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President George W Bush's administration was roundly criticised for its botched early response to the storm. Some 440,000 Texans have already applied for fede...

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Bristol Myers Squibb kidney cancer treatment meets endpoint of late-stage trial

The Firm has ATR of 0.89 that is explaining range of a day's trading is high-low; ATR. At the time of writing, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY ) has a...

Office Depot, Inc. (ODP) - Deutsche Bank Maintains Rating And Lowers Price Target

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Year Old Boy Heart Stop While He is Bite Hot Dog

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'Pen' identifies cancer in just 10 seconds

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Taller People More At Risk For Blood Clots, Large Study Suggests

The study, which also compared siblings to rule out genetic factors, found a direct correlation between height and risk of venous thromboembolism. The venous ...

Coaches Of Shaktipunj Express Derail In UP, No Injuries Reported

No casualties have been reported as of now. Earlier in the morning, seven coaches of the Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express derailed in Sonbhadra district of U...

SC to hear plea against deportation of Rohingyas, today

Currently, India has provided refuge to 40,000 Rohingya in Jammu, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan, in addition to massive numbers of Tibetans, C...

Stroke risk increasing after 40 years of decline, CDC study says

Stroke deaths in the USA may be on the upswing again after a decline in recent decades, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. Stroke is a medical emergency c...

Buhari calls off weekly cabinet meeting for second time

Buhari canceled the first cabinet meeting following his return on August 19, raising concerns that the president, criticized for inertia by his opponents, was r...

Deadly brain cancer could now be treated with the Zika virus

Michael Diamond, study author and professor of medicine, molecular microbiology, pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. T...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Position Held by Gabalex Capital Management LLC

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IGP Corruption Allegation: NGO Challenges Senator Misau

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Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' gets 2-season order by Netflix

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Presidency: Buhari's Minister Caught On Camera Allegedly Supporting Atiku

But his tenure so far has been largely dotted here and there by his failing health, depleted economy and loss of confidence on the part of the citizens. "In a n...

Planned Parenthood, HPV vaccine creators earn 2017 Lasker Awards

In its award announcement Wednesday, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation heaped the usual praise onto each victor. Douglas Lowy, the National Cancer Institu...

Adidas actually made beer and puke-proof shoes for Oktoberfest

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Osinbajo's Visit To Benue In Photos

Speaking at the Makurdi International Market where the internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were now being camped, the Vice President noted that President Muhamm...

Federation Internationale de Football Association orders a World Cup African qualifier to be replayed

The penalty was awarded when Lamptey penalised Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly for handball, but replays showed the ball clearly struck the Napoli defender's kn...

Sonia Gandhi's SPG Commando, who went missing traced in Delhi

According to him, Rakesh had left his mobile phone at his Dwarka residence. However, the Delhi Police has not been able to trace him as yet. Rakesh Kumar ,...

Indian PM says shares Myanmar's concerns over Rakhine violence

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House rushes to OK first billions for Harvey relief

Far more money will be needed once more complete estimates are in this fall, and Harvey could end up exceeding the $110 billion government cost of Hurricane K...

5 nurses were suspended for checking out a dead man's giant wang

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The auction which started at 10 AM continued for 25 minutes. Over the years, the bidding prices kept increasing. They feel purchasing it brings good luck, healt...