Social Security checks to rise by 63 dollars a month
The typical retiree will see a 63 dollar monthly Social Security increase the largest in 25 years as 50 million Americans receive benefits. The boost comes amid rising living costs and stock market losses with energy and food prices up sharply.
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Iseman denies affair with McCain amid long silence
A female lobbyist Vicky Iseman tells National Journal she did not have a sexual relationship with Senator McCain. The NYT had reported aides' concerns about a possible affair in 1999 but produced no evidence. Separately FBI probes ACORN voter registration fraud and Detroit teens' shooting near Henry Ford High School.
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Stevens Takes Stand in Alaska Senator Corruption Trial
Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska testified in his corruption trial denying any intent to misreport financial holdings. His wife Catherine Stevens testified that she cut checks totaling about 160,000 dollars for renovations to their Girdwood home as the trial moved toward a federal jury.
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Explosion rattles Missouri office building injuring man
An incendiary device exploded in a Clayton parking garage near a 69 year old man’s assigned spot, injuring him and forcing hundreds to evacuate a nearby high rise. The FBI and ATF assisted as bomb searches continued with no confirmed target or motive.
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Stayin' Alive rhythm aids CPR study at Illinois school
A University of Illinois Peoria study finds CPR performed to Stayin’ Alive reaches about 109 to 113 chest compressions per minute, near the 100 per minute guideline. Dr. David Matlock says a few extra beats per minute may improve survival during cardiac arrest.
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Milkshake pleasure cue linked to overeating obesity risk
Washington AP reports a brain scan study showing women with blunted taste pleasure from milkshakes may overeat to compensate and predict weight gain over a year. Researchers cite dopamine receptors and a gene variant Taylor linked to obesity vulnerability.
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National Institutes of Health
Congress Gates Rice brief top lawmakers on accord in Iraq
Defence Secretary Gates and Secretary Rice briefed senior lawmakers on a draft accord covering U S forces in Iraq as Prime Minister Maliki prepared to test the document in Baghdad. The text, not final, would keep U S jurisdiction except in serious off duty crimes, with Iraqi input possible on premeditated offenses.
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