http://www.whatistheword.com What is the WORD? latest news with our all stories RSS feed. A news feed combining all our categories en-us PHP/4.3.11 http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1212.html SAN FRANCISCO - The new iPod Touch introduced by Apple yesterday puts the iPhone to shade because of its multiple features that are as good if not better than the iPhone. SciTech Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:51:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1212.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/USWorld_1211.html The number of jobless workers filing first time claims for benefits in the country fell marginally in the week ended 18 August, the labor department said in a report Thursday. Initial claims for the week were down by 2,000 at 322,000, which is the lowest since 4 August and which halts gains during the last three weeks. USWorld Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:33:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/USWorld_1211.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Lifestyle_1210.html It is August and the West Nile virus mosquitoes are back in North America according to the Public Health Authorities. Lifestyle Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:03:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Lifestyle_1210.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1209.html The notorious stem cell research scandal by Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk could in fact be an exciting new discovery, according to a report published in the journal Cell Stem Cell. SciTech Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:51:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1209.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1208.html Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said it will cut some 7,600 jobs as part of a major cost reduction plan. The company had announced in March that it planned to reduce its head count by 3,000, but on Thursday, as it came out with its second quarter financial results, it said it will cut a further 4,600 jobs. Money Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:48:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1208.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1207.html The U.K. competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading has approached the High Court for a ruling on the overdraft charges levied by several major banks in the country. Money Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:45:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1207.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Showbiz_1206.html Walt Disney has revealed that it will not be depicting smoking scenes in any of the movies releasing under its banner. Showbiz Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:45:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Showbiz_1206.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1205.html A cat in a Rhode Island hospital in US has left doctors baffled by accurately predicting the death of patients, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. SciTech Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:42:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/SciTech_1205.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1204.html Smith Barney, the brokerage unit of Citigroup Inc, is paying $50 million as fine for its failure to enforce its supervisory functions as its employees made nearly 250,000 short-term trades in mutual funds and variable annuity mutual fund sub-accounts at the expense of its shareholders. Money Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:42:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Money_1204.html http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Lifestyle_1203.html On Monday, 16, at about 1:30 p.m., the lower level food court of Macy's State Street store in the Loop, Chicago, was shut down. This was as a result of various health violations of the City Health Code. Lifestyle Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:39:00 EST http://www.whatistheword.com/story/Lifestyle_1203.html