
Included in those arrests was Arthur J. Cutillo, ...
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Miami, FL (AHN) - A new survey has released some startling statistics on how people treat their fellow humans, according to researchers poverty and discrimination experienced by disabled people is on the rise. Furthermore one in ten ...
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Shanghai, China (AHN) - Walt Disney World has won preliminary approval to open its first theme park in mainland China, the company announced Wednesday.
Chinese officials have not confirmed Disney's statement or details about the park. Local media ...
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Taipei, Taiwan (AHN) - Microsoft Corp. has entered into a deal with the Taiwanese government and a Taiwanese firm for the construction of a center that will develop devices and services for cloud computing.
The pact with the ...
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Columbus, OH (AHN) - The fifth time was a charm for gambling interests here after voters on Tuesday approved a measure to allow casinos in four cities.
The measure was passed with 53 percent of the votes on ...
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A sad but quick resolution has come in the case of the three softball players missing in North Dakota.
Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, CA, Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, CA, and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, ...
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London, England (AHN) - A rare brain disorder that causes early dementia is highly hereditary, according to a new report from British researchers.
The disorder is called frontotemporal dementia. Formerly known as Pick's disease, it destroys parts of ...
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A 4.9-scale earthquake that struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Wednesday local time has injured injuring at least 700, according to Iran State Media.
The quake struck at 2:56 am Iran Time and was ...
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Madison, WI (AHN) - A new study suggests that the nicotine patch combined with the nicotine lozenge is the most effective way to quit smoking.
The researchers with the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention and the Department ...
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Republican candidate Christopher Christie has defeated incumbent Jon Corzine to become the first Republican Governor of New Jersey in 12 years.
Christie landed 49% of the vote vs 45% for Corzine with 98% of the precincts counted, in ...
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