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Hospital Treating Giffords Fires 3 for Alleged Privacy Breach

The Arizona hospital where Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is recovering from Saturday's shooting rampage has sacked three members of its staff for allegedly accessing confidential medical records inappropriately. The records in question at University Medical Center in Tucson include some connected to the shooting, spokeswoman...

It's Cold Now, but 2010 Was Warmest on Record Globally

(Dec. 16) -- While much of the United States and parts of Europe have been shivering through intense early-season cold, NASA records show that this was the warmest climate year on record. The NASA statistics indicate that the overall global temperature during the climate year (December 2009 through November 2010) was 1.17...

After Choking in Pizza Contest, Is Kobayashi Finished?

(Nov. 16) -- If you're a longtime fan of competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi, this news could be hard to swallow. In his first professional eating event on American soil since his controversial arrest this summer, the legendary glutton failed in his attempt to set the Guinness World Record for pizza eating --...

This Summer May Be Hottest on Record in South

(Aug. 21) -- The Deep South is certainly not known for its comfortable summer weather, but the heat and humidity so far this summer have been unrelenting and extreme. In fact, this summer might be the hottest on record in some cities, including Birmingham, Ala. June and July combined were the hottest on record for the...

First 5 Months of Year Were Planet's Warmest Ever

(June 16) -- April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but this year, April global record warmth brought May global record warmth. May was the warmest on record globally, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, following what was the warmest April on record. January through May was the...

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Mike Tomlinson, Widower Of Cancer Campaigner Jane Tomlinson, Runs Paris And London Marathons

The widower of charity fund raiser Jane Tomlinson said that failure was "not an option" as he set off today on a gruelling journey to mark the tenth anniversary of the first time his wife completed the London marathon.

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06/04/12 SHOW ME THE RECORDS: Columbia Sex Offender Registry Source: Columbia Missourian - Columbia MO Each week, the Missourian highlights a government record that is available to the public.
06/04/12 Students Attempt World Record Source: CBS - WBNS 10TV News - Columbus OH Fifteen-hundred central Ohio students from 47 elementary and middle school tried to break a world record this weekend by lining up pennies.
06/03/12 Green Bay man wins Sheboygan wing-eating contest Source: Oconto County Reporter - Oconto WI A brief downpour didn't dampen the Legend Larry's Third Annual Wing Eating Championship, which drew about 150 people to Wildwood Baseball Park on Saturday.
05/31/12 Kettering student wins Rock the Tot contest Source: NBC - NBC 25 WEYI - Mid Michigan MI Kettering University student Joe Metz wowed the crowd and won the Bar Louie 'Rock the Tot' tater tot eating contest for the second year in a row Thursday night in Flint Township.
05/24/12 Ruffing's silver leads Franklin Regional medalists at... Source: YourMurrysville.com Tears of joy were in no short supply at the WPIAL Track & Field Championships.

Background on records

The Records of the Grand Historian, also known by its Chinese name Shiji (), written from 109 to 91 BC, was the magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the Yellow Emperor until his own time.

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