Rush Limbaugh says he’s no Gilbert Gottfried and that his critics are off base in accusing him of laughing at victims of Japan’s earthquake . On today’s show, he says he was ridiculing a Diane Sawyer news report about the refugees—not the refugees themselves—because of its focus on how…
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A Florida doctor that developed suits to protect people from radiation is donating hundreds of the full-body suits to the rescue workers in Japan. (March 17)
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Country music pioneer Ferlin Husky has died at age 85. He sold more than 20 million records, mostly in the ’50s and early ’60s, with hits including “Wings of a Dove” and “gone.” (March 17)
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Patients with fecal incontinence treated with injections of a bulking agent may have a reduction in symptoms, a study shows.
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Emergency workers seemed to try everything they could think of Thursday to douse Japan’s most dangerously overheated nuclear reactors: helicopters, heavy-duty fire trucks, even water cannons to ease the peril at the tsunami-ravaged facility. (March 17)
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It’s the eternal Latin American lament: The region’s superpower neighbor either ignores it or pushes it around. Fair or not, that perception will hang over Pres. Barack Obama’s 1st official visit to South America on Sunday. (March 17)
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Better HIV testing is finding more people with HIV, and better treatment means patients live longer. But this rising tide of HIV patients is swamping the U.S. HIV care system, an IOM report finds.
Continue reading …Sarah Palin apparently has a lot of work to do if she’s serious about the presidency: More independents say they would vote for Charlie Sheen over her in a 2012 match-up, reports USA Today . Yes, that Charlie Sheen. Independents preferred Sheen to Palin 41%-36% in the survey by Public Policy…
Continue reading …Sprint announces Overdrive Pro 3G / 4G by Sierra Wireless, available on March 20th
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Road warriors riding the Sprint WiMAX 4G truck will be pleased to know that there’s a new mobile hotspot device in the house. Dubbed the Overdrive Pro 3G / 4G, users can now simultaneously connect up to eight devices — as opposed to just five previously — to the web via this little 802.11n router from Sierra Wireless. Better yet, Sprint has halved the price for this new model to $49.99 after a $50 rebate with a two year $50 service agreement, yet you still get the usual goodies like microSD expansion and built-in GPS support to boot. You can pick one up at Sprint stores starting on March 20th. [Thanks, r0fl] Continue reading Sprint announces Overdrive Pro 3G / 4G by Sierra Wireless, available on March 20th Sprint announces Overdrive Pro 3G / 4G by Sierra Wireless, available on March 20th originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The UN Security Council has approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize “all necessary measures” to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. The vote today was 10-0 with five abstentions, including Russia and China.
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