Gillibrand backs hunters' rights - Sun and Press
NEW YORK - Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand pledged Sunday to combat gun violence while protecting hunters' rights, which she called "a core value" upstate. Gillibrand, whose selection to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate was announced Friday by Gov. David A. Paterson, spoke
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Wall Street can be a stern taskmaster to presidents - The Washington Times
Not that Barack Obama needed a wake-up call on Inauguration Day, but the stock market provided one anyway. On the day Mr. Obama assumed the presidency, the Dow Jones Industrial Average delivered its worst Inauguration Day performance in its 113-year history, tumbling 332 points (more than 4 percent
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Manhattan (New York City) - Newsday
Manhattan, the most densely populated county in the U.S., is one of the five boroughs of New York City Show more » Manhattan, the most densely populated county in the U.S., is one of the five boroughs of New York City « Show less Paul McCartney is free to marry his girlfriend Nancy Shevell because
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Model who lost hands and feet dies - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- One month ago, 20-year-old beauty queen Mariana Bridi was living the dream of many young Brazilian women, trading her striking good looks for a modeling career that promised to lift her family out of poverty. Then she contracted a seemingly ordinary urinary tract
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Impeachment trial to proceed without Ill. governor - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his home in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, carrying a biography of Winston Churchill before flying to New York to appear on national television shows. SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—If there's such a thing as a "normal" impeachment trial, the one that starts Monday in
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2 killed, 7 wounded in shooting outside Portland, Ore., dance club - News1130.com
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police say a gunman opened fire outside a under-21 dance club in Portland, Ore., killing two women and injuring seven people. Det. Mary Wheat says juveniles were among those shot outside the Zone dance club and Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub. Wheat say there is no indication that
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Hudson River pilot: We were just doing our jobs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who landed in New York's Hudson River with all onboard surviving, is honored at a homecoming celebration Saturday in Danville, Calif. Applauding him are his wife, Lorrie, and Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich. DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of
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Israel proposes 18-month ceasefire, Hamas wants 1 year - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Israel has proposed to Egyptian mediators an 18-month ceasefire with Hamas, but the group that controls Gaza said it wants a one-year ceasefire, a Hamas official says. "Hamas listened to the Israeli proposal presented by (Israeli Defence Ministry official) Amos Gilad, and with it a proposal for a
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Report: Torre critical of A-Rod, Cashman in new book - Newsday
According to numerous published reportrs, Joe Torre fires back at the Yankees in a new book, "The Yankee Years." The book, written with Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci, who also covered baseball for Newsday, is to be released on Feb. 3. A story posted on MLB.com cites a New York Post report that
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Dealers asked to buy more Chryslers to aid company - WTOP Radio
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With Chrysler LLC's U.S. sales down 30 percent last year, an economy mired in recession and the automaker living on government loans, the last thing you'd expect a dealer to do is order more cars and trucks. But that's exactly what Michael Andretta, owner of a Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge
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'Benjamin Button' leads Oscars with 13 nominations - Iowa State Daily
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The romantic fantasy "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher. Other best-picture nominees are
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GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Economy to President Obama: Help me now - Forbes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rapidly unraveling U.S. economy is piling pressure on President Barack Obama to try bolder recession-fighting tactics even before all his economic advisers have found their desks. His choice for Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, is still awaiting Senate confirmation
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Hudson Pilot Gets A Hero's Welcome At Home - All Headline News
Danville, CA (AHN) - For safely landing his heavily-damaged aircraft at the Hudson River in New York that saved the lives of 155 passengers early this month, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger received a hero's welcome upon his arrival at his hometown in Danville, California. Thousands of
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Barak: Gaza op caused huge backlog in Egypt of arms meant for Hamas - Haaretz.com
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday said a large quantity of arms had piled up in Egypt en route to Gaza during Israel's recent offensive in the coastal strip. Barak made the comments while updating the government on efforts to halt the smuggling of weapons to Gaza, one of Israel's aims in the 22
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22-year-old from Indiana crowned Miss America - Lansing State Journal
LAS VEGAS - Miss Indiana Katie Stam was crowned Miss America 2009 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The 22-year-old University of Indianapolis student battled a throat infection and laryngitis throughout the week but still drew loud applause for her rendition of "Via Dolorosa" during the talent
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Top-seeded Jankovic knocked out - News-Leader.com
Melbourne, Australia -- Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic was knocked out in the fourth round of the Australian Open, and will have to search elsewhere for her first Grand Slam title. Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, the 2007 Wimbledon finalist, broke Jankovic's serve twice in the first set en route to a 6-1, 6
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Obama's team faces disorganised Guantanamo case files: Report - Newstrack India
Washington, Jan 25 (DPA) President Barack Obama's orders to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by this year's end face several hurdles, including the lack of comprehensive case files on many of the 245 terrorism suspects, the Washington Post reported Saturday online. The article, which quoted unnamed
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Obama team focused on recovery - Delaware Online
WASHINGTON -- President Obama pressed aggressively for his massive economic recovery plan Saturday, laying out the most detailed benchmarks to date of a stimulus package that would cost at least $820 billion and warning that the nation's economy could become dramatically worse without major federal
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Reports: 2 shot dead, 7 hurt at Wichita wake - WTOP Radio
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police say two people were killed and seven injured in a shooting at a wake in southeastern Wichita. Deputy Police Chief Robert Lee tells The Wichita Eagle and KAKE-TV that all the victims of Saturday night's shooting were adults. He did not know their ages or genders. One
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Two killed, eight wounded in Afghanistan suicide bombing - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Two civilians have been killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomb ripped through a busy market in eastern Afghanistan, local officials and police said. "The attacker was on foot, walking in the local bazaar when he exploded in the middle of the crowd," Sam Kanai district Governor Sadat said. "Two
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Holbrooke to visit Pakistan and Afghanistan soon: State Dept - Daily Times
WASHINGTON: Richard Holbrooke, the newly-appointed United States special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, intends to visit the region as soon as possible, the State Department said on Friday. State Department spokesman Robert Woods said he “spoke to Ambassador Holbrooke just briefly
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Breast Cancer - Chicago Tribune
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State's Kay Yow, the Hall of Fame women's basketball coach who won more than 700 games while earning fans with her decades-long fight against breast cancer, died on Saturday. She was 66. Yow, first diagnosed with Hall of Famer and longtime North Carolina
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Beauties vie for Miss America crown in Las Vegas - WTOP Radio
LAS VEGAS (AP) - In ball gowns, blue jeans and bikinis, 52 young women were set to compete for the Miss America 2009 title, capping a mini-reality series on pageant prep work and a week of preliminary competition. The winner will be crowned by reigning Miss America Kirsten Haglund of Michigan and
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Highway Workers Find $100,000 In Tire - NewsNet 5
MOUNT COMFORT, Ind. -- Three state highway workers cleaning up litter picked up an abandoned tire -- and found about $100,000 inside. Indiana state police suspect the cash, in denominations of $5 to $100, -- may be drug money. State Police spokesman Mike Burns said a drug-sniffing dog found the
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Israel Says Obama Envoy Coming to Mideast - Time
(AP / JERUSALEM) — An Israeli foreign office official says President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East is expected in Israel on Wednesday for talks on reviving Mideast peace negotiations. The official says George J. Mitchell will meet with Israel's prime minister and other officials
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NEW - Mother of Branch Davidian's Koresh found murdered in Chandler - Corsicana Daily Sun
A 54-year-old Chandler woman is in the Henderson County Jail charged with the fatal stabbing of her sister, the mother of infamous Branch Davidian leader David Koresh. Beverly Clark, 54, of Chandler was booked into the Henderson County Jail Friday in connection to the death of Bonnie Clark Halderman
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China dismisses US remark on currency manipulation - KUSA-TV
BEIJING (AP) - A top official at China's central bank has dismissed U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner's comment that President Barack Obama believes Beijing is "manipulating" its currency, state media said Saturday. Su Ning, a deputy governor of China's central bank, was cited as
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shakes Alaska's Cook Inlet, no damage reported - Minneapolis Star Tribune
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A moderate earthquake has rattled Alaska's Cook Inlet southwest of Anchorage but there have been no reports of damage. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said numerous callers reported the earthquake just after 9 a.m. Saturday. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the
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Brazilian model who lost hands, feet fighting infection has died - Grand Forks Herald
Health officials say a Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated because of an infection has died. Officials said in a statement early Saturday that 20-year-old Mariana Bridi's condition deteriorated overnight. She died at 2:30 a.m. In this undated photo released by NOROCK, Brazilian model
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What a party pooper; Diamond ring plops in toilet - El Paso Times
PHOENIX—It took eight hours and bills totaling more than $6,000, but a Phoenix plumber became a hero to a California couple after retrieving a 7-carat diamond ring that had fallen in a toilet. The $78,000 engagement ring fell from the finger of Allison Berry of Eureka, Calif. on Jan. 14 as she
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Sunday news show lineup - The State
ABC's "This Week" - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, after attending a meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders to discuss the economy. - Ron
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Serena, Azarenka advance at Australian Open - Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Serena Williams didn't have to deal with any unexpected distractions Saturday, advancing to the fourth round at the Australian Open. Williams, who won the title here in 2003, 2005 and 2007, started play on Rod Laver Arena on day six with a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 41-ranked
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Robert F. Kennedy - Newsday
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Instantly opening a rift among New York Democrats, Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand -- a little-known, pro-gun Democrat from a rural Republican district -- won appointment Friday to the Senate seat left vacant by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gov . The chaotic end of Caroline Kennedy's bid
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U.S. OKs testing stem-cell use in paraplegics - Columbus Dispatch
NEW YORK -- A U.S. biotech company says it plans this summer to start the world's first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells: a long-awaited project aimed at spinal-cord injuries. The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived
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10 Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire - Sify
Los Angeles: British filmmaker Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches Bollywood style musical “Slumdog Millionaire” has finally brought the elusive and coveted Oscar dream within grabbing distance of India - with music maestro A R Rahman nominated for three Oscars in the main category. The film has got 10
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Cleanup continues despite transition at Hanford - Cleveland Plain Dealer
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Each year, the federal government spends roughly $2 billion to rid the nation's most contaminated nuclear site of toxic and radioactive waste. Now, winds of change are blowing across southeast Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation. Three new contractors won bids to handle
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Streaker interrupts match at Australian Open - PR Inside
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena Williams couldn't believe what she was seeing. A nearly naked man had just run on court while she and sister Venus were playing doubles at the Australian Open, prancing around before being arrested. «I just thought, my eyes, my innocent eyes,» Williams said
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Kennedy mum on her withdrawl - Legislative Gazette
Caroline Kennedy abruptly and unexpectedly withdrew herself from contention last Thursday in the bid to fill a New York’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. “I informed Gov. Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” she said in a
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Bosnians, Serbs scuffle after Djokovic-Delic match - Columbia Missourian
Insults, bottles and chairs were hurled back and forth between dozens of Bosnian and Serbian youths who had earlier peacefully watched an Australian Open match on Friday. The fight erupted after defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Bosnian-born American Amer Delic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
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Oil futures rise, joining broad rally in commodities - Marketwatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures ended sharply higher Friday, reversing earlier losses and joining a broad-based rally in commodities, as traders looking for a safe haven piled into hard assets. Crude oil for March delivery rose $2.80, or 6.4%, to end at $46.47 a barrel on the New York
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Bahamas police investigate Travolta extortion plot - WTOP Radio
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Police in the Bahamas have detained an island lawmaker and a paramedic in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames says Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater has been held since Thursday in the case. He says a second
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Pope Launches Own YouTube Channel - ABC News
The Vatican reached out to the digital generation today with the launch of a dedicated YouTube channel. The site will post video clips of Pope Benedict XVI's daily activities on the Web site in an effort to lure a younger audience. This screenshot downloaded from YouTube in London today, shows the
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Reported talks to buy Wyeth could transform Pfizer - MLive.com
NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, may be seeking to buy rival Wyeth in a deal that could be valued at more than $60 billion, the biggest in recent memory. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the companies have been in talks for months, although the report said any deal
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ABC Spins New Senate Pick as a 'Conservative Democrat' - News Busters
On Friday's "Good Morning America," reporter John Berman spun Representative Kristen Gillibrand, the soon-to-be announced senator from New York as a "conservative Democrat." Although she is only beginning her second term in the House, Gillibrand has been endorsed by the aggressively pro-abortion
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Paterson Taps Gillibrand for Clinton's Senate Seat - ABC News
One mystery was solved today when it was confirmed that New York Gov. David Paterson would appoint Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. Gov. David Paterson has picked Democratic U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill New York's vacant U.S. Senate seat, an aide to the
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Obama takes tour of White House press digs - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama startled members of the White House press corps on Thursday when he walked through their working area of the West Wing to say hello, get to know some new faces and comment on their digs -- right down to the vending machine selections. "Good to see you guys. I
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Castro Discusses Death, Praises Obama Over Guantanamo (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro indicated he may not survive Barack Obama ’s first term in office and praised the U.S. president’s decision to close a prison for suspected terrorists at the island’s Guantanamo Bay. “I have had the rare privilege of observing events
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Vatican launches YouTube channel for Pope Benedict - Baltimore Sun
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI joined U.S. President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II today by launching his own YouTube channel, the latest Vatican effort to reach out to the digital generation. The Vatican said it was launching the channel to broaden Benedict's audience while also giving the
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Iceland's prime minister Geir Haarde steps down - News.com.au
ICELANDIC Prime Minister Geir Haarde, under growing pressure from a financial collapse that has led to violent protests, has announced he is stepping down and wanted an early election to be held on May 9. After meeting senior members of his Independence Party, Haarde, 57, told a news conference he
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Freedom fighter event Saturday - South Coast Today
Two crashes occur in same spot on Route 140 SouthCoast shoppers wish TJX did more to promote "thank you" sale New Bedford Regional Airport plan nearing takeoff Suspect in MA shooting said to target non-whites Fired truck driver gets $50,000 in settlement Council receives mayor's request for
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Ted Kennedy's Circle Upset by Caroline Kennedy's Awkward Exit - Yahoo News
Slideshow: Caroline Kennedy Play Video Video: Kennedy withdraws Senate bid Reuters Play Video Video: Why Did Caroline Drop Out Of Senate Contention CBS 2 New York Of all the many ways in which Caroline Kennedy's brief and unofficial candidacy for the U.S. Senate was mishandled , one final ungraceful
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Kennedy clan 'disappointed' over Caroline not becoming New York senator - Daily News and Analysis
New York: Members of the Kennedy family have expressed their disappointment over Caroline Kennedy opting out of the race for the next New York senator Robert Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that his family is "disappointed" that his cousin Caroline will not be filling secretary of state Hillary Clinton's
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Pope welcomes Facebook, but cautions - Raleigh News & Observer
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI says social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace can foster friendships and understanding, but warns they also can isolate people and marginalize others. Benedict urged a culture of online respect in his annual message Friday for the World Day of
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Stock index futures point to lower Wall St open - Forbes
* Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 share indexes are down 2.1-2.4 percent, pointing to a sharply lower start on Wall Street. * General Electric is due to report fourth-quarter earnings, closing out a brutal year that saw its shares lose more than half
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Ledger's family 'proud' by Oscar nod - WOOD
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Heath Ledger's family said Friday they were "proud and excited" by his posthumous Academy Award nomination, but that it could not heal the pain caused by his untimely death. Exactly one year after he died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, Ledger was nominated
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Obama keeps BlackBerry - Akron Beacon Journal
WASHINGTON: The first family settled into their new lives in the White House on Thursday as President Barack Obama won an important personal victory: He gets to keep his BlackBerry. Obama will be the first sitting president to use e-mail, and he has been reluctant to part with his ever-present hand
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2008 runner-up Ana Ivanovic ousted from Australian Open by Alisa Kleybanova in 3rd round - Newsday
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia has been ousted from the Australia Open, the 2008 runner-up losing to Russia's Alisa Kleybanova in the third round. Kleybanova was the aggressor Friday against the error-prone Ivanovic and won 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Ivanovic dropped serve
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Report: 3 dead, dozens injured in Belgium day care stabbings - USA Today
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's VRT radio and television broadcaster says an unidentified man has stabbed to death at least two children and one adult in a day care center north of Brussels. Local ambulance chief Peter Cleymans said on television that dozens have been wounded VRT says the man was
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Report: Ex-Gitmo detainee joins al-Qaida in Yemen - WTOP Radio
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Internet posting purportedly by al-Qaida in Yemen says the group's No. 2 is a Saudi national who is a former Guantanamo detainee. The Yemeni group _ known as "al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula" _ posted the statement this week on a militant Web site that regularly carries al
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US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury - WTOP Radio
NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world's first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells _ a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury. The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived
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