The government has come under fire this week for revelations that it knew about antibiotic resistant Salmonella in poultry products that has killed at least one person and sickened more than 100 across the country. [More]
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Read More »How 5 Recent Social Uprisings Were Wired
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and other instant communication platforms have helped to fuel riots and find missing persons this week in some major UK cities. [More]
Read More »There for the taking
PGT: Phil Mickelson is known for wilting in the summer heat, but the lefty can win a fifth major if he plays inspired golf this week at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Read More »GolfChannel: Timeless Toms returns to site of win
GolfChannel: The golf world will celebrate the return of an unassuming champion this week. David Toms is the man who made magic with a wedge and a putter, not a driver, a decade ago.
Read More »Daly still unpredictable 20 years after PGA win
John Daly returns to the PGA Championship this year, 20 years after the week that changed his life. "It feels like it's been 40 years, to tell you the truth," he said.
Read More »Bridge Sensors Could Save Travelers
Four years ago this week, the Minneapolis I-35W bridge collapse killed 13 people and injured 145. More recently, more than one in four U.S. bridges were found to be either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, according to a 2009 study by the U.S
Read More »Bettencourt tries to defend at Reno-Tahoe Open
For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reno-Tahoe Open will be played this week the way Jack Nicklaus originally designed the course at Montreux Golf & Country Club and defending champ Matt Bettencourt says it should make for an exciting finish on the 616-yard, par-5 18th.
Read More »Study Says Avoid Colon Cleanses
In an age flush with dubious detox trends, one treatment is getting laid to waste this week: the colon cleanse. [More]
Read More »Langer ready to defend
Bernhard Langer is back, and itching for a repeat at the US Senior Open this week.
Read More »Tiger may play next week after all
PGT: After rumors swirled that Woods would play at this week's Greenbrier Classic -- to no avail -- he may compete in the Bridgestone Invitational,
Read More »One Million Downloads: Apple OS X Lion
Apple is breaking records with this week's release of "Lion," the latest, greatest, operating system upgrade for OS X. Downloads hit the one million mark in just the first 24 hours of sale
Read More »Google+ Traffic Is Multiplying Fast Says Experian Hitwise
Google+ has been in the wild for a few weeks now, and the reviews--like with any new product, especially from a major tech company--have been a mix of glowing praise and healthy skepticism . But whatever the reactions have been from the technorati, there's no doubt the public has been excited to try out the new social network. According to a new report out today by Experian Hitwise, Google+ is growing in multiples.
Read More »New scientific research reveals diamonds aren’t forever
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in the US journal Optical Materials Express this week, Macquarie University researchers show that even the earth's hardest naturally occurring material, the diamond, is not forever.
Read More »Inside Pandora’s New Social Music Mind-Meld
Pandora already acts like an all-knowing DJ. This week, it launched tools and tweaks to its Music Genome Project algorithm that could factor your friends' song choices into a streaming social megamix. Founder Tim Westergren and CTO Tom Conrad explain.
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