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Books of The Times: Stefanie Syman’s Yoga History, ‘The Subtle Body’

NYT Health - 50 min 34 sec ago
Stefanie Syman’s book examines how yoga, the centuries-old spiritual discipline, became a fitness routine for American athletes, C.E.O.’s, movie stars and soccer moms.

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The Bay Citizen: In Mission, Aging Hospital Is Seen as a Bargaining Chip

NYT Health - 51 min 8 sec ago
St. Luke’s Hospital in the Mission district is essentially on life-support, with its future largely dependent on the fate of an expansion plan by its owner, California Pacific Medical Center.

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French Mother Indicted in Smothering of Infants

NYT Health - 1 hour 30 min ago
A nursing assistant was charged with what prosecutors called modern France’s worst case of infanticide.

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Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice

NYT Health - 1 hour 32 min ago
Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets.

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Laying the grid for the electric car (photos)

CNET - 3 hours 7 min ago
Hoping to energize the electric car industry and make the Bay Area the electric car capital of the United States, San Jose, Calif., installs the first of hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations.
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Turkey Softens Terror Law That Jailed Young Kurds

NYT Headlines - 3 hours 20 min ago
The Parliament passed a bill reducing the sentences of hundreds of Kurdish youths, some of them guilty only of attending protests.

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Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice

NYT Headlines - 3 hours 25 min ago
Salmonella outbreaks that have sickened more than 400 people in the U.S. and Great Britain, have been traced to frozen mice sold over the Internet as food for exotic pets.

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Pentagon Report Places Blame for Military Suicides

NYT Headlines - 3 hours 25 min ago
A report faults commanders for failing to recognize or disregarding high-risk behavior among soldiers.

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Frenzy of Speculation Over Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding

NYT Headlines - 3 hours 50 min ago
Journalists have relied on rumor and speculation as they scrambled to ferret out any information they can on Chelsea Clinton’s upcoming marriage.

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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences

NYT Health - 4 hours 12 min ago
A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

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Taliban Exploit Openings in Neglected Province

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 15 min ago
Deprived of jobs and government services, people in Baghlan Province are turning to the Taliban for speedy justice and work.

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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 15 min ago
A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

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Ellen DeGeneres Leaving ‘American Idol’

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 15 min ago
The move is effective immediately, meaning the talk show host will not appear at the auditions this summer.

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Tourists Discover You Can’t Get There From Here

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 20 min ago
Four Corners is the only place in the United States where a person can stand in four states at once. But, while under reconstruction, not every day of the week.

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Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 21 min ago
The gulf has been suffering for decades before the rig explosion, with the oil industry, farming and lax oversight contributing to a dead zone in the gulf.

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Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports

NYT Headlines - 4 hours 46 min ago
The defense secretary said the breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the U.S.

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T.O. arrives at camp fashionably late

Fox Sports - 5 hours 3 min ago
Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, still got several rounds of applause, and his favorite number was waiting, too.
Categories: Sports

Ellen DeGeneres Leaving American Idol

NYT Headlines - 5 hours 27 min ago
A person close to the show says DeGeneres won’t return for the 10th season, which gives “American Idol” two vacancies on its judging panel.

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Mitsubishi i-Miev in the city

CNET - 6 hours 8 min ago
CNET Car Tech spent some time with the Mitsubishi i-Miev in San Francisco.
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Do unto others--Jasmine's Tech Dos & Don'ts

CNET - 6 hours 11 min ago
Get schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week she gives tips on how you can use technology to do good things for fellow humans.
Categories: Tech