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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here's another reason to throw away the cigarettes: Smoking, already known to cause lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, also raises one's risk for the most common form of diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday.
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DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO — TV Guide magazine's already fuzzy future looks even more uncertain now that the magazine is part of a proposed $2.8 billion sale to security software specialist Macrovision Corp.
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.'s intellectual prop...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bargaining table is deserted and the talks have stopped again five weeks after Hollywood writers went on strike against studios, shutting down production on dozens of TV shows.
So what's the problem?
Here's a look at key issues...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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NEW YORK — NBC has reimbursed some advertisers who paid in advance for commercials aired during prime-time shows that didn't live up to ratings projections, the network said Tuesday.
It's the first time in years a network has compensated advertisers ...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indiana Jones, Capt. James T. Kirk and other movie heroes may have to toss off more ad-libbed wisecracks next year. By 2009, they could be positively tongue-tied if a strike by Hollywood writers drags on for months.
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DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Hell, a character observes near the end of this British spy novel, is not some far distant region. "It was a millimetre away, and all one had to do was scratch at the surface with one's fingernail to reveal it."
For 20 years, English mystery writer I...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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A yearlong exploration by The Associated Press suggests that despite immense challenges, progress is gaining a foothold in pockets of Africa, in spheres ranging from democracy to education. And after minimal results from five decades of Western advi...
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Dear Dr. Gott: Because of gastrointestinal symptoms and lower-left chest pain, I visited a gastroenterologist for the first time. While describing my symptoms and giving a history, the doctor was at his computer taking notes. He also accessed my reco...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Usually when thinking of hotel staff awards, one's mind automatically leans towards the front end of the house, rather than the back or the heart of the house.
But Kellianne Smith, the hotel's human resources director, explained that there is a Commi...
DATE: Dec 13, 2007
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Dear Annie: Four days ago, my husband and I waited 12 hours for the birth of our son's first baby. As soon as we were allowed to see our new grandchild, we rushed into the hospital room, thrilled beyond belief. Our joy was short-lived because soon af...
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