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The plaintiffs argued that using common antibiotics in livestock feed has contributed to the rapid growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in both animals and humans. Antibiotic-resistant infections cost Americans more than $20 billion each year, the plai

Judge Orders FDA To Remove Antibiotics From Animal Feed

A federal judge on Thursday ordered regulators to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed, citing concerns that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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White Mississippi Teen Gets Life For Killing Black Man

A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left a great stain on the state.

Online Dating Services Agree To Screen For Sex Offenders: What You Need To Know

On Tuesday, three major online dating services announced that they will start screening their sites for sex offenders and other criminals. The online dating services have teamed with up the state attorney general to make their sites safer for customers. The effort to screen was brought on after numerous customers of the online dating sites were sexually assaulted.
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Supreme Court Backs Homeowners Over EPA

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday landowners in Idaho seeking to build a home had the right to take the Environmental Protection Agency to court to challenge a clean up order.
Top court rejects two medical test patents

Medical Test Patents Rejected By Supreme Court

The Supreme Court rejected two patents on a method for monitoring a patient's blood to determine the best dosage for a drug, a decision that may affect the profitability of personalized medicine.
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Dutch Prince Johan Friso: Mabel Wisse Smit Marriage And Other Royal Family Problems

The Dutch Royal family is trying to return to their normal routines following Prince Johan Friso's avalanche accident on February 17th. Queen Beatrix, Johan Friso's mother, returned to her royal duties at the beginning of March, attending a meeting with the Prime Minister, and later opening up the new Explosive Ordnance Barracks in Soesterberg.
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Chevron, Transocean Execs Held In Brazil Over Oil Spill

Chevron, before a recent leak off Brazil, was blamed for spilling about 3,000 barrels of oil last November. The detention of the foreign executives raises questions about Brazil's willingness to pursue offshore drilling.
A parked 2008 Ford F-250 truck.

Ford Sued in Class Action for Defective Truck Fuel Tanks

Ford Motor Co. has been sued in a federal class action lawsuit for allegedly selling E and F series trucks, including its popular F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks, with a defect in their fuel tanks known of since 2007, a complaint filed in Federal court Wednesday said.
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SEC Charges Outfit Selling Early Facebook Shares

U.S. securities regulators brought charges Wednesday against an online trading platform and two private funds that were offering Facebook shares, the first major actions from a yearlong probe into lightly regulated trading in private company shares.
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Siri Misleading and Deceptive Advertisements Land Apple in Sirious Trouble

Apple has found itself in a little problem with the law. Siri not on New iPad? Siri gets Apple in trouble in this classic suspense thriller brought to you by the IBTIMES. OK, we are obviously enjoying this a little bit too much. Anyway, this man in New York who recently bought an iPhone 4S, has sued Apple because he believes Siri does not work the same way it does in commercials (a true patriot this guy, hats off to you).

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