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Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya (AFP)

March 10, 2010

AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.

Govt to warn on baby slings because of deaths (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move.

Bank of America ends overdraft fees on debit cards (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees.

U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals (LiveScience.com)

March 10, 2010

LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could safeguard future tech innovation.

Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.

Exclusive: "Secret" Giotto uncovered in Florence chapel (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries.

Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

Quake Moved Chilean City 10 Feet (LiveScience.com)

March 10, 2010

LiveScience.com - The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile more than a week ago moved the city of Concepción at least 10 feet (3 meters) to the west, seismological measurements indicate.

Soldier tells how he threw back Taliban grenade (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - A soldier serving with the British Army in Afghanistan has told of the moment he threw back a Taliban hand grenade, telling himself: "I've really only got one chance to do this."