Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.

The nature of the internet as a network is that it has no central point of control. "The era of the American Internet is ending. “Suppose the Internet was entirely confined to the U.S., which it once was? That wasn’t helpful,” said Vint Cerf of Google. ...

Famous heart surgeon DeBakey dies

In the late Sixies and early Seventies, news of heart transplants and artificial hearts was splashed over front pages around the world.  Dr. Michael DeBakey was in the forefront of such research.  He pioneered surgical treatments which are common now, but were...

Landmark move to outlaw ageism

In a land where old people will soon outnumber young by many to one this has to be good news! " Elderly people should no longer be denied NHS treatment, credit cards, travel insurance or even car hire because of their age, under government plans to outlaw age...

Black bear spotted in Aiken County, SC

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C.---A black bear was spotted Sunday afternoon off the 118 bypass in Aiken County, and there was another sighting tonight near Beech Island. Stephen Holmes and Amy Burroughs sent us pictures of the bear they saw on Sunday. We aren't sure if it's the same bear...

Bayer Trasylol Heart Surgery Clotting Drugs Sales Suspended Worldwide

"MONDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Bayer AG suspended worldwide sales of Trasylol, a clotting drug using during heart surgery to prevent bleeding, on Monday following a request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove the drug from the American market for safety...

Eight years for driver, 19, who killed girl in crash while racing

"A teenager who killed a 17-year-old girl while racing his car at up to 100mph was jailed for eight years yesterday. Luke Grimes, 19, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was racing with friends when his car "cartwheeled" over an embankment and into a tree, killing passenger...

North American Union Quebec Summit

"WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Paul, a maverick Republican from Texas, today denounced plans for the proposed "NAFTA superhighway" in his state as part of a larger plot for merger of the U.S., Canada and Mexico into a North American Union. "By now many Texans have heard about the...

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Power Companies' Reach May Expand

"The federal government said yesterday that it would give power companies special rights to build their lines in the Washington region and some other parts of the country, permitting the companies to bypass state authority if necessary in the interest of bolstering the...