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Appeals court chides UC Davis for axing women's wrestling, reinstates gender ... - Los Angeles Times

2010-02-08
Appeals court chides UC Davis for axing women's wrestling, reinstates gender ...Los Angeles TimesTitle IX was passed in 1972 and signed by President Richard Nixon, requiring schools to offer equal athletic opportunities to men and women. ...Court chides school for axing women's wrestling, allows gender equality lawsuitThe Canadian PressCourt Renews Female Wrestlers' Title IX ClaimCourthouse News ServiceUC Davis still on the hook for apparent Title IX violationsCentral Valley Business Timesall 152 news articles »

Tel Aviv "Savior" Accused of Enslaving Women - ABC News

2010-02-08
ABC NewsTel Aviv "Savior" Accused of Enslaving WomenABC NewsAP The women tattooed his name and portrait on their bodies and gave their children his name — Savior. Israeli Goel Ratzon is seen ...and more »

Church of England at loggerheads over women bishops - Washington Post

2010-02-08
The GuardianChurch of England at loggerheads over women bishopsWashington PostLONDON - The Church of England said on Monday it would go ahead with installing women as bishops, but a delay in draft legislation has left ...Making women bishops 'a mistake', Synod warnedBBC NewsNew split in Church of England over women bishopsThe GuardianDr Rowan Williams to challenge infighting over gays and women bishopsTimes OnlineEpiscopal-Life -Independent -Telegraph.co.ukall 40 news articles »

Few high-risk women in US take breast cancer drug - Reuters

2010-02-08
AFPFew high-risk women in US take breast cancer drugReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only a small number of US women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, ...Few Women Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast CancerScience Daily (press release)Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast CancerPalm Beach PostMood drug inhibits breast cancer medication: studyAFPDaily Mail -ModernMedicine -The Press Associationall 93 news articles »

Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin America - Christian Science Monitor

2010-02-08
Christian Science MonitorCosta Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin AmericaChristian Science MonitorShe'll be the country's first woman president, echoing a trend across Latin America where women are being voted into high-level political office in record ...and more »

Michael Jackson’s doctor freed on bail

2010-02-08
Prosecutors announced the charge Monday against Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25.

Prosecutors file charges against Charlie Sheen

2010-02-08
Prosecutors filed charges of felony menacing, third-degree assault and criminal mischief against Sheen stemming from his arrest Dec. 25 at his Aspen home.

Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim

2010-02-08
A London law firm says Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a British tabloid which reported that they were to split.

Super Bowl is most-watched program ever

2010-02-08
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in television history.

Leno wore disguise to Super Bowl spot taping

2010-02-08
EW talked to “The Late Show” executive producer Rob Burnett about David Letterman’s surprising decision to include Jay Leno in a promotional spot during the Super Bowl.

Source: Murtha's intestines nicked in gallbladder surgery

2010-02-08
Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.

Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue

2010-02-08
In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

Haitian may have lasted month in rubble

2010-02-08
A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

Doctor charged in Jackson's death

2010-02-08
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty

2010-02-08
A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.