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Hardware heroes in our gadgets | | Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work. |
TABLE-Economists raise Brazil inflation forecasts | | SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Economists raised their forecasts for inflation in Brazil this and next year, a weekly central bank survey showed on Monday. The poll provides the median forecasts of... |
Billionaire Republican donor Adelson loses libel lawsuit | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, has lost a $60 million libel lawsuit in which he claimed a Democratic group spread a false accusation that he had condoned prostitution in his casinos in Macau. |
Leaders of India, Pakistan meet in New York | | Sept. 29 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) |
Well Statins Tied to Cataract Risk | | In one of the largest studies ever done on the subject, researchers have found that taking statins, the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, is associated with an increased risk for cataracts. |
Just for Fun | | Scenes from the New York City Ballet program at Lincoln Center. |
A.A.U. Coach Arrested on Drug Charge | | Curtis Malone, the founder of the D.C. Assault program and one of the key power brokers in college basketball recruiting, was arrested after a yearlong investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. |
Photo Replay Sept. 23-29 | | Athletes often insist that critical moments feel as if they happen in slow motion, but thats when their instincts and experience kick in. |
Deadly blasts rocks Baghdad | | Sept. 30 - More than 40 people die and dozens of others are wounded in a series of car bombs in predominantly Shi'ite areas of Baghdad. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Comcast to bid for Houston sports network if court forces sale | | (Reuters) - Comcast Corp is prepared to bid if it can force a sale of the financially troubled, regional-sports network that carries the games of the Houston Astros baseball team and the Houston Rockets, the city's basketball team, court papers show. |
Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device | | July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. |
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