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Ray J Apologizes To Fans

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Mammogram Guidelines and Recommendations: Deciding When to Start Mammography Screening

WebMD discusses current mammogram recommendations and how to better understand when to start your mammography screenings.

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Report: First Tornado Warnings Ignored in Joplin

Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday. (Sept. 20)

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If there is indeed a deal in the works to postpone a US-Palestinian showdown on statehood, the two leaders will get to hash it out in person. President Obama will meet Mahmoud Abbas at the UN tomorrow, the AP reports. Obama will meet separately with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, sources…

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Commish Says Schools Committed to Big East

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto says all conference members are committed to staying together. The Pac-12 presidents and chancellors voted late Tuesday night not to expand again. (Sept. 21)

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Illinois Company Seeks Adults With Autism

A software company in Illinois seeks adults with autism because of the unique set of skills they often have. Those skills make for a great software tester and help a certain group of people find comfort in a rewarding job. (Sept. 21)

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Obama to meet Abbas amid UN crisis

US President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the UN Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state. The White House said Obama will meet Abbas at 6 p.m. (2200 GMT) on the sidelines of this week’s UN General Assembly session in New York. Obama is also due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier on Wednesday. “With both the Israelis and the Palestinians the president will be able to say very directly why we believe action at the United Nations is not the way … to achieve a (Palestinian) state,” Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters. Abbas has promised to present UN Secretary…

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Needle-Free Shots Make Vaccines Less Scary

Needle-free vaccines may soon be coming to your neighborhood — if they’re not already there.

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Greece bailout: European Union troika making ‘progress’

Talks to avert a financial meltdown in Greece have made “good progress”, the European Commission has announced. Debt inspectors from the EC, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund will return to Athens next week…

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Nikon unveils V1 and J1 mirrorless cameras: 10.1MP CMOS, 1080p video, ships in October for $650+ (video)

Rumors of a Nikon mirrorless camera have been floating around the web since the middle of last year , and recent leaks have made us wonder not if the company would release a compact ILC — only when such an announcement would be made. Well, we finally have our answer. We journeyed to a secret location in midtown Manhattan tonight, with nary a peep from Nikon about what to expect until just before the clock struck midnight — and only after more than two hours of laptop-free house arrest and live Counting Crows . Only the rumored mirrorless cam seemed worthy of such unusual precautions, so we were relieved to discover that Nikon had managed to justify this late night adventure. The company has finally announced not one, but a pair of compact “1 System” mirrorless cameras, and the company seems totally fine with putting the focus speed up against the self-proclaimed champ . Head on past the break for more details! Gallery: Nikon 1 System hands-on Continue reading Nikon unveils V1 and J1 mirrorless cameras: 10.1MP CMOS, 1080p video, ships in October for $650+ (video) Nikon unveils V1 and J1 mirrorless cameras: 10.1MP CMOS, 1080p video, ships in October for $650+ (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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