Thursday, September 27, 2007
The New York Times reporting that wireless giant Verizon is saying NO to a pro-abortion text messaging plan from NARAL to its supporters.
Verizon says it has the right to block controversial or unsavory text messages.The newspaper saying that other wireless providers have agreed to let NARAL use their networks.
MORE RECALLS:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of more than 600,000 toys and children's necklaces manufactured in China because of excessive levels of lead paint. Recall details: http://www.cpsc.gov/
Kolcraft Enterprises is recalling a dozen different models of its play yards playpens. Close to 425-thousand Kolcraft playpens are being recalled.
A second day of demonstrations in the country of Burma has turned deadly.
‘Christian Solidarity Worldwide’ (based in London) reporting that Burma has been one of the world’s worst and most under-reported for human rights violations for many years.
Tens-of-thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns, and other people have been demonstrating peacefully for nearly a month against the military regime that rules Burma
Teaneck officials in New Jersey will meet with parents who are fuming after police ticketed middle schoolers for jaywalking. Some of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School students are as young as 11. About half a dozen students were returned to school in police cars so their parents could be notified. Principal of the school says students were warned to stay on the sidewalk.Police say they are responding to complaints from neighbors.
The Record of Bergen County, http://www.northjersey.com
About one in six Americans age 20 and older (or almost 36 million people) have never had their cholesterol levels checked. Research shows a clear link between ‘bad’ cholesterol and heart disease. Doctors agree that adults should have an annual check up.
That's the finding from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
To keep your cholesterol under control:
eat healthy, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly and schedule a screening
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1516
MLB: The New York Yankees clinched a wild-card spot with a 12-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays yesterday. Yankees have made it to the post-season 13 seasons in a row. The Atlanta Braves hold the record at 14.
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Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds.
Slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm…High 86
Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low 62
Friday (Start of the Dixie Classic Fair): Mostly sunny…High 83
The Weekend: Sunny skies…Highs in the upper 70s
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