SAN DIEGO – A 13-year-old giant panda gave birth to a cub at the San Diego Zoo (search), but a second fetus died in the womb, officials said Wednesday. Bai Yun (search) gave birth shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday after being in labor for three hours. The birth — less …
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QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s defense minister resigned Friday during protests which have crippled oil production and forced the country to ask Venezuela for a loan of crude oil so it can keep up exports, officials said. Ecuador will seek a $400 million emergency loan from the Latin American Reserve Fund …
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It might be possible to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier by tweaking the schedule of tests that help diagnose the disease, new research shows. But first, women can take charge by seeing their doctor for symptoms that would increase their suspicion of ovarian cancer and following up if those symptoms don’t …
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – When people asked Marcia Herrgott how they could help after her son was killed in Iraq (search), she would tell them to cook dinner for a military family or offer to mow their lawn. On Wednesday, she added another suggestion: Make a donation. Herrgott was joined …
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LAS VEGAS – Rod Stewart (search) appeared in federal court Tuesday, saying he was there to “defend my honor” in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas resort. The Rio (search) hotel-casino, which is owned by gambling giant Harrah’s Entertainment (search), filed suit after the British rocker …
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PHILADELPHIA – Their giggling and smiles belie the horror that Tara Aulia (search) and Hamdani have experienced at their tender ages. Tara, 7, and Hamdani, 11, saw the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami rip through their villages in Indonesia’s Aceh province and take their homes and family members. They each …
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WASHINGTON – Retail gasoline prices hit a record nationwide average of $2.61 a gallon last week as the effects of high crude oil prices trickled down to the pump, the U.S. government said on Monday. The national average pump price for regular unleaded gasoline rose 6.2 cents, according to a …
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POMEROY, Wash. – Firefighters are hoping cooler, wetter weather in the next few days will help them contain a fast-moving wildfire (search) that burned at least 35 buildings and forced the evacuation of about 175 homes. By late Sunday, the fire in southeast Washington (search) had grown to 32,000 acres …
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NEW YORK – Martha Stewart’s (search) new syndicated daytime television series, “Martha,” which premieres Sept. 12, promises to show the home-and-hearth marketing queen’s sense of humor. “As soon as I spent time with Martha I knew that her witty and engaging humor would surprise and entertain viewers,” executive producer Mark …
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HACKENSACK, N.J. – Fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons (search) has agreed to serve six months of probation stemming from a July 2004 incident in which police say she drove erratically and ignored a police car’s flashing lights and wailing siren for several miles. Simmons, the wife of hip-hop mogul Russell …
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