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Weakening Earl now a tropical storm

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:19:25 GMT

Hurricane Earl continued to take aim on southeastern New England on Friday evening, but the storm was "losing its punch," according to the National ...

Dems in power could be in peril, poll says

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:25:31 GMT

Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ...

Small gains made in Mideast peace talks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:52:48 GMT

Israelis and Palestinians have embarked on another round of peace talks an outcome that Middle East experts said is about as good as it gets ...

Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:59:44 GMT

Are eggs from caged or cage-free hens more at risk for food-borne illnesses? Depends on if you ask industrial agriculture representatives or ...

Report: Health law's small biz tax credit could expand coverage

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:39:13 GMT

During the first phase of the health care reform law, some small businesses will be eligible for tax credits, affecting 16.6 million workers, ...

Outbreak linked to ground beef puts focus on meat oversight

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:36:55 GMT

The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's ...

'DASH' diet can lower heart attack risk almost 20%

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:29:51 GMT

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats can significantly lower the risk of heart attack for people with mildly ...

Muslim groups support NYC mosque, decry hostility

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:43:10 GMT

It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near Ground Zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday ...

Paris mosque won't bite burger chain's Muslim outreach

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:19:09 GMT

Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the ...

For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:29:34 GMT

Some relatives of Muslim 9/11 victims worry the flap over a mosque near Ground Zero is feeding a revival of Islamophobia they felt in 2001.

Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:14:57 GMT

Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ...

Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:42:03 GMT

Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."

Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 GMT

As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...

Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:22:35 GMT

An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into ...

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:23:40 GMT

Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...