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...study was actually two studies, both conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The first one, which focused on adults, surveyed 5,555 men and women age 20 and older, using their height and weight measurements to calculate what's known as body mass index (BMI). In general, people with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight, and those with a 30 or higher are obese...
...Administration has dodged some of these questions. When Brennan was asked on Jan. 7 when the specific threat posed to the homeland by AQAP first became known, he did not directly answer the question. He did acknowledge that he traveled to Saudi Arabia last September to investigate AQAP's attempted assassination of the kingdom's top counterterrorism official. That attack used explosives sewn into clothing and detonated with a chemical trigger, which is harder to detect than a traditional metal trigger...
...comment on who tasks what follow-up actions in response to specific threats." The official said that Obama and his national-security team "routinely ask for more detailed information and explanations of what follow-up steps are being taken to address particular threat streams and to respond to known terrorist threats." The official said Obama was briefed on AQAP threats to U.S. interests in the Arabian Gulf region...
...Tapping into India's car market has always been a challenge for foreign automakers. Despite India's blistering economy, manufacturers have discovered a historic preference for cars that are small, fuel-efficient and cheap. The sensation that is the Nano is well-known; its unveiling two years ago at the New Delhi Auto Expo by Indian automaker Tata captured the world's imagination and further focused attention on India's growing role in the global car market. To be successful in India, small-car manufacturers have had to tailor their product to Indian tastes and conditions. When General Motors launched...
...international aid group Doctors Without Borders - best known for its work in war zones - considers the conditions so bad that it runs a clinic catering to workers who live in abandoned factories with no access to running water or basic health care. "This is a neglected population, and they are the victims of exploitation and violence," says Sophie Baylac, who coordinates the group's migrant programs in Europe. "The situation last weekend is a symptom of the ongoing neglect suffered by seasonal migrants." (See pictures of migrants being forced out in France...