May
30

Andre Fleury’s bid for a 20th straight win on home ice may be a little less hectic with Tomas Holmstrom hobbled by a hamstring injury.
The Detroit Red Wing forward with whom he often reluctantly shares crease space was injured in the third period of Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final, [...]

May
11

JUSTIN MARSHALL wants to quit his bumper contract with the Ospreys and return to his native New Zealand, according to reports in his homeland.
The scrum-half great negotiated an early release from the Welsh region in a bid to play in the Air New Zealand Cup for Canterbury from this August onwards.
Marshall also wants to play [...]

May
03

On the streets of Harare, sympathisers with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said they understood why Mr Tsvangirai had stayed away since voting in the first round of the election five weeks ago.
But now that he had been officially declared the winner, albeit by too small a margin to avoid a second [...]

Apr
20

Inter Milan executed the Home Depot perfect smash-and-grab raid to win 1-0 at Torino on Sunday and open up a six-point gap at the top of Serie A with just four games left.
Julio Cruz’s brilliant diving header on the half hour from Mario Balotelli’s corner proved the difference in a game that saw the leaders [...]

Jan
20

Refugio Ramirez has a pioneer spirit, roaming his unfenced ranch, tending to his livestock and enjoying the stomach-dropping views from the cliffs of this wide-open country.
Nearly four decades ago, as an immigrant in Chicago, Ramirez blazed a path that would transform his hometown. While working as a dishwasher at the Congress Plaza Hotel, Ramirez [...]

Jan
10

The Home Depot Inc. will give military personnel and veterans a discount on purchases made during Memorial Day weekend.
The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer (NYSE: HD) said it will give a 10 percent discount on purchases by all active duty personnel, reservists, retired military, veterans and their families. The offer is valid on purchases [...]

Jan
07

Requests for Social Security numbers are now so commonplace that many people assume they have no choice. But that’s actually not true — although convincing companies of that can be a challenge.
In fact, it’s a bad idea to hand out your Social Security number. If someone steals it, they can open new accounts in your [...]

Jan
07

A new drug called tesamorelin may trim belly fat in HIV patients, a study shows.
The study focuses on HIV lipodystrophy –
abnormal patterns of fat buildup and fat loss in people taking drugs that
target HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV lipodystrophy patients typically gain [...]

Jan
01

From July 1965 until November 1971, New Zealand Defence Force Personnel fought in the Vietnam War. During this time more than 76,500,000 litres of phenoxylic herbicides were sprayed over parts of Southern Vietnam and Laos to remove forest cover, destroy crops and clear vegetation from around military installations. The most common of these defoliant sprays [...]

Dec
25

Hundreds of volunteers are taking part in a massive clean-up along the Connecticut River today and descended on its banks in hopes of making a difference.
From source to sea, eco-friendly residents have one thing on their minds: keep the Connecticut River clean. For USDA Resource Conservationist, Seth Lerman, it’s a chance to teach his [...]