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Walgreen to hold off selling genetic test kits


The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., said Wednesday it will hold off selling what was poised to be the first over-the-counter genetic test, after […]


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`Idol Gives Back’ promises Bill Gates surprise


Simon Fuller, the entertainment magnate behind “American Idol” and its charity event airing Wednesday, is trumpeting a starry lineup that includes Elton John, Alicia Keys […]


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American Idol winner sparks smoking debate


BOGOR, Indonesia – Just a few miles after passing a towering Marlboro Man ad, a second billboard off the highway promotes cigarettes with a new […]


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Iceland’s Volcanic Ash Halts Flights Across Europe


Civil aviation authorities say flights won’t start departing or arriving in Britain until at least Friday morning because of a huge ash cloud spewed by […]


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10 Big Commercial Real Estate Busts


As acute as the pain has been in the U.S. housing market, commercial real estate has been no stranger to trouble. Here is a glimpse […]


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Billionaires Who Live Below Their Means


At least once in your life – maybe even once a week or once a day for that matter – you have fantasized about coming […]


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Pay Garnishments Rise as Debtors Fall Behind


When the bank sued Leann Weaver for not paying her credit card balance, her reaction was typical for someone in that situation. Personal and financial […]


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UN’s Ban calls Aral Sea ‘shocking disaster’


The drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet’s most shocking environmental disasters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday as he urged […]


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Grocery Card In Your Pocket Can Pinpoint Salmonella


As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease […]


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World’s Billionaires 2010


Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World’s Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global […]


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