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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Experts Support FDA Panel's Backing of New Blood Thinner

Following a federal health panel's endorsement of the new blood thinner Brilinta Wednesday, cardiologists say the drug could be a welcome addition to treatments for heart patients.

Director of N.C.a s top law agency moves to new job

As outside investigators continue looking into the State Bureau of Investigation's crime lab, the SBI director has moved to a new job within state government, North Carolina's attorney general said Thursday.

Americans still confused about health reform

Will the new health-reform legislation mean higher taxes for the middle class? Will panels decide what care very sick, older people should receive? Not sure? Join the crowd.

Unpaid Internships Can Cost -- or Pay Off For -- College Students

Pennsylvania State University sophomore Elysia Mann, 18, is spending her summer in New York City working at two fashion internships - both unpaid.

Jimmy Fallon Accused of Sexual Discrmination...by a Man

Jimmy Fallon probably won't be doing a slow jam about this. The Late Night comic has found himself on the receiving end of a sexual-discrimination complaint brought by a former stage manager who claims he lost his job because "Jimmy preferred taking directions from a woman." Come again? Read the complaint In documents filed with the U.S. Equal ...

OSHA: Preliminary investigation finds 2 Illinois grain bin deaths, 1 injury were preventable

A grain bin accident that left two teenagers dead and a third hospitalized could have been prevented and preliminary investigations found one worker was underage and employees lacked safety equipment, a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman said Thursday.

No oil sheen on Morrow Lake, a key point on Kalamazoo River, top EPA official says

Dave Kerns, center, of Grand Rapids and Susan Belt, right, of Augusta react after seeing oil flow through the Kalamazoo River Wednesday afternoon.

OSHA: 2 Illinois grain bin deaths were preventable

A grain bin accident that left two teenagers dead and a third hospitalized could have been prevented and preliminary investigations found one worker was underage and employees lacked safety equipment, a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman said Thursday.

OSHA: 2 Illinois grain bin deaths were preventable

The condition of a hospitalized grain bin worker who was injured in an accident that left two other employees dead has improved.

Citigroup to Pay $75 Million to Settle SEC Charges

The SEC also charged a Citigroup executive and a former chief financial officer of misrepresenting the bank's exposure, although not with intentional misconduct.

SEC Accuses Dallas Investors Of Insider Trading 16min

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit in New York against famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly, accusing them, their attorney and their stockbroker of insider trading.

Citigroup paying $75-million to settle fraud charges

Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75-million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in 2007.