$16.6 M starting contracts for Wade and Bosh at Heat
Bosh and Wade each are eligible for contracts that start at $16.6 million for 2010-11.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are teaming up together on the Miami Heat, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
Bosh was selected with the No. 4 pick of the 2003 NBA Draft out of Georgia Tech, with [...]
US EPA proposes clean air rule on power plants
New rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could force utility companies to close some of their older coal-fired power plants in West Virginia.
Proposed pollution-reducing rules would affect power plants in 31 states and the District of Columbia, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
“This rule is designed to cut pollution that spreads hundreds of [...]
Heat wave hits US Northeast
Scorching temperatures topping 90 degrees Fahrenheit were expected throughout the east, rising to at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in New York and Washington.
Canada’s Quebec region, particularly around Montreal, also got blasted, although city hospitals said there had been no immediate spike in heat-related illnesses.
New Yorkers were warned to stay in the [...]
Depression doubles dementia risk, say researchers
Having depression may nearly double the risk of developing dementia later in life, new research suggests.
Experts know that the two conditions often co-exist, but it is not clear if one actually leads to the other.
To reach the conclusion, researchers examined research data on 949 people with an average age of 79 from the Framingham Heart [...]
Bond between Israel and US ‘unbreakable’ says Obama
The meeting between Obama and Netanyahu at the White House held considerable symbolic importance as much as it is crucial to the future of the Middle East, according to the region’s press. The peace process, the Iranian nuclear issue and the restoration of relations between Turkey and Israel are said to hinge on the [...]
US stocks bounce back after long weekend
US stock markets opened strongly on Tuesday, in the first session after an extended holiday weekend.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 98.69 points (1.02 percent) to 9,785.55 in opening trades.
U.S. stock markets are rising on the back of gains in the European and Asian markets and bolstered by comments from the Australian central bank.
The [...]
British singer George Michael arrested after car crash
British pop singer George Michael was arrested over the weekend after crashing his car into a London store, police confirmed Tuesday.
Police were called to the scene at around 3.35 a.m. local time (0235 GMT) on Sunday.
“The man aged in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive,” a spokesman said.
Police do not [...]
Crackdown 2: Sequel to Crackdown
Crackdown 2 is a large game, but not one without some obvious flaws. The game’s location is the same. Crackdown 2 is the sequel to Crackdown.The graphics look about the same. In Crackdown 2 players return to an even more liberal Pacific City bulked up by new underground caves, bunkers, plains and more. Crackdown [...]
UFC 116: Brock Lesnar’s baddest man on earth
It’s hard to argue against the idea that Brock is the best “pound-for-pound” fighter in the world, and here’s why: remember the bully in elementary school? He became the bully because he was the biggest guy in the school, right? Well UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is the biggest, baddest dude in the UFC [...]
