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Nurses move permanent vegetative state patient at Franziska Schervier intensive care nursing home in Frankfurt

Optimism Decreases Stroke Risk: Study

Optimism reduces risk of stroke, said a new research report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The study surveyed 6044 adults over 50 and asked them to rate their level of optimism according to a 16 point scale.
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New York Heat Wave: Surge in Electricity Use Strains Grid

Utilities companies are taking extra precautions to ensure people who are upping their electricity use to cope with the heat wave do not trigger a repeat of the 2003 blackout that temporarily plunged cities from New York to Detroit into darkness.
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New York Heat Wave: Is Another Blackout Coming?

As a potentially deadly heat wave scorches 32 states, utilities companies are taking extra precautions to ensure added strain on the electrical grid does not trigger a repeat of the 2003 blackout that temporarily plunged cities from New York to Detroit into darkness.

Borders Closer to Liquidation; Deadline Passes Without Bidder

America's second-largest bookstore chain moved closer to liquidation as the company has not found a bidder that wants to keep its stores open. There's still hope, as some talks continue, but there's little time left remaining before Borders enters liquidation.
A job seeker waits in line with others to meet potential employers at a career fair at Rutgers University in New Brunswick

Americans Downbeat About Economy, U.S. Debt

Consumer sentiment dropped to its lowest reading since the Great recession, amid high unemployment and the federal government's inability to deal with its debt problem as a deadline to raise the debt ceiling looms.

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