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When you are denied health insurance: Have you ever had irregular periods? A cesarean section? Allergies? You may find yourself in this position: eager to buy coverage but unable to get a company to sell it to you. ›12:35 6 Oct, Mon
Want to be an elephant trainer? Learn a new skill on vacation: Learn to train elephants in Thailand, blend scotch at Scotlands Glengoyne Distillery, and more the most unusual classes you can take, in exciting and exotic destinations. ›20:12 7 Oct, Tue
Drug companies: No cold meds for kids under 4: Children under 4 should not be given cough and cold medicines, companies that make those products said Tuesday in announcing new guidelines for their use. ›15:58 7 Oct, Tue
May-Treanor has surgery on Achilles tendon: Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor had surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon on Tuesday, a day after she dropped out of the "Dancing with the Stars" competition. ›23:49 7 Oct, Tue
Proposed bill would be boon to unions: The Employee Free Choice Act could speed up the process of forming a union by allowing workers to bypass a formal vote and imposing hefty fines on employers that violate employee rights. ›22:24 6 Oct, Mon
Nation's biggest carrier plans la carte pricing: The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. ›04:54 6 Oct, Mon
EU reaches agreement on tackling bank crisis: The European Union's 27 governments agreed Tuesday to guarantee private savings of up to 50,000 euros for one year. ›15:49 7 Oct, Tue
When Clash played Shea, it was punk at its peak: Shea Stadium is closed for business now, but the New York Mets aren't the only ones who made memories there. Legendary punk band the Clash opened there for the Who, and that entire 1982 concert is now available on CD. ›21:10 7 Oct, Tue
Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.: A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage for the release of dozens other prisoners in Cuba. ›18:58 7 Oct, Tue
Aussies protest airport virtual strip search: A trial of full-body scanner security checks at Australian airports have got some passengers worried that their private parts won't be private any more, and that the revealing images may end up on the Internet. ›14:53 7 Oct, Tue
Guess what?There's no harm in a little gossip: Blabbermouth. Tattletale. Scandalmonger. Spreading gossip may seem uncouth but science says otherwise. ›12:24 7 Oct, Tue
World Blog: Our secret war in Pakistan: ›17:43 27 Nov, Tue
Mexico extradites ex-Guatemalan leader: Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday, sending him home to face corruption charges. ›22:05 7 Oct, Tue
Bank savers run at the click of a mouse: Another high-profile banking failure has drawn attention to a different 21st-century phenomenon: as homes and businesses increasingly manage their finances online, mass withdrawals may be invisible. ›17:10 7 Oct, Tue
U.K. to partially nationalize banks: The British government said it would partly nationalize major banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake in a bid to shore up a financial sector that many feared could not survive the global turmoil. ›09:13
Gene discovery may aid hunt for blindness cure: Scientists have discovered a gene mutation linked to the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, holding out the prospect of better treatments and perhaps eventually a cure. ›17:40 7 Oct, Tue
Sources: Harrison fined $20K for ripping ref's call: First it was Saints coach Sean Payton. Then it was Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Now a player has been fined for making negative comments about the NFL's officiating. ›00:55
Scoop: Move over, Tina! Palin may appear on SNL: Saturday Night Live is reportedly in talks to get the real Sarah Palin to appear on the show. In the meantime, Tina Fey continues to draw viewers with her spot-on impersonation. ›13:36 7 Oct, Tue
Vicious killings escalate in Mexico drug war: Mexican gangs are using horrifying methods to outdo each other in an already harrowing drugs war. Drug cartel hitmen have killed 7 people in the past 10 days in Tijuana, on the U.S. border. ›19:16 7 Oct, Tue
Power Rankings: Panthers on rise: It can now be said, 2007 was an aberration. Jake Delhomme is back as are the Panthers in Adrian Hasenmayer's latest Power Rankings. ›00:31
Jamison leaves preseason opener with knee injury: Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison left his team's preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks with a sprained right knee.Jamison's leg buckled while playing defense midway through the first quarter Tuesday night, and he had to be helped to the locker room by teammates. A team spokesman said Jamison was out for the rest of the game.The two-time All-Star averaged 21.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 79 games for the Wizards last season. ›07:24
AmEx rates credit risk by where you live, shop: As the global credit crunch reaches beyond Wall Street, some American Express customers are seeing credit limits reduced because of where they live, where they shop and who holds their mortgage. ›10:42 7 Oct, Tue
Listen up! Music is everywhere on the Web: If you do a lot of listening at home or at work, a bit of knowledge about online music is the way to save money on your music listening routine ›18:00 7 Oct, Tue
Judge bars RealNetworks' copying software: A federal judge has kept in place a temporary prohibition on RealNetworks Inc.'s distribution of software that lets consumers copy and store DVD movies on their personal computers and portable hard drives. ›00:34
