http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:34:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33041/b-schools-use-palm-scans-to-catch-cheats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn an effort to foil cheaters, top American business schools will require a high-tech identity check of applicants taking the standardized admissions test, reports the Wall Street Journal . The crackdown on the use of paid impostors will require GMAT takers to undergo a "palm vein" scan, which is unique to each individual.http://www.newser.com/story/33041/b-schools-use-palm-scans-to-catch-cheats.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 22 Jul 2008 6:21:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21836/new-ny-gov-admits-affair.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDavid Paterson, who succeeded Eliot Spitzer as governor of New York yesterday, has his own history of extramarital relations. He and his wife Michelle admitted in a joint interview with the New York Daily News that they were unfaithful during a rocky period in their 15-year marriage. But both denied the "sporadic rumor in Albany" that Paterson had fathered a love child.http://www.newser.com/story/21836/new-ny-gov-admits-affair.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:02:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20203/congress-asks-justice-dept-for-clemens-probe.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA congressional committee today asked the Justice Department to examine Roger Clemens’ denials under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs and determine if they constitute perjury, the AP reports. In the letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis cite the pitcher's statements contradicting those of his former trainer and a teammate.http://www.newser.com/story/20203/congress-asks-justice-dept-for-clemens-probe.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:05:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19386/pettitte-sorry-for-taking-hgh.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAndy Pettitte apologized to fans and teammates today for using human growth hormone, the AP reports. Pettitte said he had not spoken to Roger Clemens, whom he implicated in HGH use in a congressional deposition, in more than a month. “I can't even describe how uncomfortable” the Clemens situation is, said Pettitte.http://www.newser.com/story/19386/pettitte-sorry-for-taking-hgh.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:05:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16196/mlb-expanding-anti-drug-push.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTaking its cue from the Mitchell Report's findings, Major League Baseball today announced it has established a permanent investigations unit to check allegations of drug use by players in the grand old game. An ex-NYC cop and former FBI agent will lead the department - whose goal is "protecting the integrity of our sport," said baseball commissioner Bud Selig.http://www.newser.com/story/16196/mlb-expanding-anti-drug-push.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:05:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15658/hingis-nets-2-year-ban-for-coke.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMartina Hingis received a 2-year ban from competitive tennis today after testing positive for cocaine at last year's Wimbledon tournament, the BBC reports. The former world No. 1 had already announced her retirement, so the ban may not mean much, but she also has to return about $130,000 in prize money from her third-place Wimbledon finish and from subsequent events, the AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/15658/hingis-nets-2-year-ban-for-coke.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:03:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15279/essay-liar-loses-hannah-montana-tickets.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 6-year-old Texas girl's heart-wrenching essay that began "my daddy died this year in Iraq" won a trip and tickets for four to the upcoming sold-out Hannah Montana concert. But the essay was a lie, and the prize has been withdrawn, reports the Dallas Morning News . The girl's father wasn't killed in Iraq.http://www.newser.com/story/15279/essay-liar-loses-hannah-montana-tickets.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:02:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13939/jones-further-scrubbed-from-olympics-books.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMarion Jones had already returned the five medals—three gold, two bronze—she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; today, the International Olympic Committee made that disgrace official, formally stripping the admitted drug cheat of the hardware. "She is disqualified and scrapped from the results,” said the IOC president, who banned Jones from attending 2008's Beijing Olympics in any capacity.http://www.newser.com/story/13939/jones-further-scrubbed-from-olympics-books.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:01:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13557/accomplished-women-arent-sold-on-clinton.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBlue-collar women are crazy for Hillary Clinton; so why are the candidate’s college-educated peers less thrilled? The LA Times looks at a demographic that’s cold on the Democratic frontrunner. Many don’t like her politics, some feel she handled her husband's infidelity poorly, and others just don’t trust her.http://www.newser.com/story/13557/accomplished-women-arent-sold-on-clinton.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 11 Apr 2008 7:02:07 CDT