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Misconceptions regarding donating of organs stop people from becoming registered donors

Misconceptions regarding donating of organs stop people from becoming registered donors A recent survey revealed that the number of people desirous of donating organs is far more than the number of registered donors. Most Americans harbor various misconceptions relating donation of organs which prevent them from becoming active donors.

Pilot dies in small plane crash

Pilot dies in small plane crash Washington  - A pilot died after his small p

GM chief still hopeful of avoiding bankruptcy

General Motors head Fritz Henderson

Small plane crashes into Florida home

Small plane crashes into Florida home Washington - A small plane

US rules global warming threatens public health

Environmental Protection Agency Washington  - In a landmark ruling Friday, US President Barack Obama's administration found that greenhouse gases threaten US air quality and public health, setting the stage for new limits on industry emissions that cause global warming.

The so-called "endangerment finding" by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had long been anticipated by environmental groups and marks the latest shift on US climate policy since Obama took office in January.

Ashton Kutcher first to break Twitter's million mark

Ashton Kutcher first to break Twitter's million markSan Francisco  - Actor Ashton Kutcher has won the great Twitter popularity contest, becoming the first contributor to the cult microblogging site to amass one million followers.

Kutcher passed the milestone early Friday morning, just half an hour before CNN reached the same mark. The two leading Twitter contributors had been in a race to pass the 1-million mark, with the winner donating 10,000 mosquito bed nets to charity for World Malaria Day later this month.

Kutcher celebrated the victory in an online video feed with his actress wife Demi Moore.

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