New York explosion at nuclear power plant

At a power plant north of New York City a transformer exploded leading to an emergency shut down on one of its reactors .No one was injured on Sunday at the Indian Point plant in Buchanan ,an official of the plant reported. Jim Steels a spokesman for the plant says no radioactive materials leaked. Entergy…

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Physicians may have fee’s cut

Health costs are the reason the nation’s largest automaker blamed losing $3 billion in the first nine months of this year. A deal that the United Auto Workers make on health coverage said they would cut GM’s expenses by $3 billion annually before taxes .The health cost cut have physicians bracing for the impact as…

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Near Fatal Accident for Shane Hmiel

Shane Hmiel a former NASCAR driver and currant USAC star was involved in a near fatal accident in October at Terre Haute Actiom Track ,running his Silver Crown Car. He broke bones in his back and neck in two places. He had hopes of running in the Indy 500 and now he is racing to…

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Jill Clayburgh loses battle with leukemia

The Oscar nominated Jill Clayburgh who had chronic lymphocylic leukemia for 21 years had died at the age of 66 surrounded by her family at her home in Lakeville, California. The sophisticated Hollywood and Broadway actress is known for portraying empowered women in a career spanning five decades. In 1978 in a film called,”An Unmarried…

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$4.6 million dollar grant to Denver Public Schools

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation funded a  $4.6 million dollar grant to  Denver Public Schools . The second phase of its performance-management and accountability work, which has the goal of boosting student achievement.The grant announced Monday is the foundation’s largest performance management grant they have received . Janet Mountain, executive director of the foundation,…

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The Peanut Allergy Factor

A new study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology finds that the effects of children whose mothers ate peanut products during pregnancy were more likely to test positive for peanut allergies. That doesn’t mean, however, that these children will actually show allergic symptoms, since the test does not indicate the strength of reaction,…

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Explosion of Yemen bomb 17 Minutes away

One of the parcel bombs sent from Yeman headed for the United States was disarmed 17 minutes before it was to explode. France’s interior Minister Brice Hortefeux disclosed this information when he was speaking to France 2 television. Although he did not revile the source of the news or which of the two bombs he…

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Mexico’s 1,800 Drug Tunnel

A tunnel that was 1,800 feet long and waist high was discovered by California and Mexican police , it was used to smuggle drugs across the border.. The police seized some 25 tons of marijuana from the tunnel that was equipped with lighting, ventilation ,rails and a pulley system the agents believed was used to…

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