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Airport full-body scanners raise concerns

May 24, 2010
Full-body scanners may soon be coming to an airport near you. The Transportation Security Administration hopes to have nearly 1,000 full-body...

Dave & Buster's marks National Play Day with free game play

May 24, 2010
May 25th marks National Play Day. So if you happen to like games or know someone who does, Dave & Buster's is offering customers a free $10...

BP pledges money to fund study, cuts oil capture estimates

May 24, 2010
BP has pledged $500 million to study the impact that its massive oil spill is having on the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company says the money will g...

Texas Rangers file for bankruptcy

May 24, 2010
The Texas Rangers have filed for bankruptcy in order to follow through with previously negotiated plan that will lead to a sale to investors led by...

White House to undergo renovations

May 24, 2010
The White House is getting a facelift. This weekend, construction crews will start the biggest renovation since the Truman Era. Back then, the...

What country will have the strongest post-recession comeback?

May 21, 2010
Businessweek has rated the countries best suited to profit from the economic recovery, based on findings from a business school in Switzerland. I...

Report: 1 in 8 swimming pools closed for code violations

May 21, 2010
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says many public swimming pools are dirty. According to the report, one in eight...

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Infertility drugs the cause of autism?

May 20, 2010
There's been a lot of hoopla about vaccines lately, mostly because some continue to claim they're somehow connected to the rise of autism. Well,...

London unveils Olympic mascots

May 20, 2010
Two one-eyed, cyclops-like creatures -- with a modern twist -- have been unveiled as the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics....

U.K. survey: iPhone more important invention than toilet

May 19, 2010
iPhone or washing machine? iPhone or space travel? iPhone or internal combustion engine? If you had to pick between the pairs, which would be the...