Orlando, FL (AHN) – Migraine headaches may be a harbinger to the most common type of stroke, according to a new study. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions pooled the results of 21 studies involving 622,381 men and women and came to the conclusion that the risk of stroke is 2.3 times higher in migraine sufferers than in those who do not get the headaches.
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Frequent Migraines May Signal Stroke Risk
London, U.K. (AHN) – Intel launched Tuesday a device that helps people with dyslexia by scanning printed text and reading it aloud and displaying it on a built-in screen
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Intel Launches in U.K. Device That Reads Aloud Printed Materials
Paris, France (AHN) – A French law on posthumous marriage allowed a woman from eastern France to marry her dead partner on Saturday. Mayor Christopher Caput of Dommary-Baroncourt village granted the request of 26-year old Magali Jaskiewicz to marry 25-year-old Jonathan George, who died in a car accident two days before their scheduled wedding in January.
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French Woman Marries Dead Partner
Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, best known in Australia for being the country’s biggest anti-gambling zealot, has a new target that like Pokies (slot machines) also likes to suck users dry: Scientology. In an address to the Australian Senate Tuesday night, Xenophon declared that the Church of Scientology was a “criminal organization that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs.
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Australian Senator Calls Scientology A Criminal Organization
Salt Lake City, UT (AHN) – A woman who helped her husband abduct a teenager in March 2002 and enslaved her for nine months pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges before a Salt Lake City court on Tuesday. Wanda Eileen Barzee, 64, also agreed to a 15-year-sentence and to testify against her husband, Brian David Mitchell, for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart when she was 14. Mitchell, a self-proclaimed prophet, took Smart to a remote camp and made her his bride
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Wife Who Helped Husband Abduct, Enslave Utah Teen Pleads Guilty
In this case quite literally. hat tip to My Modern Metropolis Related posts: Hello Kitty Darth Vader What If Darth Vader Was From London? Queen Leah checkmates King Darth Vader
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Darth Vader is full of hot air
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Philadelphia, PA (AHN) – The Chicago Bears can breathe a little easier next Sunday, for barring a charge of fortune, they will not have to deal with big playmaker Brian Westbrook in their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Westbrook sustained his second concussion in three weeks. The second was sustained when he got sandwiched between his own teammate Jason Avant, and Chargers safety Eric Weddle.
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Eagles Back Westbrook Concussed For Second Time In Three Weeks
If you’re up to phase 5 in Volvo’s “What Drives Edward?” contest, you’d better get cracking. Judging by searches for phase 5 hints and tips in the contest, a lot of people are up to that spot and getting stuck with the order of the responses.
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New Moon Volvo Contest- What Drives Edward, Phase 5?
Rihanna made her live return in London last night, November 16 – her first full concert since she was assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in February.
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Rihanna’s Rated R Return
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