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Japan, England among US Open qualifying hosts
Mar 04, 2013 14:18 EST
Courses in England and Japan will host 36-hole sectional qualifying rounds for the US Open golf championship for the ninth year in a row, the US Golf Association announced on Monday.
WikiLeaks: Manning wanted to 'spark debate' on war
Feb 28, 2013 20:38 EST
US Army private Bradley Manning told a military tribunal that he leaked secret files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to WikiLeaks in order to start a "public debate."
Gays cheer as US voters say 'I do' to marriage equality
Nov 07, 2012 17:47 EST
Supporters of gay rights saw real progress on the horizon Wednesday after the re-election of "ally-in-chief" Barack Obama and important gains for same-sex marriage in four states.
Banned US swim coach charged with child abuse
Oct 25, 2012 23:27 EDT
Richard Curl, banned for life last month by USA Swimming, surrendered to police after being charged with child abuse over allegations of a four-year sexual relationship with a teen swimmer.
Otsuka America receives FDA nod for breath test in children
Feb 27, 2012 11:48 EST
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have approved Otsuka America Pharmaceutical's breath test to detect bacterial infection that causes stomach inflammation and ulcer, for use in children aged 3 to 17 years.
U.S. approves first new nuclear plant in a generation
Feb 09, 2012 17:50 EST
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster.
NRC approves license for Southern's Vogtle reactors
Feb 09, 2012 12:14 EST
ROCKVILLE, MD (Reuters) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a license for Southern Co to build two reactors at the Vogtle nuclear station in Georgia, the first new nuclear reactors to be built in the United States in more than three decades.
NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation
Feb 09, 2012 12:14 EST
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Amgen buys Micromet for anti-leukemia drug
Jan 26, 2012 15:03 EST
Biotech giant Amgen said Thursday it was buying the German-American cancer research firm Micromet, giving it access to Micromet's promising leukemia therapy.
U.S. nuclear agency: Can they all just get along?
Dec 13, 2011 13:37 EST
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Drawn and stone-faced, the five members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission sat side by side at a table, speaking the complex language of engineering acronyms and numbers with people who run nuclear plants.
No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment: study
Dec 12, 2011 21:26 EST
(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian study said.
No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment
Dec 12, 2011 21:16 EST
(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian study said.
No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment
Dec 12, 2011 16:36 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, according to a new study.
26aruba.ART
Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST
He has spent nearly four months in custody while investigators have sought more time to gather and evaluate evidence in the death of 35-year-old Robyn Gardner, of Frederick, Md. Gardner is presumed dead, but her body has not been found.
Fed up with Washington, wealthy boycott campaign fundraising
Oct 12, 2011 17:54 EDT
(Reuters) - They might not be among the jobless protesting against Wall Street, but the rich are angry, too. Furious over U.S. government gridlock, the wealthy have their own form of protest: Refusing to make political contributions.
FDA to study effect of tobacco rules on smokers
Oct 06, 2011 13:29 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said on Thursday they will follow the behavior and health of 40,000 smokers aged 12 and older to study the effects of new tobacco regulations.
More painkiller use linked to kidney cancer
Sep 12, 2011 17:14 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who regularly take painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen may be at higher risk of kidney cancer, according to new research.
Quake shook U.S. plant twice as hard as design allowed
Sep 08, 2011 18:38 EDT
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Last month's record earthquake in the eastern United States may have shaken a Virginia nuclear plant twice as hard as it was designed to withstand, a spokesman for the U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Thursday.
