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NTSB Recommends Cell Phone Ban for All Drivers

The recommended national ban wouldn't apply to hands-free devices or to passengers of vehicles. In the past, the NTSB has recommended bans for cell phones and messaging devices for novice drivers, school bus drivers and commercial truck drivers, but this is far more reaching -- potentially impacting every driver on the road.
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Medication responders saw significantly bigger improvements in their depression symptoms than patients assigned to the placebo. Non-responders, however, did worse.

Some Depressed People Do Worse on Medications

According to a new look at past antidepressant trials, up to a fifth of patients on Cymbalta and similar medications may actually do worse than those given drug-free placebo pills.
Texting while driving

Texting While Driving Rises 50 Percent: NHTSA

From the 2010 study, activity of people surfing the Internet, sending text messages and other mobile communication activities increased in the most recent survey to 0.9 percent of all drivers, up from 0.6 percent the previous year.
Jerry Sandusky Will Not Plea Guilty

Sandusky Won't Plead Guilty: Lawyer's Defense Targets Victims

Joe Amendola, Jerry Sandusky's lawyer in the Penn State child sex abuse case, told reporters last week that his client may consider a guilty plea if more victims come forward. As new allegations surface, however, Amendola insists a plea deal was never on the table, instead outlining a defense strategy to undermine victim testimony and credibility.

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