Manufacturer expands pet food recall
Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella. |
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Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths
The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. |
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Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says a recent health scare that sent his blood pressure soaring prompted him to kick the smoking habit he had for five decades. |
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Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees
United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday. |
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NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report. |
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112 best free downloads, sites and services
Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online all without opening your wallet Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services. |
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The dark side of digital love
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims. |
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Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S. |
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NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month. |
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New worm species found in Great Barrier Reef
Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef. |
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U.S.-born panda leaves quarantine in China
After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on public display Tuesday for the first time since his much-anticipated arrival in the country. |
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Biblical city's true location discovered
Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible. |
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SpaceX fires rocket engines in quest to fly cargo
Space Exploration Technologies fired up the engines of its debut Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. |
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Altered tobacco plants suck up pond scum
Engineered tobacco is paving the way for a new generation of plants that could clean up environmental problems and do it cheaply. |
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Malware turns your cell phone against you
Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University. |
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New guitar game has players strum real strings
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. |
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Video: God Of War III is over-the-top fun
The game is bigger, more polished, and more thrilling then the previous games. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. msnbc.com |
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Cisco says new router 12x faster than rivals'
Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc. |
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Chile quake moves city 10 feet
The violent temblor the fifth most powerful quake ever measured shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil. |
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Buzz Aldrin gears up for Dancing
Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the first moon landing by Apollo 11, is facing a much more down-to-Earth challenge as a contestant on the new season of TV's "Dancing With the Stars." |
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