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XML Top StoriesBrazil prison guards nab pigeon with cell phonepublished about 3 hours ago
Prison guards foiled a new attempt to smuggle a cell phone into a Brazilian prison by carrier pigeon -- this one wearing a tiny backpack -- and said Friday that the practice is becoming almost commonplace.
Palin resigning as Alaska governorpublished about 3 hours ago
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.
Vt's Champlain College honors namesakepublished about 3 hours ago
There's a new "big man on campus" at Vermont's Champlain College -- Samuel de Champlain.
New citizens being sworn in in Mainepublished about 3 hours ago
The Fourth of July is a big day for 25 people in Maine. They are taking the oath as new citizens of the United States.
Vt gets federal money for displaced workerspublished about 3 hours ago
Vermont is receiving nearly $100,000 to boost apprenticeship programs for unemployed workers. The money will go to help train and prepare workers for careers in growing industries, including those related to green technologies."
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science Newspublished about 1 hour ago
New 'river blindness' drug shows promise ... Tamiflu-resistant swine flu reported ... Older forests store more carbon ... NOW Foods recalls whey products ... Health/Science ... more
UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the Newspublished about 1 hour ago
Columnists name Palin 'Sitting Duck' … Man crosses Canada handing out underwear … Career expo called off due to job shortage ... Police: Man bit ... more
Columnists name Palin 'Sitting Duck'published about 2 hours ago
VENTURA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been selected as winner of the 2009 Sitting Duck Award, the National Society of ... more
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Neighbor’s Shadow Still Large in Slovakiapublished about 9 hours ago
Sixteen years after its “velvet divorce” from the Czech Republic, Slovakia is a nation still exuding uncertainty.
Spotlight: Caution Kept Icelandic Bank Clear of the Worstpublished about 10 hours ago
Margeir Petursson, the chairman and founder of MP Bank, saw the looming crisis long before others did.
Asian Stocks Fall in New Sign of Slumppublished about 18 hours ago
The declines in Asia’s stock markets were more muted than those on Wall Street and in Europe, but they illustrated the same point: That a ... more
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The old is new again at Saturday Evening Postpublished about 6 hours ago
The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning ... more
Can daily sex help fertility? Conceivablypublished about 7 hours ago
For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex. In a study of 118 Australian ... more
Bioactives become serious businesspublished about 7 hours ago
"Your joints are very dry," tut-tutted the osteopath. "You should be taking glucosamine and chondroitin." Until that day I had regarded health supplements as little ... more
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Zimbabwe Deputy PM Mutambara Promotes Country as 2010 Destinationpublished about 5 hours ago
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara said a FIFA delegation will travel to Harare next week to prepare a visit by FIFA President Sepp Blatter
Kim Sets Course Record to Take Lead at ATT Golfpublished 1 day ago
Defending champion Anthony Kim leads world No. 1 Tiger Woods by only two strokes
Tiger Woods Honors Wounded Warriors at AT&T Nationalpublished 2 days ago
Woods has made a special point to honor US military veterans at AT&T National golf tournament near Washington
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Education group urged to focus less on scorespublished about 8 hours ago
The nation's educators can improve public schools by making lessons more relevant and less geared toward yielding high test scores, a panel of scholars and ... more
Filling a need for nourishmentpublished about 14 hours ago
Eight-year-old Diana Pinera of Lemon Grove smiled when she peeked inside her lunch bag and found fresh carrot sticks, a red apple, graham crackers, milk ... more
Education chief wants merit pay consideredpublished about 14 hours ago
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged thousands of teachers to consider linking their salaries to student achievement during his speech yesterday at the National Education ... more
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Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak (Reuters)published about 7 hours ago
Reuters - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using ... more
Game show looks to convert atheists (Reuters)published about 7 hours ago
Reuters - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
House wrecked as man kills weeds with flame thrower (AFP)published about 11 hours ago
AFP - A German gardener's house was left a smouldering wreck on Friday after he set it on fire while trying to get rid of ... more
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Michael Jackson on track for more chart records (Reuters)published about 2 hours ago
Reuters - After a record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will shake up next week's charts, too.
Michael Jackson's music had impact around the globe (Reuters)published about 3 hours ago
Reuters - Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his ... more
Michael Jackson was working on two albums (Reuters)published about 4 hours ago
Reuters - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's ... more
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Lens helps correct cataract blurrinesspublished about 21 hours ago
Better technology is promising to correct the cloudiness associated with cataracts.
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Judge says state must negotiate furloughspublished 1 day ago
A Honolulu judge on Thursday ruled that state worker furloughs are subject to collective bargaining between the state and its unions.
Cooking up a healthy barbecuepublished 1 day ago
It's great to be outside, but having food outdoors can be dangerous.
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