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Poet Thien dies at 73
LOS ANGELES — Nguyen Chi Thien, a Vietnamese dissident poet who spent nearly 30 years in communist prisons in his native country, died in a southern California hospital Tuesday after a long bout of...
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Lawmakers want Gehrig’s medical records
MINNEAPOLIS — Some Minnesota lawmakers are looking to force the release of Lou Gehrig’s medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that now...
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Associated Press Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate, greets some of the 10,000 supporters Thursday as he takes the stage during a rally with his running mate Paul Ryan at the Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Va.
Romney: ‘Victory is in sight’ after first debate
DENVER — Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers “prosperity that comes through freedom” to a country struggling to shed a weak economy. President Barack Obama accu...
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Associated Press An adult mouse born from an egg cell produced from a skin cell stands with her pups, which were born normally. The eggs were produced by making skin cells revert to a kind of blank slate, so they could be prodded to develop into immature egg cells.
Research suggests new fertility options
NEW YORK — Scientists have turned mouse skin cells into eggs that produced baby mice — a technique that, if successfully applied to humans, could someday allow women to stop worrying about the tick...
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Several states fall short of sex offender law
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly three dozen states have failed to meet conditions of a 2006 federal law that requires them to join a nationwide program to track sex offenders, including five states that hav...
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Associated Press A red Salvation Arm bell sits on a table at a the temporary site of the Bevin Bros. manufacturing Wednesday in East Hampton, Conn. The 180-year-old New England company that made the tiny bell that tinkles every time an angel gets its wings in the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" is resuming production months after the factory was destroyed in a fire.
Bell factory resumes production
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. — The 180-year-old New England company that made the little bell that rings every time an angel gets its wings in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” has resumed produ...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama shakes hands with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after the first presidential debate Wednesday at the University of Denver in Denver.
Obama, Romney clash in debate
DENVER — In a showdown at close quarters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps...
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Businesses add 162,000 jobs in September
WASHINGTON — A private survey shows that U.S. businesses added fewer workers in September than August, a sign that slow growth may be holding back hiring. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday th...
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Benghazi consulate attack probe opened
WASHINGTON — Past investigations into attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions have blamed both the administration and Congress for failing to spend enough money to ensure that the overseas facilities w...
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US service firms grow at fastest pace in months
WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies grew in September at the fastest pace in six months, helped by a sharp increase in customer demand. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purc...
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