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July 14, 2010

American Splendor comic book writer Harvey Pekar dies at 70

American Splendor comic book writer Harvey Pekar dies at 70
Underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar, best known as the inspiration for the film American Splendor, died Monday morning in his Cleveland Heights home. He was 70.

GEBRSELASSIE SET FOR GREAT NORTH BOW

GEBRSELASSIE SET FOR GREAT NORTH BOW
Former Olympic and world 10,000metres champion Haile Gebrselassie is to make his debut at this year’s Bupa Great North Run in September.

A new way to fight H1N1

A new way to fight H1N1
By Salina Abd Aziz KUALA LUMPUR: The 21st century is unveiling many scary discoveries. While we move forward with technological advances, germs also referred to as pathogens, seemed to make their presence known in our daily lives. They are far more pervasive than many of us give them credit for. Pathogens are a variety of living organisms that can cause diseases to the host. The host would refer …

NM gunman shoots girlfriend, kills 2 at plant

NM gunman shoots girlfriend, kills 2 at plant
Officers raced past dead and injured bodies in a New Mexico manufacturing plant as they looked for a gunman who had wounded his girlfriend during a confrontation before fatally shooting two of her co-workers then himself.

Famed Cleveland Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar Dies

Famed Cleveland Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar Dies
CLEVELAND HTS., Ohio — Famed underground comic writer Harvey Pekar was found dead in his Cleveland Heights home on Monday morning, according to officials with the Cuyahoga County Coroners Office.

West Nile spraying angers San Jose residents

West Nile spraying angers San Jose residents
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Some west San Jose residents are unhappy over Tuesday evening’s planned chemical spraying over their neighborhood to curb spread of the West Nile virus. A Pyrethrin-laced fog sprayed over the area will kill most mosquitoes, which pass the West Nile virus. Santa Clara officials say the small amount of Pyrethrin, which is found in household insecticides and pet sprays, is …

FDA accepts to review sNDA for SPRYCEL for treating adult patients with CML

FDA accepts to review sNDA for SPRYCEL for treating adult patients with CML
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing and review the supplemental New Drug Application for SPRYCEL (dasatinib) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Town approves moratorium on dispensaries

Town approves moratorium on dispensaries
The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesn’t mean dispensaries won’t appear in Telluride in the next half-year.

EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases

EPA moves to regulate smokestack greenhouse gases
The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to more tightly control air pollution from large power plants, factories and oil refineries, a step to limit emissions widely blamed for global warming.

Winded? woozy? Get out of the water

Winded? woozy? Get out of the water
BOSTON, May 13 (UPI) — Cold water temperatures can put an extra strain on the heart and circulation, a U.S. doctor cautions.