Month: June 2013

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation’s first statewide ban on the sale of crib bumper pads is taking effect in Maryland.

LONDON (AP) — About a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner, according to the first major review of violence against women.

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields. Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, captured by Israel in the 1967 war, are routinely denied registration of their birth and access to health care, decent schools and clean water, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child said. …

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore urged people to remain indoors because of record air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.

By Peter N Henderson TORONTO (Reuters) – Beleaguered Toronto Mayor Rob Ford won a legal victory on Thursday when Canada's top court refused to hear an appeal of a conflict-of-interest case that could have ousted him from office. The case is unrelated to reports by two media outlets last month that Ford had been caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, allegations that he has strongly denied. The conflict-of-interest case involved Ford's vote at city council to scrap a C$3,150 ($3,100) penalty imposed on him for accepting donations of the same amount for his football foundation from lobbyists. …

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Toronto, ON (PRWEB) June 20, 2013. Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, reports on a new study revealing an 8-hour weight loss diet eating without food restrictions. As Bel Marra Health …
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Many women worry they’re waiting too long to get pregnant, but a doctor and professor of psychology says many women are misguided on their fertility window. Dr. Jean Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University and the author of the recent article “How Long…        

The sudden death of actor James Gandolfini has put the spotlight on heart disease and its many risk factors. Gandolfini died Wednesday from cardiac arrest after being rushed to a hospital from the Rome hotel where he was vacationing with his 13-year-old son. The 51-year-old…        

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