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Is it Wallpaper? Is it Wood? 15 Reasons to Look Twice at Tile
TreeHugger
With roots dating back to the Egyptians and the Romans, why do we always try to stick tile in the bathroom or the kitchen? After attending Italian tile trade show...
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Abortion down, Contraception up
Soc 202 - Current Events
Global abortion rates have gone down tremendously. The reason for this drop is the high number of married women using contraception worldwide. Pregnancy prevention has become better available and more accepted in society. Although this is good, unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year due to poor abortion laws.
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Judge Halts Mandatory Flu Vaccines for Health Care Workers
City Room
Updated, 4:21 p.m. | A judge on Friday morning halted enforcement of a New York State directive requiring that all health care workers be vaccinated for the seasonal flu and swine flu.
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Study: Full Retirement May be Bad for Your Physical and Mental Health
Chattah Box
A new study finds that seniors who continue to work in the same field in some capacity after retirement enjoy better physical and mental health, than retirees who stopped working altogether. As the economic downturn is forcing many workers to delay retirement, this new study comes as good news.
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USDA: Some Minnesota pigs may have flu virus
On Deadline
Pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the first potential cases in U.S. swine, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced.
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