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via BBC News - World on 8/2/12
Retired football star Andriy Shevchenko joins Ukraine's opposition party Forward Ukraine.

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via Health - Google News on 8/2/12

CBC.ca

Psychological Distress Linked to Higher Death Risk
ABC News
Feeling anxious, depressed or lonely may boost the risk of early death, a new study found. The British study of more than 68000 people found those who reported symptoms of psychological distress were more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, ...
Mild mental illness 'raises risk of premature death'BBC News
Even Mild Anxiety May Shorten a Person's LifeWebMD
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: StudyU.S. News & World Report
TIME -CBS News -CBC.ca
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via PUERTO RICO NEWS by Mike Nova on 7/30/12
"a new era not only in our pages, but in the history of print journalism in Puerto Rico. From tomorrow the paper is distributed for free ."

EL VOCERO DE PR


EL VOCERO DE PR

Published on Jul 30, 2012 by
Un nuevo Vocero
29 de julio de 2012 - Actualidad, - Redacción, EL VOCERO
EL VOCERO se convierte mañana en el único diario de circulación general que acoge ese modelo de vanguardia implantado hace muchos años y con mucho éxito en Europa, Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica

El Vocero comenzará mañana una nueva era no solo en nuestras páginas, sino en la historia del periodismo impreso en Puerto Rico. Desde mañana el periódico se distribuirá de forma gratuita en los principales semáforos y establecimientos de toda la Isla bajo el principio de que la información es un derecho.
EL VOCERO se convierte mañana en el único diario de circulación general que acoge ese modelo de vanguardia implantado hace muchos años y con mucho éxito en Europa, Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica. No se inventa la rueda con este cambio, sino que se reformula la estrategia de generar ingresos mediante los anuncios, para garantizar que los y las lectoras tengan su producto informativo gratis, tal como lo hacen esos periódicos del exterior.
 
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Traders and floor officials gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the beginning of trading, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. The market wavered between gains and losses for much of Wednesday, yanked around by technical problems, an ambiguous statement from the Federal Reserve, and mixed reports on U.S. companies that made it difficult to decipher just where the economy is headed. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Stocks are slumping at midday after the European Central Bank failed to put forward concrete new plans for calming the continent's debt crisis.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Kofi Annan blamed "finger pointing and name calling" within the U.N. Security Council among the reasons for his decision on Thursday to quit as the U.N.-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria. "The world is full of crazy people like me. So don't be surprised if Secretary General Ban Ki-moon can find someone who can do a better job than me," Annan said when asked if he thought someone else would be named to succeed him. ...

The Senate has failed to pass legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid, water supplies and other critical industries from cyberattack and electronic espionage.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - When Sunni officer Fahed al-Freij was promoted to replace Syria's Defense minister, slain in a bomb attack two weeks ago, few people paid much attention and rebels dismissed him as inconsequential. But Lebanese officials close to the Syrian government said his appointment was a clear indication that President Bashar al-Assad, taken aback by the assassination of four of his top security officials, had decided to respond savagely. They said Freij, a staunch Assad supporter, was known for brutality and shoot-to-kill tactics. ...

Mahindra Satyam said its quarterly net profit rose 56 percent year-on-yearIndian software outsourcer Mahindra Satyam on Thursday said its quarterly net profit rose 56 percent year-on-year, beating forecasts as orders climbed.

President Barack Obama prepares to board Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md.,Thursday, Aug., 2, 2012. Obama is campaigning in Florida and Northern Virginia today. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)More money is being spent this time to help elect a president than ever before, most of it being plowed into just a handful of states to sway a handful of voters.


New York Daily News

Fehrnstrom likens Reid to McCarthy
Politico
A top adviser to Mitt Romney on Thursday compared Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's unproven allegations that the GOP presidential nominee paid no taxes for a decade to Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch hunts in the 1950s.
Eric Fehrnstrom Responds To Harry Reid's Claim About Romney's Taxes: 'Have You ...Huffington Post
Harry Reid continues pushing allegations Mitt Romney paid no taxes for 10 yearsNew York Daily News
Harry Reid takes Romney tax accusation campaign to Senate floorChicago Tribune
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Washington Post (blog)
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via The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Wall by The Wall Street Journal on 8/2/12
A survey found 4% of U.S. college students have gluten intolerance. Another 5% avoid gluten for other reasons, including a perceived health benefit:
http://on.wsj.com/MeYz7p

That's presenting a challenge for colleges. Some are investing thousands of dollars to revamp dining halls, adding separate eating areas, pantries and kitchens for students who avoid gluten.

Photo: Jeff Swensen for The Wall Street Journal

via BBC News - World on 8/2/12
US air safety regulators confirm they are investigating how three planes narrowly avoided a midair collision at a Washington DC airport.

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