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Russia Spied for Saddam

April 20, 2003
Top secret documents found in bombed intelligence headquarters in Baghdad reveal that Russia spied for Saddam Hussein in the months leading up to the war, including listening in on private conversations between Tony Blair and other Western leaders. Moscow gave... continued

Women Crave Sweets After Menopause

April 20, 2003
Women may crave sweets after menopause because theyre no longer as able to taste sweet foods. Hormonal changes seem to lower the ability to taste sugar. When Dr. Cagri Delilbasi conducted taste tests on 20 postmenopausal women and compared the... continued

Can Science Explain the Bible? Part II

April 18, 2003
In Can Science Explain the Bible, we told about some scientific explanations for Biblical stories that may or may not be true. Now two Italian journalists say the Bible is filled with mistakes. They claim Eve didn't eat an apple... continued

Diseases Also Looted in Iraq

April 18, 2003
It wasn't just art that was looted in Iraq; dangerous strains of cholera, black fever, HIV, polio, and hepatitis may have been stolen from Iraq's main disease control facility as well. The U.S. military is worried they may end up... continued

2nd Hong Kong Apartment Bldg Quarantined

April 18, 2003
Nine residents of another Hong Kong apartment building have come down with SARS, meaning that a second apartment building may be quarantined, with no one allowed to enter or leave. Doctors think the SARS epidemic in Koway Court was started... continued

Iraq Art Looted by Organized Gangs

April 18, 2003
Organized gangs of international art smugglers were behind the looting of Baghdad's National Museum, not ordinary Iraqis citizens. Professor McGuire Gibson from Chicago University says the thieves knew what they were looking for and where to find it, and even... continued

Big Spring Book Sale

April 18, 2003
We've put a selection of some of your favorite books from our unknowncountry bookstore on sale at $2 off?or more. Now you can afford to read some of the books you've been dying to take a peek at. Don't delay?some... continued

You Can Be Blind & Not Know It

April 17, 2003
New technology shows that people often see much less of what?s around them than they think. Tests show subjects miss even major events that happen right before their eyes. This may be one reason why police find eye witnesses so... continued

Psychic Girl Challenges Amazing Randi

April 17, 2003
The magician who calls himself the Amazing Randi is a skeptic who will pay $1 million to anyone who can offer proof of the paranormal. He's made a career out of debunking psychics, and he's now investigating 11-year-old Natalia Lulova,... continued

Did U.S. Encouraged Looting Get Out of Hand?

April 17, 2003
An article by Ole Rothenborg, translated by Joe Valasek, in the April 11 issue of Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's largest newspaper, interviewed Middle East expert Khaled Bayomi. Bayomi was surprised when the American soldier complained on TV that the U.S. doesn't... continued