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Elmo joins H1N1 flu fight
The federal government is reintroducing a powerful weapon in the fight against the H1N1 flu virus: Elmo. The popular Sesame Street character will be featured in a series of public service advertisements meant to encourage better hygiene among young children, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. In the ads, Elmo teams up with Gordon, another Sesame Street veteran, to stress the importance of basic healthy habits such as frequent hand washing, sneezing into the bend of your arm, and not touching your mouth, nose, and eyes
Mayor of violence-torn Juarez: ‘We’re at turning point’
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, may be one of the world’s most dangerous cities, but an influx of new police officers will stem the wave of violence set to make August the deadliest month yet, Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz told CNN Monday. Drug-related violence in the border city across from El Paso, Texas, is exceeding July’s record of 260 killings.
Kidnap suspect: Mind control helped stop my sexual urges
Phillip Garrido had a story to tell — about how God helped him overcome the evil inside him.
U.S.-Colombia Pact Causes Stir Among Lat-Am Neighbors
If there is, or should be, one rule of U.S.
Facebook makes privacy changes
Facebook has announced it is to overhaul its privacy settings to make it clearer for users to know who has access to their personal data. The news follows an investigation into the privacy policy of the social networking site by Canada’s Privacy Commissioner
The War on Designer Drugs: Britain Bans Legal Highs
In Britain, anyone looking to get high without the criminal side effects can go online or walk into a head shop and buy perfectly legal alternatives to a whole host of illegal drugs, from marijuana to ecstasy to cocaine. But not for long. On Tuesday, Aug.
In Bangladesh, Ted Kennedy revered
The legacy of U.S. Sen.
Ted Kennedy Memoir ‘True Compass’ Set for September
In the days following Senator Edward Kennedy’s death, his story will be told by friends and admirers, fellow politicians, family members, pundits and critics. But when Kennedy’s mammoth memoir, True Compass, is published on Sept
Homework for Kids: Maybe Not Such a Big Load After All
You’ve probably heard the bad news about homework: kids are working longer hours than ever before, and it’s driving them nearly insane. At least one major book has made this argument, as have numerous news articles like this one and this one.