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Illumina Outlook Drags Down Genetic Tools Sector

Shares of Illumina Inc (ILMN.O) fell 35 percent and dragged down its peers on Friday, a day after the maker of genetic analysis tools forecast a weak third quarter on uncertainty related to research funding in the United States and Europe.

U.S. Advisers: Keep Health Benefits Affordable

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An advisory group urged U.S. officials to formulate a set of essential health benefits under President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul that is in line with cost of insurance in a typical small employer plan.
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Calif. Open to Deal in Mortgage Settlement Talks-WSJ

California Attorney General Kamala Harris remains open to a deal with large U.S. banks in multi-state mortgage negotiations provided it involves a stronger proposal from lenders, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Zombies Overrun the World (In Cheeky Public Health Campaign)

The world becomes overrun by zombies; flesh-eating hordes of the undead. Would you be prepared? The tongue-in-cheek question was posed in March by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not as a way to scare the living come Halloween, but to raise awareness of how unprepared residents can be for dire emergencies during natural disasters.
Newly sworn Gov. Jerry Brown of California. Consumer advocates are urging Brown to push for tighter health insurer regulation.

California law fights regulation with regulation

In an odd twist, California business groups applauded Governor Jerry Brown for signing legislation on Thursday to create a new layer of government regulation they say will lessen the burdens imposed by future regulations.
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California to end food stamp fingerprinting

Low-income Californians will no longer need to be fingerprinted when they apply for food stamp assistance, under legislation signed into law on Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown.
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Steve Jobs’ Daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the Girl Who Was Denied Paternity

Jobs himself was also estranged from a child he fathered early in his life. On May 17, 1978, when Jobs was 23, his­­ high school girlfriend Chris-Ann Brennan gave birth to a daughter. Like his biological father Jandali, Jobs too struggled with his responsibilities and denied he was her father for two years.
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Supplement Users Often Get Ample Minerals in Diet

People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals tend also to get more nutrients from their food than those who don't take supplements, according to a new study that suggests vitamins are often taken by the people who need them least.
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Alexza to Market Adasuve with Private co

Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc said it has entered into a marketing partnership with privately held Grupo Ferrer International for its drug to treat agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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Sony Secures Abu Dhabi Funds for EMI Bid-FT

Sony Corp has secured financing from an Abu Dhabi investment fund to back its bid for British music company EMI, a media report said, an acquisition that would beef up its content catalogue as it struggles to compete with Apple .
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US Energy Loans Official Leaves in Wake of Solyndra

The Obama administration said on Thursday its top energy loans official was stepping down, following a widening probe into the embarrassing collapse of a solar panel company that got $535 million in federal support.
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MetLife to Take Up to $275 Mln in 3rd-qtr Charges

MetLife Inc (MET.N), the largest life insurer in the United States, said on Thursday it would take up to $275 million in third-quarter charges, in part to increase reserves for policies where it may know the holder is dead but no claim has been filed.
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Crab Pulsar Power Beams Baffle Scientists

A Crab Pulsar star has emitted the most highly energized gamma rays that have ever been observed from a pulsar system, raising questions among scientists over how these energetic pulses are formed.
British actress Juno Temple poses for a portrait while promoting the film "Dirty Girl" in Beverly Hills

'Dirty Girl' Juno Temple Charms Hollywood

British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new export, with four upcoming films set to hit theaters in the next year, including blockbusters The Three Musketeers and The Dark Knight Rises.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs with new tablet computer during launch in San Francisco

Jobs authorized biography so his kids can know him

Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wanted his children to understand why he wasn't always there for them, according to the author of his highly anticipated biography.

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