LAS VEGAS – In a case with broad national implications, the Sierra Club (search) wants to stop the widening of a freeway in fast-growing Las Vegas until the government proves the health of people living nearby won’t be harmed by the automobile exhaust. “We think the science is clear,” said …
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Secretin, a digestive system hormone, may not be the hoped-for answer to autism, researchers report in The Cochrane Library. The finding doesn’t come from a new test. Instead, it’s based on a review of 14 past studies. The studies included a total of 618 children with autism and related disorders. …
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Armed paramilitary police swept through a Harare township, pulling down more 100 prefabricated wooden cabins, including one with screaming children inside, witnesses and opposition activists said Tuesday. Monday’s raid took place despite promises that police are winding down Operation Murambatsvina (search), or Drive Out Trash, a …
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SAN DIEGO – Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential running mate who received the Medal of Honor after enduring 71/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison, died Tuesday. He was 81. The Navy did not provide a cause of death but said he had suffered from Alzheimer’s …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) pledged Sunday to do all he can to stop rocket and mortar attacks by Palestinian militants against Israeli settlements in Gaza and towns just outside. Speaking at his Gaza City office, Abbas said, “We are determined to stop the launching …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Three men suspected of ties to Usama bin Laden’s (search) terror network have been arrested in Pakistan (search), a major newspaper reported Friday. The suspects were traveling in a vehicle when they were caught Thursday in Mardan, a deeply conservative town in northwestern Pakistan, according to The …
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Will volunteers have a place in border patrol? It’s hard to tell after conflicting statements this week from two sectors of the government. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner (search) said Wednesday in an interview with the Associated Press that he was looking into using U.S. citizens to …
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Nearly 6.5 million seniors with high prescription drug costs will still be responsible for thousands of dollars of expenses even after Medicare’s drug benefit begins in January, a study released Tuesday warns. The analysis concludes that gaps in Medicare’s drug benefit — known as Part D — will leave many …
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WASHINGTON – Arlen Specter (search) has never seen “Zelig,” the Woody Allen mockumentary about the life of a man who materializes at key events in history, but he might recognize shades of himself in the film. In between chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin’s disease, Specter is everywhere in Washington this summer: …
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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – A convicted sex offender charged with kidnapping and murder spent days stalking the home where three people were bludgeoned to death and two young children were abducted, according to court documents. Joseph Edward Duncan III (search) had spotted 8-year-old Shasta Groene (search) playing in a bathing …
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