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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
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A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
3 hours 37 mins ago
A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.
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New rice contamination reported in China
4 hours 39 mins ago
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
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After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
10 hours 30 mins ago
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
13 hours 28 mins ago
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
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Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
18 hours 23 mins ago
New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
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What do we eat? New food map will tell us
1 day ago
Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.
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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
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More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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World
China vice-premier arrives in Zimbabwe
Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang has arrived in Zimbabwe at the start of an official trip to view his nation's burgeoning trade and development ties in Africa.
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Politics
Lawmakers hand Myanmar leader prisoner list
Lawmakers are asking Myanmar President Thein Sein (tane sane) to free nearly 250 political prisoners.
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Science & Tech
Feds: NYU researchers took bribes from Chinese co.
Three New York University researchers from China divulged results from a federally funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by ...
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