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Miss. ranked fattest state in nation Associated Press August 28, 2007 Experts say Mississippians need to skip the gravy, say no to the fried pickles and start taking brisk walks to fight an epidemic of obesity. According to a new study, this Deep South state is the fattest in the nation. The Trust for America's Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention, says Mississippi is... Read More
At least 337 die in strong Peru quakeBy MONTE HAYES and MAURICIO MUNOZ, Associated Press Writers CHINCHA, Peru - The death toll from a powerful earthquake rose to at least 337 Thursday, a day after the magnitude-7.9 temblor shook Peru's coast, toppled buildings and shattered roads, officials said. More than 827 people were reported injured and the Red Cross said the toll was expected to ris... Read More
4 gas-saving mythsTuesday May 15, 3:34 pm ET By David Ellis, CNNMoney.com staff writer Using a special additive or cutting off your A/C won't really cut your gasoline consumption. But myths like these run rampant in the minds of American drivers. Right now, the price of gasoline is again setting record highs. The average price for a gallon of regular hit $3.087 Tuesday, the third record in ... Read More
Woman, 95, to be oldest college graduateBy CARL MANNING, Associated Press Writer Fri Apr 27 2007HAYS, Kan. - Sitting on the front row in her college classes carefully taking notes, Nola Ochs is just as likely to answer questions as to ask them. That's not the only thing distinguishing her from fellow students at Fort Hays State University. She's 95, and when she graduates May 12, ... Read More
Asians rate sex lives so-so: survey April April 18 2007 SYDNEY (AFP) - Asia's lovers rate sex far less highly than those elsewhere around the globe, spend less time having intercourse and are not as likely to reach orgasm, according to a survey released Tuesday. The international survey of more than 26,000 people in 26 countries found Asians ranked themselves among the least satisfied with ... Read More
Gunman kills 30 on Virginia Tech campus By SUE LINDSEY, Associated Press Writer April 16 2007 BLACKSBURG, Va. - A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed, bringing the deat... Read More
Is bottled water really better than tap? By Megan Rauscher April 2007NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bottled water is not necessarily healthier or safer than tap water, Tampa, Florida-based sports nutritionist Cynthia Sass told the American College of Sports Medicine 11th annual Health & Fitness Summit in Dallas. Twenty-five percent of all bottled water is actually repackaged tap water, accordi... Read More
Haiti faces high cost of dying By STEVENSON JACOBSPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Life has always been a struggle for Haiti's poor. These days, death isn't much easier. The city morgue is under-refrigerated, jammed to capacity with unclaimed corpses and so short of funds that workers don't have paper masks to ward off the stench.Deforestation has inflated the price of coffin wood, and hundr... Read More
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