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Perry's Ties to Merck Eyed
(Newser) - Rick Perry told Michele Bachmann in Monday night's GOP debate that he received only a $5,000 donation from HPV vaccine maker Merck, but his financial ties to the drug maker are closer than that figure suggests, the Washington Post finds. Perry's campaigns have received almost $30,000... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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Moody's Downgrades French Banks
(Newser) - The Greek debt crisis has hit the credit rating of two of France's biggest banks. Moody's has downgraded Societe Generale and Credit Agricole by a notch, and warned the country's biggest bank, BNP Paribas, that it may be next in line. The banks have seen their share... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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Ron Paul's Ill Ex-Campaign Manager Died Uninsured
(Newser) - To the Tea Party, freedom may be just another word for dying without health insurance. But for Ron Paul, Wolf Blitzer's debate question about whether a man without insurance should be allowed to die (to which audience members shouted "Yeah! ) hit pretty close to home. Paul's... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) .
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Prosecutors Probing eBay-Craigslist Feud
(Newser) - The Justice Department has become involved in the long-running dispute between eBay and Craigslist amid accusations that eBay execs broke the law. Federal investigators are probing accusations that eBay employees forwarded confidential information about Craigslist's classified ads business to a team starting up eBay's own classified ads service,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business, Technology.
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Colo. Cantaloupes Blamed for 4 Deaths
(Newser) - Colorado's famous Rocky Ford cantaloupes are being blamed for an outbreak of Listeria that has killed four people and sickened dozens of others in six states. No formal recall has been issued, but health officials are advising people at high risk of contracting the bacterial infection—the elderly, pregnant... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) .
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Michigan to Track Kids' Weight in State Registry
(Newser) - Michigan is getting aggressive on childhood obesity: Under a new initiative, doctors will be required to report kids' body weight and BMI stats to a state registry, the AP reports. The children's identity would remain anonymous, but the move could still trigger concerns about privacy or the government overstepping... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) .
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JD Salinger Note to Maid on Sale for $50K
(Newser) - A newly surfaced work from the late JD Salinger is up for sale—for about $1,800 a word. It's a signed note to his maid written in 1989, which the online company History for Sale has up on eBay for $50,000, reports the Concord Monitor . "Dear... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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New Camera System Knows When You're Lying
(Newser) - A new camera system can reportedly read lies right off our faces. Scientists in Britain have combined video, thermal imaging, and algorithms to scan faces for signs of lies, the BBC reports. The system gets it right about two-thirds of the time, say its makers. The researchers worked with Britain’... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Science & Health.
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Feinstein Also Hit by 'Madoff of Campaign Treasurers'
(Newser) - Dianne Feinstein says her campaign was one of those ripped off by allegedly an fraudulent Democratic campaign treasurer Durkee, she tells the LA Times . Kinde Durkee was arrested on fraud charges two weeks ago, with California Reps. Loretta Sanchez and Susan Davis listed among her alleged victims; Davis dubbed her... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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If Casey Knocked on My Door I'd Turn Her Away: Dad
(Newser) - Casey Anthony isn’t welcome at her parents' home—at least not while George Anthony is there, he tells Dr. Phil McGraw. More bits of the Anthonys’ interview with Dr. Phil are trickling out, and the AP reports that while Cindy Anthony was slightly more forgiving of the couple’s... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Arts & Living.
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Yoko Ono Has a Most Unusual Twitter Strategy
(Newser) - If Yoko Ono is following you on Twitter, don’t feel too special: At the moment, she’s following 693,368 people, the most of any Twitter user. She took over the top spot sometime during the past six months—it used to be occupied by President Obama, notes Time... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Nearly 1 in 6 in US Lives in Poverty
(Newser) - Unsettling news from the US Census Bureau: Nearly one in six people lived in poverty last year. About 46.2 million people, or 15.1%, were below the poverty line, compared to 43.6 million, or 14.3%, in 2009, the AP reports. CNN adds that the poverty rate was... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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366M Now Have Diabetes
(Newser) - The diabetes epidemic is getting worse, the International Diabetes Federation said today, estimating that 366 million people across the globe now have the disease. In comments delivered at a European meeting in Lisbon, the group called the numbers "staggering," noting that 4.6 million people die of diabetes... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health, .
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US Drivers Set to Spend Most Ever on Gas in 2011
(Newser) - The average price for a gallon of gas at a US pump was at a not-too-pretty $3.66 yesterday. The good news: That's significantly lower than the $4.11 all-time high hit in 2008. The bad news: We'll likely have 2008 beat when it comes to a stat... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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James Murdoch Gets Round 2 Vs. Parliament
(AP) - James Murdoch will be recalled for a second grilling before Britain's Parliament, a senior lawmaker investigating the phone hacking scandal said today. John Whittingdale told Sky News that his committee was "beginning to reach the end of its deliberations" but wanted to tie up "one or two... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:06 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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