Boston Celtics backup guard Tony Allen declined to discuss a reported death threat against him, responding with silence when asked about it on Saturday.
Several media outlets reported Allen has been receiving threats, and the NBA has increased security around him.
"That issue is not a new issue for us in our league over …
As autumn approaches, many people are planning either to move orto refurbish their homes.
That often means moving heavy furniture and risking back injury.Such injuries are painful and can do lasting damage. They usuallyare brought on by improperly lifting heavy objects.
For those people, here's some back-saving advice from theNational Safety Council.
Put one foot alongside the object and the other foot behind it.Bend your knees. Keeping your back straight, grasp the object firmlyand bring it close to you, centering all the weight over your feet.Lift the object slowly, using your leg muscles for support.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's equality commission says new rules for spies and soldiers on handling detainees held overseas are unlawful because they don't rule out the use of torture.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission was opening a legal challenge on Tuesday over revised guidelines published last July after concern over the actions of some British officials.
Britain's rules set out …
Singapore's first casino-resort partially opened Wednesday, a key part of a government plan to reduce reliance on manufacturing and brand the tightly controlled city-state as a cosmopolitan Asian capital.
Resorts World Sentosa, built by Malaysia's Genting Bhd for 6.6 billion Singapore dollars ($5 billion), opened 1,340 rooms in four hotels, including a Hard Rock hotel and a property designed by architect Michael Graves. Its 7,300-seat ballroom, one of Asia's largest, will host its first event at the end of this month.
A Universal Studios theme park is expected to open in the coming weeks on the sprawling 49-hectare complex on Sentosa, an island a quarter of …
The case of a man accused of stabbing a dog to death has beencontinued for a week.
Patrick O'Neill appeared from custody at Aberdeen Sheriff Courtyesterday.
O'Neill, whose address was given on court papers as 30f FerrierCrescent, Aberdeen, denies stabbing a …
Foods that Harm - Foods that Heal: An A-Z Guide to Safe and Healthy Eating
Edited by Reader's Digest
Published by Reader's Digest, 215 Redfern Ave.,
Westmount, PQ H3Z 2V9, 1997
Pp: 400; Hard Cover; CAN $39.95
ISBN: 0-88850-536-1
Foods that Harm - Foods that Heal is the latest in the Reader's Digest series of health-wise books and is billed as an authoritative, no-nonsense, lifetime health manual. It is designed for easy reference in an alphabetically format. The book was developed by an extensive team of writers in Canada and the United States in consultation with physicians and dietitians. As well, information from organizations such as the …
Pope Benedict XVI praised the Australian government Thursday for its "courageous' apology to the country's indigenous Aborigines for past injustices, saying it offered hope to all the world's disadvantaged peoples.
The remarks came in the pope's first public appearance on a 10-day visit to Australia to lead the Roman Catholic church's youth festival, which has drawn more than 200,000 pilgrims to Sydney from across the world.
Benedict said Australia's original inhabitants were an essential part of the country's cultural landscape, and cited their plight since the first British convict settlers arrived 220 years ago.
"Thanks to the …
