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U.S. kids even fatter than believed, study shows
March 18, 2010
Extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed, putting them at greater risk of serious health problems as they age, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Butler does it in second half against UTEP
March 18, 2010
Butler overcame a six-point halftime deficit and surged into the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 77-59 blowout victory over No. 5 UTEP in a West Regional game Thursday.
Rangers’ Washington also used other drugs
March 18, 2010
A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington says he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.
Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip
March 18, 2010
Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
US rep: Accused ‘Jihad Jane’ has been cooperating
March 18, 2010
A Pennsylvania congressman says the U.S. terrorism suspect known as “Jihad Jane” has been cooperating in an international probe of radical Muslims.
Baylor tested, wins 1st tourney game in 60 years
March 18, 2010
Netanyahu, Clinton talk after settlement crisis
March 18, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed “confidence-building steps” with Palestinians in a telephone call with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, after a dispute over settlements.
American took a twisted trail to terror
March 18, 2010
(CNN) — The path that brought U.S. citizen David Coleman Headley to the point of pleading guilty to involvement in two international terrorism plots is complicated and twisted.
His life, in many ways, is far from the average American experience, but hes also very much a product of a typical American upbringing.
Hes an unusual fusion, a product of two worlds, a rare blending of East and West. And because of his unusual background, Headley, experts say, is one of the most unusual and important American-born terrorists.
Even his eyes — one blue and one brown — reflect the double life he has lived almost since the day he was born.
Headley pleaded guilty Thursday to all 12 charges against him in connection with the four-day siege on Indias financial capital in 2008 that left more than 160 people dead and a planned attack in Denmark.
Headley, the son of an American mother and Pakistani father, was accused of extensive involvement in planning the devastating attacks on hotels in Mumbai, which the Indian government says were carried out by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. At least six Americans were among the dead.
FDA panel backs device for mild heart failure
March 18, 2010
Federal health advisers say an electronic heart implant should be approved for millions of new heart-disease patients who currently aren’t eligible for the device.
Sources: Budget Office estimates health care bill to cost $940 billion
March 18, 2010
Washington (CNN) — Democratic congressional leaders unveiled a long-awaited $940 billion compromise health care plan Thursday, setting the stage for a final legislative showdown on President Obamas domestic priority.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced that Obama had decided to delay an upcoming trip to Australia and Indonesia to help push the bill over the finish line. The president had been set to depart Washington on Sunday, the same day that the House of Representatives is likely to vote on the measure.
Watch Gibbs defend health plan maneuver 
"Im sure he wants to be here for the history," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California.
If enacted, the measure would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. It would extend insurance coverage to an additional 32 million Americans, according to a preliminary analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Among other things, the plan would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage, increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance, and ban denials of coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Chicago terror suspect pleads guilty
March 18, 2010
A Chicago man admits in court that he scouted out the Indian city of Mumbai before a 2008 terror attack that left 166 dead and helped plan an attack a Danish newspaper that never took place.
Condoms may be required for porn actors
March 18, 2010
Condoms might be the only thing porn actors are required to wear if the state’s workplace safety board approves a petition mandating their use.
No. 2 Kansas State starts slow, then surges
March 18, 2010
Denis Clemente had 17 points and six assists, helping No. 2 seed Kansas State open the NCAA tournament with an 82-62 rout of North Texas on Thursday.
Saint Mary’s earns first NCAA win since 1959
March 18, 2010
Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary’s pulled away from Richmond to win 80-71 on Thursday in the first round of the South Regional.
Nathan to test elbow this weekend
March 18, 2010
Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan will play catch this weekend as he tries to decide if he can pitch with a torn ligament in his right elbow.
RB Bryce Brown leaves Tennessee program
March 18, 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Tennessee coach Derek Dooley says running back Bryce Brown has left the Volunteers’ program.
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Netanyahu, Clinton talk after settlement crisis
March 18, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed “confidence-building steps” with Palestinians in a telephone call with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, after a dispute over settlements.
Politics »
US rep: Accused ‘Jihad Jane’ has been cooperating
March 18, 2010
A Pennsylvania congressman says the U.S. terrorism suspect known as “Jihad Jane” has been cooperating in an international probe of radical Muslims.
Business »
Report: Linux Gains Ground, Windows Stumbles
January 26, 2010
Linux inched ahead in the operating-system arena during the final month of 2009, even as Windows and Mac gave up some ground. That’s according to research firm Net Applications, which recently released its Market Share report covering operating systems in December. Linux accounted for 1.02 percent of the market in December, up from an even 1 percent the month before.
Technology »
Is Digg the future of social news?
March 18, 2010
London, England (CNN) — Social voting site Digg this week unveiled plans to become a hub for sharing links on the Web. If your friends are sharing media on Facebook, Twitter and other sites, Digg wants to provide a personalized home page that filters the Web based on your friends activities. These new features will be previewed in the coming weeks.
Could it work? Might Digg help define the future of news?
Facebook, Twitter … Digg?
If youre sharing links on the Web today, chances are youre doing it on one of two sites: Facebook or Twitter. Thats a problem for Digg, which allows users to vote on news stories, pictures and videos. Digg pioneered social sharing, but these activities have moved to other venues in recent years.
But the Twitter and Facebook trend also provides an opportunity for Digg: While Twitter and Facebook are utilized to share links, ranking news stories is the core focus of neither. The sites new plan is to analyze the news stories, videos and images shared by your friends on these sites and rank them by relevance.
One-hit wonders
Getting "Dugg" was once the dream of Web publishers. When a news article gained enough votes to hit the Digg home page, tens of thousands of visitors could bombard your Web site in a matter of hours.
Publishers, however, realized this system was a lottery of sorts: Littering your Web site with "Digg this!" buttons in the faint hope of hitting Diggs home page proved far less effective than encouraging readers to share links with small groups of friends on Twitter and Facebook.
On Digg, submitted stories are either hit or miss. On social networks, however, every share drives more interest. Digg hopes to rectify the situation by offering personalized home pages for every user, making the site more relevant to individuals and referring more reliable streams of traffic to publishers.
The rise of the curation economy
"Content curation" is a major Web trend for 2010. People are creating stories, photos and other "content" at a rate that is outpacing our ability to consume it. Information overload has become an increasingly common complaint, I wrote in December 2009.
The problem is growing. In May 2009, YouTube announced that 20 hours of video content was being uploaded every minute. This week, the video sharing giant revised that statistic to 24 hours per minute. Last month, Twitter announced that users are producing 50 million Tweets per day, up from 35 million per day in 2009. Facebook, meanwhile, reports that users are posting 60 million status updates per day — in October 2009, that number stood at 45 million per day.
With this content tsunami growing faster than our ability to consume it, Digg seems perfectly positioned to solve the content consumption crisis.
Diggs vision: curated consumption
Once the clear leader in curation, Digg has become a niche community of technology enthusiasts. By aggregating activity on other social sites, it hopes once again to become the leader in social news. With content overload reaching new heights, its timing could be fortuitous.
Diggs challenge: Prove that it can cut through the content mountain, rather than contribute to it.
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Health »
Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip
March 18, 2010
Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
Sports »
Butler does it in second half against UTEP
March 18, 2010
Butler overcame a six-point halftime deficit and surged into the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 77-59 blowout victory over No. 5 UTEP in a West Regional game Thursday.
