Frat’s alcohol-enema case shocks
Parents, experts, students recoil at bizarre way to get drunk
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It’s best to skip soaking
Epsom salts not wise for cut foot
<p><strong>DEAR DR. ROACH:</strong> Are Epsom salts good or bad for blistered or cut feet in a diabetic? <strong>— F.S.</strong>
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Care and Comfort
Families find solace in hospice volunteers
<p> PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a homey room in Forbes Hospice, Lisa Fischetti watched her mother, Lia DiPietro, sleep.
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Show unveils big TVs, ‘ultrahigh definition’
<p>LAS VEGAS (AP) — The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away fr
Panasonic unveils bone-conduction TV headphones
<p>LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who don’t want to disturb sleeping family members could use a new product from Panasonic that doesn’t need speakers or even your own ears: wireless bone-conduction
Feds want to make all electric cars louder
<p>DETROIT (AP) — A government safety agency wants electric and hybrid vehicles to make more noise when traveling at low speeds so pedestrians can hear them coming.
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Gadgets Galore
New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhones
<p>LAS VEGAS — Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit.
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Retired pastor is on trial in wife’s death
<p>STROUDSBURG (AP) — A retired pastor charged with killing both of his wives is on trial in the death of his second wife.
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PSU sex-scandal costs near $26M
<p>STATE COLLEGE (AP) —Penn State’s price tag to cover legal bills, consultants and other fees associated with the child molestation scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandu
Website mines Marcellus Shale data
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<p> WILKES-BARRE (AP) —Marcellus Shale exploration produces gas, money, controversy and happy statisticians.
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