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More working families getting government food aid
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Tigers could be extinct within 12 years: WWF
AFP – Thu Oct 21, 12:07 pm ET Sent 488 timesSTOCKHOLM (AFP) - Tigers could become extinct within 12 years but a top level meeting in Russia next month could help reverse the decline, nature conservation body WWF said on Thursday. Full Story »
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Toyota recalling 1.5 million cars as woes go on
AP – Thu Oct 21, 6:26 pm ET Sent 319 timesDETROIT - Just when Toyota thought its safety problems were over, they flare up all over again. Full Story »
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Health insurers help GOP after dalliance with Dems
AP – 46 mins ago Sent 263 timesWASHINGTON - Health insurers flirted with Democrats, supported them with money and got what they wanted: a federal mandate that most Americans carry health care coverage. Now they're backing Republicans, hoping a GOP Congress will mean friendlier regulations. Full Story »
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Shuttered Texas food plant awaits results from FDA
AP – Fri Oct 22, 6:37 pm ET Sent 246 timesSAN ANTONIO - The results of tests done at a Texas food processing company that was shuttered by state health authorities after contaminated celery was linked to four deaths will likely come next week, a Food and Drug Administration official said Friday. Full Story »
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Last year's moonshot splashed up lots of water
AP – Thu Oct 21, 9:22 pm ET Sent 206 timesLOS ANGELES - When NASA blasted a hole in the moon last year in search of water, scientists figured there would be a splash. They just didn't know how big. Now new results from the Hollywood-esque moonshot reveal lots of water in a crater where the sun never shines — 41 gallons of ice and vapor. Full Story »
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How to Cut Down on Belly Fat: Eat Whole Grains
LiveScience.com – Thu Oct 21, 10:41 am ET Sent 169 timesEating whole grains instead of refined grains may have benefits for your waistline, a new study suggests. Full Story »
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Atom Smasher Ramps Up Chase for 'God Particle'
LiveScience.com – Thu Oct 21, 7:25 am ET Sent 150 timesThe world's largest atom smasher has been upping its game ever since it opened in 2008. Just last week it reached a new milestone - the particle accelerator is now smashing unprecedented numbers of protons into each other during each collision. Full Story »
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AP-GfK Poll: Americans split on health care repeal
AP – Fri Oct 22, 4:12 pm ET Sent 144 timesWASHINGTON - First it was President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that divided the nation. Now it's the Republican cry for repeal. An Associated Press-GfK poll found likely voters evenly split on whether the law should be scrapped or retooled to make even bigger changes in the way Americans get their health care. Full Story »
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French Senate passes pension overhaul
AP – Fri Oct 22, 11:29 pm ET Sent 114 timesPARIS - Under pressure from the government, the French Senate voted Friday to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy after days of street rage, acrimonious debate and strikes that dried up the supply of gasoline across the country. Full Story »
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Some 40,650 cribs recalled for safety risks
AP – Fri Oct 22, 12:18 pm ET Sent 84 timesWASHINGTON - Three U.S. companies recalled more than 40,000 cribs on Friday due to safety concerns raised by six child injuries. Full Story »
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Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy
AP – Fri Oct 22, 11:32 am ET Sent 79 timesON THE FLOOR OF THE GULF OF MEXICO - Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats. Full Story »
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Files: Iraqi deaths higher than US count
AP – 1 hr 36 mins ago Sent 70 timesWASHINGTON - Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Full Story »
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Tribune Co. CEO resigns, new bankruptcy plan filed
AP – Sat Oct 23, 1:21 am ET Sent 65 timesWILMINGTON, Del. - Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels resigned Friday amid tales of raunchy behavior as the company looked to shift attention back to its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Hours later, the company filed its latest reorganization plan in court. Full Story »
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Prosecutors: Vatican bank defying laundering laws
AP – Fri Oct 22, 1:35 pm ET Sent 64 timesROME - Italian prosecutors contest claims by the Vatican bank that it is trying to comply with international rules to fight money laundering, saying an investigation that led to the seizure of euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account shows "exactly the opposite," according to a court document obtained Friday by The Associated Press. Full Story »
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Clinton remarks on Canadian pipeline stir debate
AP – Fri Oct 22, 2:41 am ET Sent 53 timesWASHINGTON - Senators from both parties criticized Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for signaling likely U.S. support for a $7 billion pipeline to carry Canadian oil to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Full Story »
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Red dust worries residents near US metals plants
AP – Fri Oct 22, 4:05 am ET Sent 43 timesPOINT COMFORT, Texas - When the wind blows in this Texas Gulf Coast town, the rusty red dust that drifts from the nearby metals plant sometimes creates hazy storms of dust, coating lawns, trucks and traffic lights. Full Story »
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Sea ice melting as Arctic temperature rises
AP – Thu Oct 21, 2:55 pm ET Sent 43 timesWASHINGTON - The temperature is rising again in the Arctic, with the sea ice extent dropping to one of the lowest levels on record, climate scientists reported Thursday. Full Story »
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