ARMC goes tobacco-free
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
No more smoking is allowed outside Alpena Regional Medical Center (ARMC) or near your parked vehicle. Read More |
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Report blames U.S. trade gap for 5.6 mln lost jobs
Published Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
The U.S. trade deficit in goods other than oil cost American workers 5.6 million jobs last year, with Michigan and South Carolina leading the list of hardest-hit states, a report issued on Thursday said.
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Kroger Co recalls corn puff snack
Published Monday, Aug. 18, 2008
Kroger Co (KR.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it was recalling packages of Kroger Hulless Corn Puff Poppers - Extreme Butter because the snack could contain milk not listed on the label.
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E.coli in beef linked to 19 illnesses in Ohio
Published Thursday, June 26, 2008
A sample of raw ground beef was found to contain the same harmful strain of E.coli O157:H7 bacteria that caused outbreaks in Ohio and Michigan and sickened 19 in Ohio in recent weeks, the state's departments of health and agriculture said in a statement on Wednesday.
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UAW locals threaten strikes at five GM plants
Published Monday, April 7, 2008
United Auto Workers union locals at five General Motors Corp(GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plants have served notice with the automaker that they could strike if progress is not made in reaching plant-specific contracts within days. Read More |
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California court to hear gay marriage ban case
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand until it ruled.
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Astronauts install water recycler on space station
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for a second spacewalk to fix the outpost's power system.
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U.S. teen lives 118 days without heart
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday.
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California bent on rebuilding despite wildfire risk
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Twice in the span of a month, wildfires have ravaged the same northeast corner of greater Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of homes and the good life offered by California's scenic beauty at the city's edge.
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Chavez aims to deepen revolution in Venezuela vote
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Still popular after a decade in power, President Hugo Chavez aims to consolidate his hold on Venezuela in tight state elections on Sunday that may give him a platform to speed up his socialist "revolution."
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Rwandan aide arrives in France after extradition
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
A Rwandan official extradited from Germany over the 1994 killing of a Rwandan president which was blamed for triggering genocide arrived in Paris on Wednesday and was put under investigation by magistrates, her lawyers said.
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Congo rebel pullback raises hopes for peace talks
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Hundreds of Congolese rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move U.N. peacekeepers hoped would open the way for talks on ending weeks of conflict in east Congo.
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Syria site hit by Israel resembled atom plant: IAEA
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
A Syrian complex bombed by Israel bore multiple features resembling those of a nuclear reactor and U.N. inspectors found "significant" traces of uranium at the site, a watchdog report said on Wednesday.
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India blows up pirate boat
Published Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
An Indian warship blew up a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels, defying the foreign warships patrolling the seas off their anarchic country.
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