Today is Monday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2005 with 68 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. The evening stars are Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Uranus and Neptune.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include pioneering Dutch microscope maker Anton Van Leeuwenhoek in 1632; journalist Sarah Josepha Hale, author of "Mary Had a...
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Born in Veracruz in 1890, Cabral grew to be one of the nation's most renowned illustrators, particularly for his political caricatures of presidents like Porfirio Díaz and movie posters from Mexico's golden age of film between 1936 and 1956.
Today, Cabral's posters for films like "Qué Lindo," "Cha cha cha," "El Gato sin botas" and "El Médico de las locas" are valuable and highly sought...
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You don't hear much about liver cancer, but its incidence is increasing faster than that of any other cancer in the United States. That increase is expected to continue for two more decades.
Liver cancer is also one of the most deadly cancers, typically fatal within a year of diagnosis, unless, as rarely occurs, it is found very early. This fact alone suggests that people at high risk of...
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Japan's prime minister touched off a diplomatic firestorm in Asia on Monday by visiting a shrine to World War II dead that Japan's neighbors say symbolizes the nation's brutal, militaristic past.
South Korea and China acted swiftly after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit. South Korea scrapped talks for a summit in December, ending a string of annual "shuttle" summits between l...
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People who have lost 10 percent or more of their body weight are more likely to avoid regaining 5 pounds or more if they weigh themselves regularly, especially daily. In a study conducted by Rena Wing of Brown University Medical School in Providence, R.I., 61 percent of those who weighed themselves daily maintained their loss within a 5-pound range after a year and a half. Only 32 percent of th...