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1. Mediator, deadly weight-loss drug from France, pulled off markets
(Health/Healthquest)

... damaged users’ heart valves and caused them to suffer pulmonary hypertension. Radio France Internationale reports that at least 1,300 people died from Mediator, which was pulled from the market in 2010. ...

2. Cyclist Alberto Contador tries to spin doping, Tour de France title strip
(Sports/Professional)

... found the pro cycling star guilty of using Clenbuterol, a banned substance in the sport, first detected on the 21st day of the 2010 Tour de France, resulting in a two-year suspension and stripping of 12 ...

3. reply
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... (say) France this year or next. If car owners pay for car treatments they don't need, I would blame the people who run the car-repair shops. And if patients pay for dental work they don't need, I would ...

4. Sheltered workshops for developmentally disabled should be revisited
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the past 100 years, radical programs emerged for the severely disabled when these individuals were rejected by the rest of society. One such program originated in the 1960s in Canada and France. Jean ...

5. Wealthy Russians on Costa Concordia ship may have bought lifeboat seats
(World/International)

... seats on the lifeboats. A U.S. spokesperson for the Costa Concordia declined comment, the report said. The claims of buying their way to safety comes on the heels of the Captain Francesco Schettino’s ...

6. N.J. passengers aboard 'Italian Titanic' cruise ship say captain abandoned them
(World/International)

... Concordia disaster. At least 11 people have died. Captain Francesco Schettino is being charged with manslaughter for reportedly refusing to reboard the cruise ship to direct passengers’ evacuation. ...

7. Dukan diet of high-protein and low-carbs continues hot streak
(Health/Healthquest)

... global sensation." Dukan's book outlining the diet was originally published in France in 2000. Since then, it has has spread throughout the globe, gaining popularity in 30 other countries. In the United ...

8. Buy a ski house at the slopes for more family time
(Sports/Professional)

... teenage daughters Francesca, 17, and Cecilia, 15, shares the house with the Agostinelli family. “One room is a big bunkroom, and that’s where all the kids go,” Deb says. “During the winter we often ...

9. American football Europe
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... Switzerland, Serbia,Hungary,France,Poland, Finland,Russia,Spain,England,Norway, etc all haves leagues. Many play a high level of football and are enhanced by American import players and coaches. There ...

10. French soda tax makes Coca-Cola less than bubbly
(World/International)

France is hoping to fatten its budget and slim down its residents at the same time. The country’s top constitutional body has voted to impose a tax on sugary drinks — a so-called “soda tax” — beginning ...

11. Christmas gift ideas that support local N.J. businesses
(Life/Style)

... known for its gourmet foods and greenery, has many gifts ideas to make anyone’s home enchanting. Magnificent and graceful amaryllis plants are bursting in bloom with the most magnificent colors. Seda France ...

12. Missing NASA moon rocks, space stuff have agency scratching their heads
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... by France 24, “we found that NASA records were inaccurate, and that researchers could not account for all samples loaned to them and held samples for extended periods without performing research or returning ...

13. 'Hugo' movie review, trailer: Wondrous entertainment
(Entertainment/Movies)

... Griffiths and Frances de la Tour add much color to the 127-minute feature. (I'm not going to quibble too much that all of these actors are British and not French.) Baron Cohen offers just the right balance ...

14. Edgar Allan Poe: America's misunderstood genius
(Life/Style)

... of the lower social class of his thespian parents. It appears he agreed to take in the very young boy at the request of his childless wife, Frances. Poe was quite cognizant of this slight throughout ...

15. Halloween costume ban reversed for Springfield, N.J. schools
(Life/Style)

... drive you crazy Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates with special Sega promo Newsweek’s Best High Schools in America list lacks diversity Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)? France bans Facebook ...

16. France to be thanked for Statue of Liberty
(U.S./Nation)

... the Statue of Liberty, the historic gift from France, and to celebrate, the National Park Service is holding an open-to-the-public series of events Friday on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay. At ...

17. Tattooed Barbie all set to freak out parents
(Life/Style)

... drive you crazy Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates with special Sega promo Newsweek’s Best High Schools in America list lacks diversity Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)? France bans Facebook ...

18. N.J. car thief 'poopetrator' blames Taco Bell
(Life/Style)

... celebrates with special Sega promo Newsweek’s Best High Schools in America list lacks diversity Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)? France bans Facebook and Twitter N.J. prom teen who ...

19. Central Jersey artists’ group relieves isolation, spurs joint exhibition
(Entertainment/Movies)

... regionally as well as in France and Korea. “Art is something generally made alone in a studio and . . . the group keeps us from feeling isolated and brings us into the art community and the realization ...

20. N.J. approves contraceptives for deer but hunting is cheaper
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... drive you crazy Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates with special Sega promo Newsweek’s Best High Schools in America list lacks diversity Vancouver Riot Kiss captures this era (PHOTO)? France bans Facebook ...