October, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Avoid cold and flu this season

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As the cold and flu season approaches, we should examine our attitudes and practices about those illnesses, which can become more severe as we age. Better to be safe and sound than suffer with an […] […]

Mean girl behavior starting as early as kindergarten

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Scarlett made for a good target. The daughter of an artist, she wore funky clothing to her school, had a mild learning disability and was generally timid and insecure. Lila, the resident “mean girl” in […] […]

U.S. uses attacks to nudge Taliban toward a deal

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Airstrikes on Taliban insurgents have risen sharply here over the past four months, the latest piece in what appears to be a coordinated effort by U.S. commanders to bleed the insurgency and […] […]

Australia’s first saint overcame excommunication

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PENOLA, Australia—Mary MacKillop’s path to sainthood included an unlikely hurdle: excommunication. As a young nun, MacKillop—who will be canonized as Australia’s first saint Sunday at the Vatican—was briefly dismissed from the Roman Catholic Church in […] […]

Teen who killed brother could face life in prison

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RISING SUN, Ind.—An Indiana teenager who admitted he strangled his 10-year-old brother and told police he identified with a fictional TV serial killer will find out Friday how long he’ll spend behind bars. Andrew Conley, […] […]

Buju gets bail

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JAILED Reggae artiste Buju Banton was this afternoon offered $250,000 bail in the Sam M Gibbons Federal Court in the United States. But Banton, real name Mark Myrie, is still not in the clear as […] […]

Brain study shows why fresh romance can ease pain

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WASHINGTON – Falling in love can act as a potent painkiller, and now scientists have figured out why: It stimulates the brain’s reward pathway, much like the rush of an addictive drug. The next question […] […]

UK cops tweet every incident over 24 hours

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One of England’s biggest police forces is tweeting every incident it deals with over a 24-hour period to give the public an idea of the workload officers face. Chief Constable Peter Fahy of Greater Manchester […] […]

Chile miners reveal dark times underground

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THE Chilean miners have begun their unfamiliar new lives as national heroes as darker details emerge of conflict and fear while they were trapped underground. As the first few prepare to be released from hospital […] […]

News: Tropical storm Paula hits Cuba

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TROPICAL Storm Paula tore through Cuba today, bringing heavy rains and strong winds, and testing the island’s rickety infrastructure two years after string of devastating hurricanes. Paula lost its status as a category one hurricane […] […]