Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at
1:01 pm
Idaho GOP approves no-confidence motion for McGee
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republicans have approved a motion giving Sen. John McGee a vote of no confidence following a drunken driving incident but postponed indefinitely a resolution calling for th
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Tmz.com: Jennifer Lopez performs … To drunken crowd?
Jennifer Lopez is set to perform at a Ukrainian wedding in 3 hours … but here’s the problem — she doesn’t hit the stage until 11:30, and you know how the Ukrainians like their vodka. Jennifer is reportedly pocketing a million bucks for her performance.
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Collision closes northbound Bronx River Parkway
SCARSDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a wrong-way drunken driver collided with a Westchester County police cruiser, injuring both drivers and closing the northbound Bronx River Parkway.
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at
4:35 am
Cabinet approves Rs 200 cr grant to provide drinking water facilities
New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved an additional grant of 200 crore rupees to provide drinking water facilities to the Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh.
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Binge drinking damages the memory of people as young as 18
Binge drinking not only makes you forget what you did the night before but also the day before that – and the day before that, a study suggests.
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Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at
4:33 am
FDA Approves New HIV Treatment
SILVER SPRING, Md., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Edurant (rilpivirine) in combination with other antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults who have never taken HIV therapy (treatment-naive). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO ) Edurant belongs to a class of …
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Shorter treatment found for latent tuberculosis
A cocktail of antibiotics taken for three months works as well as the standard nine-month TB treatment, researchers say. That increases the proportion of people who finish treatment, helping stop the spread of TB. In what is being hailed as the biggest breakthrough since the 1960s in treatment for latent tuberculosis — noninfectious TB without symptoms — researchers said Monday that weekly doses …
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at
5:59 pm
Anchorage commission approves alcoholics’ housing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Anchorage, Alaska, Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a plan to convert a former motel into housing for chronic alcoholics. However, The Anchorage Daily News rep…
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Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at
3:22 pm
Huntington City Council Approves $900,000 in Budget Cuts
West Virginia’s second-largest city is considering furloughs and layoffs to balance its city budget.
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Friday, March 19th, 2010 at
5:57 pm
Pennsbury board approves pilot substance abuse program
In an 8-0 vote, the Pennsbury School Board voted to implement a peer-to-peer pilot substance abuse program in the Twilight Alternative Education program for at-risk teenagers.
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Friday, March 19th, 2010 at
12:21 pm
Council approves regulating gaming establishments
The city of Clinton has amended its zoning code to include electronic gaming operations, with a set of stipulations as to how those establishments can be run. Whether those businesses will be subject to an additional tax remains to be seen.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at
2:46 am
Anchorage Assembly approves alcoholic housing plan
The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to approve so-called “housing first” facilities for alcoholics.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at
1:49 pm
House approves two Tuscaloosa bills
By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau Chief The state House of Representatives passed two local bills Tuesday, one authorizing a vote in Tuscaloosa on Sunday alcoholic beverage sales and the other allowing Tuscaloosa to install automatic cameras to catch motorists who run red lights.
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