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                </div>On Friday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on video baby monitors manufactured by Summer Infant Inc. The recall covers about 1.7 million of the monitors which have been deemed a choking and strangulation hazard. Last March a 10-month old baby girl […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    Recall Issued for Video Baby Monitors

    On Friday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on video baby monitors manufactured by Summer Infant Inc. The recall covers about 1.7 million of the monitors which have been deemed a choking and strangulation hazard. Last March a 10-month old baby girl […]

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                </div>Rather than risk steep fines and expensive de-icing procedures, many U.S. air carriers are opting to pre-cancel flights in the days before adverse weather. While not great news to some travelers, the strategy is paying off for the airlines. In the wake of the JetBlue […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    New Strategy for Airlines is Cancellation

    Rather than risk steep fines and expensive de-icing procedures, many U.S. air carriers are opting to pre-cancel flights in the days before adverse weather. While not great news to some travelers, the strategy is paying off for the airlines. In the wake of the JetBlue […]

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                </div>The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it has identified the areas which are likely candidates for the installation of a group of off-shore wind farms. According to the DOE, the areas at the top of the list are off of the coasts of Virginia, […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    DOE Announces Off-Shore Wind Farms

    The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it has identified the areas which are likely candidates for the installation of a group of off-shore wind farms. According to the DOE, the areas at the top of the list are off of the coasts of Virginia, […]

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                </div>On Friday the White House is expected to send three proposals to congress on how to best untangle the government from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In the wake of the $150 billion bailout, the government, and therefore taxpayers, now own about 80% of the […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    Government Develops Plans to Pull Out of Fannie and Freddie

    On Friday the White House is expected to send three proposals to congress on how to best untangle the government from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In the wake of the $150 billion bailout, the government, and therefore taxpayers, now own about 80% of the […]

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                </div>In a prescription mix up at a Safeway pharmacy, a pregnant 19 year old woman was given the wrong medication recently. The woman was supposed to receive an antibiotic and instead was given a cancer treatment medication. The medication, Methotrexate, is used in cancer treatment […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    Pregnant Women Given Wrong Medication from Safeway Pharmacy

    In a prescription mix up at a Safeway pharmacy, a pregnant 19 year old woman was given the wrong medication recently. The woman was supposed to receive an antibiotic and instead was given a cancer treatment medication. The medication, Methotrexate, is used in cancer treatment […]

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                </div>United Space Alliance, a long time contractor for the Kennedy Space Center, may continue to operate the Space Shuttle as a private commercial enterprise. If approved, their plan would use all three remaining shuttles. Atlantis and Endeavor would fly 2 missions a year, while Discovery […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    Space Shuttles May Continue as a Commercial Venture

    United Space Alliance, a long time contractor for the Kennedy Space Center, may continue to operate the Space Shuttle as a private commercial enterprise. If approved, their plan would use all three remaining shuttles. Atlantis and Endeavor would fly 2 missions a year, while Discovery […]

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                </div>The U.K.’s largest drug manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, recently agreed to a $250 million settlement for some 5,500 cases against the company for deaths related to its drug Avandia. Avandia was once the world’s best selling drug for diabetes, bringing in a reported three billion dollars […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $250 in Avandia Settlement

    The U.K.’s largest drug manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, recently agreed to a $250 million settlement for some 5,500 cases against the company for deaths related to its drug Avandia. Avandia was once the world’s best selling drug for diabetes, bringing in a reported three billion dollars […]

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                </div>A little after 2 PM local time yesterday a power outage brought air traffic departures to a stop at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The outage was due to an equipment failure at a power switching station as workers were upgrading some equipment. The outage affected […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    Power Outage Stops Airport Departures

    A little after 2 PM local time yesterday a power outage brought air traffic departures to a stop at Newark’s Liberty International Airport. The outage was due to an equipment failure at a power switching station as workers were upgrading some equipment. The outage affected […]

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                </div>According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the FBI and the Secret Service are currently investigating some recent break-ins to the computer system which runs the NASDAQ.  The hackers have not reportedly done anything malicious once inside the system. They simply left files capable […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    NASDAQ Web Servers Hacked

    According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the FBI and the Secret Service are currently investigating some recent break-ins to the computer system which runs the NASDAQ.  The hackers have not reportedly done anything malicious once inside the system. They simply left files capable […]

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                </div>On Wednesday of this week, Hilton World-wide opened the first of a new line of hotels in the Hilton family. For the company, this was the first new brand for the company in over two decades. The new brand, labeled Home2 Suites, is a next […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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    A New Brand for Hilton Hotels

    On Wednesday of this week, Hilton World-wide opened the first of a new line of hotels in the Hilton family. For the company, this was the first new brand for the company in over two decades. The new brand, labeled Home2 Suites, is a next […]

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