May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Usher’s ex-wife snaps at news he is engaged and expecting a child

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THE EX-WIFE of R‘n’B superstar, Usher has hit out at reports alleging that he is engaged and expecting a child with his new lover. Tameka Raymond (née Foster), who married Usher in 2007 and divorced […] […]

Yahoo chief Carol Bartz sees trouble for Google

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Google will have “a problem” if it does not diversify its business, the head of Yahoo has told BBC News. Carol Bartz said that Google would have to “do a lot more than search” and […] […]

Son’s death spurs couple to find cause, perhaps cure

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At work, Margaret Pericak-Vance and Jeffery Vance are world-famous husband-and-wife researchers who are unlocking the genetic keys to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, macular degeneration, muscular dystrophy, autism and a dozen other disorders. At home, they’re […] […]

Pool safety: Is there a killer in your backyard?

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Drowning is the leading cause of death among Florida preschoolers. Most of those deaths, about 70 percent, occur in home swimming pools. “When you move into a house, and it has a pool, you have […] […]

Parnevik: Tiger not welcome in my house

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Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik says Tiger Woods is not welcome at his house — and he’s not looking forward to seeing Woods on the golf course. Parnevik introduced Woods to his Swedish wife, Elin Nordegren, […] […]

Ryo Ishikawa closes with 58 to win Japan Tour title

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There are two numbers you’re going to need to know in the next few paragraphs, so we might as well start now: 18 and 58. The first is the age of Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese superstar […] […]

Calif. immigrants’ rights march ends in vandalism

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Close to 20 businesses were damaged after what started as a peaceful immigrants’ rights march in downtown Santa Cruz turned violent, requiring police to call other agencies for help, authorities said. […] […]

Iran, US take their nuclear cases to UN stage

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UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brings his nuclear case to New York on Monday, turning a U.N. treaty conference into a stage for Tehran’s long-running showdown with the Western powers over its uranium […] […]

Could immigration furor create positive evolution?

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Two decades ago, when Arizona voters rejected a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the NFL yanked the Super Bowl from suburban Phoenix. The boycott marked a major turning point in the journey to nationwide acceptance […] […]

Stephen Hawking puts his money on time travel

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HUMANS may one day be able to travel generations into the future, Stephen Hawking says. He suggests humans could build spaceships capable of such high speeds that time would slow down for those on board. […] […]