Flawed $100 bills printed with a blank patch on Benjamin Franklin’s face
A portion of $100 bills creased during the printing, leaving 30 % 0f the notes with a blank patch on Benjamin Franklin’s face. The newly redesigned bill, printed on high quality cotton and linen stock, was the latest in a series of redesigned US currency intended to fight counterfeiting. President Barack Obama’s Treasury secretary, Timothy…
Read MoreElizabeth Edwards loses battle with breast cancer
Elizabeth Edward’s the wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards has died at her home in North Carolina after suffering from breast cancer since 2004 . Her treatment for breast cancer had come to a halt after her doctors said any further procedures would be unproductive .The diagnosis of her condition was grim and they…
Read Morelong term, low-dose aspirin use may modestly reduce the risk of dying of certain cancers
A new report from British scientists suggests that long term, low-dose aspirin use may modestly reduce the risk of dying of certain cancers, though experts warn the study isn’t strong enough to recommend healthy people start taking a pill that can cause bleeding and other problems. While some experts said the analysis adds to evidence…
Read MoreContinental Airlines blamed for Concorde Crash
Continental Airlines have been ordered to pay by a Paris court 200,000 euros and was deemed criminally responsible for the 2000 crash of the Concorde. In July 2000 the Concorde caught fire shortly after take off from Charles do Gaulle airport in Paris killing 113 people . The cause of the crash, a judge in…
Read MoreGoogle e-books to begin on December 6th
The launching of Google e-books, formerly known as Google Editions, will allow users to utilize a range of devices to download three million e-books including classic literature . . More people are reading digitally and Google expects the e-reading market to double in size in 2011 plus they plan to provide the European market with…
Read MoreRussian woman working for a British lawmaker suspicion of espionage
The Sunday Times reported Katia Zatuliveter,a young Russian woman working for a British lawmaker is facing deportation after she was detained her on suspicion of espionage.The paper reported that she worked for the Russian intelligence as a “sleeper” agent. The Russian embassy in London could not be reached for comment.she was arrested on Thursday morning…
Read MoreRussian Satellites crash into the Pacific
The waters near Hawaii is where the Russian aerospace experts suspect the satellites and the upper stage rocket carrying them crashed into the Pacific Ocean after the carrier rocket veered off course after the launch , the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports . The satellites were sent to complete Russia’s GLONASS navigation system .After…
Read MoreShark Attack in Egypt kills German Tourist
An elderly German tourist at a fashionable Red Sea resort in the Sinai Peninsula had her arm torn off by a shark and some reports saying both legs. She was snorkeling at the time of the attack that killed her almost immediately security and diving officials said. Hesham Gabar, the head of Egypt’s Chamber of…
Read MoreUS to help Mexican marines against drug Cartels
The Washington Post reported that the United States is supplying crucial training and intelligence to elite units of Mexican marines who are engaged in an operation against drug Cartels. The Cartels are targeting law enforcement officials and unnamed diplomats,the effort includes more training and information sharing previously used. Based in the US embassy in Mexico…
Read MoreEntrepreneur invented robotic pants to allow paralyzed patients to walk
Amit Goffer , a Israeli entrepreneur that was left a quadriplegic in a car crash in 1997, went on a mission to help other victims walk again.He started speculating why the wheelchair was the only way for the paralyzed to get around, short of being carried.So he invented robotic pants , The rewalk that use…
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