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Vagus nerve stimulation may tame autoimmune diseases

5:00am February 03, 2025

by Jon Hamilton

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve.

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North Korea Threatens War Over U.S. Comedy

Seth Rogen and James Franco have an upcoming film called The Interview. They're a talk show host and producer who get an interview with North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un, and are encouraged to kill him.

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World News

Airlines Suspend Flights To Pakistani City After Shooting

by Philip Reeves

A Pakistan International Airways plane was shot at in Peshawar on Wednesday. International airlines are canceling flights to the city. The bullet came through the window and one passenger died.

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Sports

Croatian Tennis Player Mishears Press Question

At a news conference after his Wimbledon loss, Ernests Gulbis was asking about getting rid of umpires — letting players referee their own games. He thought he was asked about getting rid of vampires.

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Environment

Meters Would Help Sacramento Homes Save More Water

by Joe Rubin

Officials in California are asking people to use less water because of the severe drought. But about a million people in the state live in homes without the best means of water-use management: meters.

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Pickup Truck For Kids Unveiled by Ford, Fisher Price

Priced at just over $300, the F-150 Power Wheels truck is 4 feet long, seats up to two children and boasts a top speed of 5 miles per hour. It's battery operated.

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Barnes & Noble To Split Into Two Companies

The company says it is separating its profitable retail bookstores from its weak Nook digital operation. Nook has lost $700 million in its e-reader and e-book business in the past two years.

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Politics & Government

Political Challenge Compounded As Migrant Children Head To U.S. Border

by Scott Horsley

The Homeland Security chief on Wednesday visits Nogales, Arizona. He'll tour facilities where the government has been processing children from Central America who've been entering the U.S. illegally.

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Prolific Character Actor Eli Wallach Dies At 98

by Tom Vitale

In a career spanning seven decades, Wallach appeared in over 200 films, plays and TV shows. His roles ranged from Mr. Freeze on TV's Batman to Kilroy in Tennessee William's Camino Real on Broadway.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Cochran Beats Tea Party Challenger In Miss. Runoff

by Debbie Elliott

Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, 76, managed to hang on after a runoff that likely represented the Tea Party's best remaining chance to knock off a Senate incumbent.

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Draft Of 'Like A Rolling Stone' Sells At Auction

Bob Dylan wrote the song on the stationery of an old hotel in Washington, D.C. in 1965. An Anonymous bidder won it for $2 million.

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Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy

David Higgs has been handed $950,000 in fines and penalties by a New York court for his part in hiding sub-prime mortgage bond losses back in 2012.

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National

Supreme Court Rules On Aereo, Cellphone Searches

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled against the technology company Aereo's practice of streaming broadcast TV. It also decided a case involving police searches of individuals' cellphones.

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