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MORE POISONED CHINESE PRODUCTS, GOVT CORRUPTION
China says tainted milk scandal spreading, with 3 babies dead and more than 6,200 sickened
BEIJING (AP) _ Tainted milk formula in China has killed three babies and sickened 6,200 in a spreading scandal that prompted three more companies, including China's biggest dairy, to recall products, the health minister said Wednesday ( Read more... ) -
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Autism 'may be missed in girls'
Girls with mild autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, a study suggests ( Read more... ) -
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France says no choice but to seek more Iran sanctions after latest nuclear report
PARIS (AP) _ The Security Council should impose more sanctions on Iran over its stonewalling of a U.N. investigation into allegations that Tehran tried to make nuclear weapons, France said Tuesday ( Read more... ) -
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Pakistan orders troops to open fire if US launches air or ground raid across Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said Tuesday ( Read more... ) -
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Palin Won't Meet With 'Troopergate' Investigator
A campaign spokesman said Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin won't speak with an investigator hired by lawmakers to look into the firing of her public safety commissioner ( Read more... ) -
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Broward County, FL considers resolution on iguanas
The never-ending showdown between man and beast will move to Broward County Commission chambers Tuesday when commissioners will ask one of the great questions of our time: What can we do about those darned iguanas ( Read more... ) -
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Jury finds 6 Australian men guilty of being members of a terrorist cell
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ A jury Monday convicted a Muslim cleric and five of his followers of forming a terrorist group in Australia that allegedly considered assassinating the prime minister and attacking major sporting events.
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Saudi cleric wants death for TV "sorcerers"
RIYADH, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A senior Saudi cleric has said purveyors of horoscopes on Arab television should face the death penalty, a paper said on Sunday, days after another cleric argued death for TV owners.
"Sorcerers who appear on satellite channels who are proven to be sorcerers have committed a ( Read more... ) -
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Family's pit bulls fatally maul infant in Nevada home; grandmother hurt protecting her
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ A family's two pit bulls burst into the house from the backyard to attack a 4-month girl, mauling her to death even as her grandmother tried to escape with the baby into another room, police said ( Read more... ) -
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Girl's Dad Whacks Naked Boy Found In Home
DELTONA, Fla. -- An angry Deltona father whacked his teenage daughter's boyfriend with a metal pipe after finding the boy naked in his daughter's room ( Read more... )