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Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in U.S.: study
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- WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday. » See more
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British Iraq war probe starts hearings (AFP)
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AFP - A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war held its first hearing Tuesday, six and a half years after Tony Blair controversially led the country in backing the US-led…
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Officials: NYC cops did right thing in subway stab
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- NEW YORK – Drifter Dwight Johnson was on the subway with his bag on the seat next to him when another passenger demanded it be moved because he wanted the spot, even though there were plenty of empty seats on the late-night train. » See more
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'World's biggest animal sacrifice' begins in Nepal
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- BARIYAPUR, Nepal (AFP) – Up to a million Hindu devotees gathered Tuesday in a village in Nepal to witness the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals in a mass sacrifice that has drawn widespread criticism. » See more
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British panel begins inquiry on Iraq war (AP)
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AP - In the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the Iraq war, a panel investigating Britain's role in the conflict begins questioning witnesses Tuesday in hearings that critics hope will…
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United Nations: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 (AP)
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AP - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
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Big Bang machine achieves first particle collisions (Reuters)
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Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) -- Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step toward discovering how the…
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Executives Eliminate Worker Pensions, Get $350 Million
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- Some executives have received huge compensation packages even as their firms eliminated worker pensions. Ten large U.S. companies paid senior executives a total of $350 million in the 5 years leading up to terminating traditional pension plans for… » See more
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Yemen conflict inflaming Saudi-Iranian rivalry (AP)
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- AP - For years just an obscure fight raging in remote desert mountains, Yemen's war with Shiite rebels has been dragged up to a new level, inflaming the rivalry between the Middle East's two powerhouses Saudi Arabia and Iran. » See more
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Pakistani troops kill 18 Islamist militants (AP)
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AP - Pakistani troops killed 18 militants in a fresh offensive Tuesday against insurgents blamed for a wave of recent bombings in the main northwestern city of Peshawar.
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Spin meter: Legislation inflation grips GOP (AP)
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AP - Republicans love to get their hands on the Democrats' health care legislation. They show it to the cameras at every opportunity, even piling one version on top of another to make a big pile look…
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Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP (AP)
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- AP - Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's… » See more
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Bizarre candidates kick off Philippine election race
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- MANILA (AFP) – Bizarre candidates such as the "Ultimate Messiah" and a man who crows like a chicken are seeking their moments of fame by making unlikely bids for president in next year's Philippine elections. » See more
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Bomb in water truck kills 3 in Afghanistan (AP)
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AP - The Interior Ministry says a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a water truck has exploded in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, which borders Pakistan, killing three people including two…
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China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal (AP)
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AP - China executed two people Tuesday for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick.
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