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Mexican army kills 15 suspected drug gang members

Suspected drug hitmen attacked soldiers who intended to inspect a cartel safe house in the colonial town of Taxco southwest of Mexico City. Soldiers …
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Obama vows to make BP pay for its ‘recklessness’

Eight weeks into the crisis, oil continues to gush from the broken wellhead off the coast of Louisiana, millions of gallons a day. Obama has been …
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Analysis: Obama making more promises on oil spill

Bush wasn’t able to keep that 2005 promise. And Obama probably won’t be able to keep his either. If Americans were looking for details on how Obama …
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Nutrients may be why some smokers avoid cancer

Scientists at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said that although they had not found a causal link, the results may be a clue …
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Trains collide in western Mexico, at least 10 dead

The crash occurred after a faulty track change in the early morning hours in the western state of Sinaloa. "Someone didn’t change the tracks …
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U.S. lawmaker takes aim at automatic citizenship

Legal scholars laugh out loud at Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce’s proposal and warn that it would be blatantly unconstitutional, since the …
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Overtreated: Bleeding for colds, X-rays for shoes

Medicines, tests or procedures that can be useful in the right situation, yet dangerous if overused — it has been a recurring theme throughout …
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Video games seek to connect the digital dots

The red planet smorgasbord will be the publisher’s first major foray into transmedia storytelling, the increasingly popular method of scattering a …
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AP Poll: Majority disapprove of Obama on oil spill

It comes as the president seeks to show more forceful leadership in confronting the worst U.S. environmental crisis and convince a skeptical public he …
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European Union agrees bank data deal with U.S. amid privacy doubts

"We have an agreement that considerably improves data protection of our citizens," EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said after …
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German student attacks Hell’s Angels with puppy

German police said on Monday that after making his getaway from the Hell’s Angels club, the 26-year-old dumped the bulldozer, causing a 5 km (3 …
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U.S. food guidelines should focus on fat

With two-thirds of U.S. adults overweight or obese, the aim is to help people cut unnecessary calories while getting the right nutrients, Rear …
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Volunteering hit highest level since 2003 in U.S.

The Corporation for National & Community Services (CNCS), an independent government agency, said volunteers heeding President Barack Obama’s call to …
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Bloody Sunday report revives Northern Ireland’s dark past

The 5,000-page report was 12 years in the making and the costliest in British legal history at close to 200 million pounds ($293 million). Chaired …
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Survey finds racism alive in the professions

Ethnic minorities living and working in Britain consider professions including banking, politics, law and journalism, as closed off to them, it …
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Indonesia sex tape sparks call to control Internet

The anti-porn law, passed in 2008, was seen by many as a sign of the growing influence of conservative Islam in policy-making in traditionally …
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Kenyan politicians arrested over hate speech charges

Preparations for the vote, seen as a crucial step in reforms after post-election violence killed hundreds in 2008, were hit by a weekend attack on a …
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Brazil to lead agriculture boom as Europe imports

Russia and Ukraine will also make big gains while high prices, which had caused riots over the cost of staples like rice and bread in some …
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