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Friday, July 30, 2010
Editorial Endorsement: Ross Garber In Republican AG Primary
Voting for attorney general of the state is a little like hiring a lawyer. You want someone with the knowledge, experience and temperment to do the job. FDA Links Hormone Spray to Breast Growth in Children
A hormone spray prescribed to stop hot flashes in menopausal women has caused breasts to sprout in children who were inadvertently exposed to it through skin contact with women using it, the Food and Drug Administration said. Experts Support FDA Panel's Backing of New Blood Thinner
Following a federal health panel's endorsement of the new blood thinner Brilinta Wednesday, cardiologists say the drug could be a welcome addition to treatments for heart patients. ADA 20th anniversary marks many changed lives
The Americans with Disabilities Act has changed millions of lives for the better, helping to empower people with disabilities with some of the basic freedoms we need to live full and productive lives - and to fully participate in all aspects of society. Unpaid Internships Can Cost -- or Pay Off For -- College Students
Pennsylvania State University sophomore Elysia Mann, 18, is spending her summer in New York City working at two fashion internships - both unpaid. Jimmy Fallon Accused of Sexual Discrmination...by a Man
Jimmy Fallon probably won't be doing a slow jam about this. The Late Night comic has found himself on the receiving end of a sexual-discrimination complaint brought by a former stage manager who claims he lost his job because "Jimmy preferred taking directions from a woman." Come again? Read the complaint In documents filed with the U.S. Equal ... EPA Publishes Latest Data On Industrial And Toxics Releases In...
July 29, 2010 Data on Toxics Release Inventory available the same month it is collected As part of the Obama Administration's continuing commitment to open government, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published the latest data on industrial releases and transfers of toxic chemicals in the United States between Jan. YouTube Video of Michigan Oil Spill
As my colleague Emma Graves Fitzsimmons reports from Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency now estimates that more than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, which is far more than the pipeline's owner, Enbridge Energy Partners, initially estimated. No oil sheen on Morrow Lake, a key point on Kalamazoo River, top EPA official says
Dave Kerns, center, of Grand Rapids and Susan Belt, right, of Augusta react after seeing oil flow through the Kalamazoo River Wednesday afternoon. Curaxis Pharmaceutical Corp. Announces Completion of Reverse Merger With Auto Search Cars, Inc.
Curaxis Pharmaceutical Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of its reverse merger with Auto Search Cars, Inc. S.E.C. Charges Wyly Brothers With $550 Million Fraud
Samuel and Charles Wyly, the billionaire brothers from Dallas who are large donors to philanthropies and to conservative causes, were charged Thursday with conducting an extensive securities fraud that the Securities and Exchange Commission said reaped $550 million in undisclosed gains. Citigroup to Pay $75 Million to Settle SEC Charges
The SEC also charged a Citigroup executive and a former chief financial officer of misrepresenting the bank's exposure, although not with intentional misconduct. |