Life NewsNews on Life continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Long queues and high prices sees children shun school canteen for cheap junk food- July 6, 2008 London, Long queues and high prices sees children shun school canteen for cheap junk food Secondary school pupils are shunning the queues and expense of the school canteen in favour of cheap junk food from ...http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/long-queues-and-high-prices-sees-children-shun-school-ca... Bananas gone, but their trailers recovered in NYC- July 6, 2008 Delaware state police say two stolen truck trailers have been recovered in New York City _ minus their loads of bananas.The trailers were full of the fruit when they disappeared from the Port of Wilmington, in Delaware. They were empty when found Saturday afternoon.State police say a New York officer on a routine patrol found the trailers abandoned on a Bronx roadside. The officer conducted a computer check and learned that the trailers had been stolen.Port workers discovered the trailers were..http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/bananas-gone-but-their-trailers-recovered-in-nyc?fromrss... FDA Investigates Mexican Tomato Growers- July 5, 2008 Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/fda-investigates-mexican-tomato-growers?fromrss=1 FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses- July 5, 2008 The number of salmonella cases keeps growing. The government says the record outbreak has now sickened 943 people, putting at least 130 in hospitals.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/fda-reports-more-cases-of-salmonella-illnesses?fromrss=1 Big protest planned for Seoul against beef and Lee- July 5, 2008 By Jon HerskovitzSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies.Polls show that most South Koreans oppose a deal President Lee Myung-bak struck in April to open the market to U.S. beef but about two-thirds of respondents say it is also time to halt the rallies that have grown more violent in recent...http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/big-protest-planned-for-seoul-against-beef-and-lee?fromr... Florida's governor engaged- July 5, 2008 Florida's governor is getting hitched. Charlie Crist asked Carole Rome to marry him Thursday morning at his St.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/floridas-governor-engaged?fromrss=1 Top Stories: US marks July 4 with fireworks, revelry- July 5, 2008 Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating hijinks.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/top-stories-us-marks-july-4-with-fireworks-revelry?fromr... US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July- July 5, 2008 It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/us-soldiers-in-iraq-mark-fourth-of-july?fromrss=1 Obama and family spend Fourth of July in Montana- July 4, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana.Cheers greeted Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters as they arrived to watch the town parade. The crowd also broke into song, singing a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' for Obama's oldest daughter, Malia, who turned 10 on Friday.Obama joked that he told the birthday girl not to get caught up in all the fuss.'All the fireworks and stuff are not just for her,' he said to laughs.http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/obama-and-family-spend-fourth-of-july-in-montana?fromrss... Obama visits traditionally-Republican Montana- July 4, 2008 Barack Obama is celebrating the 4th of July in Butte, Montana. It's a state that usually gives its three electoral votes to a Republican. Only two Democrats have carried Montana since 1948. Republicans typically take it for granted and Democrats usually write if off. But this year, Obama is spending a sizeable amount of time and money to try to win it.John McCain after his trip to Colombia and Mexico is back home in Arizona. He's planning to spend the Fourth of July holiday at the family...http://www.topix.net/life/2008/07/obama-visits-traditionally-republican-montana?fromrss=1 |