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Thrift, savings making U.S. comeback 
  MINNEAPOLIS, July 5 (UPI) -- Thrift is making a comeback in the United States after Americans spent most of the past 15 years spending freely on borrowed money, statistics indicate. Numbers released by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Commerce Department showed consumer borrowing dipped by $15.7... more »
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'Potter' star Watson going to Columbia U. 
  NEW YORK, July 4 (UPI) -- British actress Emma Watson of "Harry Potter" fame says she will soon be a student at New York's Columbia University. The 19-year-old actress, who has played Hermione Granger in all the "Harry Potter" films, has confirmed she will start attending Columbia in the fall, the New York Daily News reported Monday.... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 4 - 1 new of 1 message    

Swiss develop new form of knee surgery 
  BERN, Switzerland, July 4 (UPI) -- A Swiss medical team says its technique for treating torn anterior cruciate ligaments in the knee provides quicker healing and more stability. A torn anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, most often is treated by grafting a tendon from another part of the body.... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 4 - 1 new of 1 message    

Migraines harm academic future 
  WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Adolescents who suffer from migraines are more likely to get lower grades and less likely to graduate from high school, U.S. researchers said. "Our results show that migraine sufferers have trouble attending school and have trouble concentrating on the days they do... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

Older forests store more carbon 
  CORVALLIS, Ore., July 3 (UPI) -- Letting Pacific Northwest forests age longer would increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, researchers in Oregon said. If, for example, the region's forests were allowed to increase in age by 50 years, their potential to store atmospheric... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

Powerful anesthetic found at Jackson home 
  LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Investigators found the powerful anesthetic drug Diprivan in pop icon Michael Jackson's Los Angeles home, ABC News reported. Diprivan, also known by the generic name propofol, was one of many medications found in Jackson's home, sources told ABC. The drugs had been prescribed by multiple doctors to multiple patient... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

No DNA link between Etruscans, Tuscans 
  FLORENCE, Italy, July 3 (UPI) -- Modern Tuscans show no genetic relationship to the Etruscans who occupied the area during the Bronze Age, Italian researchers have found. While there is a genetic link between Medieval Tuscans and the current population, no link could be found to inhabitants from... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

Community colleges in a crunch 
  WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Community colleges across the United States, facing budget cuts, have gotten a boost from federal stimulus money, officials said. But many colleges still have financial problems, Stateline.org reported Thursday. More people are turning to community colleges because of the economic slump, either because the... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

Naval Academy admits most diverse class 
  ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Naval Academy has admitted a freshman class with the highest percentage of minorities in its history, 435 out of 1,230 plebes. New students were sworn in this week, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The academy, in Annapolis, Md., has doubled the number of... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

Judge to decide whether prof gets job back 
  DENVER, July 2 (UPI) -- A judge must decide whether Ward Churchill, a controversial professor of ethnic studies, should be reinstated at the University of Colorado. Judge Larry Naves said he expects to make a decision by next week, The Denver Post reported Thursday. Naves heard testimony and... more »
By United Press International  - Jul 2 - 1 new of 1 message    

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