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CHICAGO – A four-drug cocktail is not any better for treating newly diagnosed HIV infection than the standard three-drug regimen, according to a study that followed 765 patients for three years. The finding is welcome news to patient advocates, despite the lack of a step forward in treatment. Adding a …

Hats off to Lanny Davis for admitting that the left can be nasty and intolerant and hateful. He is talking about what the far left has done to Joe Lieberman, of course. But it is also true of other quarters of the left, and I was glad to see Lanny …

WASHINGTON – Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the increased interest in hybrid vehicles. As government searches for methods to reduce dependence on oil and clean up the environment, some big-name companies want to reward employees who drive a hybrid vehicle to work. The federal …

Amid repeated calls to curb U.S. immigration, a new study shows that immigrants are an essential component of the nation’s entrepreneurial culture. The study, which gauged the effect of aging on entrepreneurial behavior, showed that countries with older populations — including many European countries — are more likely than others …

MINSK, Belarus – Venezuela’s anti-U.S. leader Hugo Chavez began a major international tour on Sunday with a visit to the isolated former Soviet nation of Belarus, whose authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is dubbed ‘Europe’s last dictator’ by Washington. Chavez, a leftist former army lieutenant colonel who accuses the United States …

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea on Friday delayed food and fertilizer shipments to impoverished North Korea until the missile crisis is resolved, even as it pledged to press ahead with high-level talks with Pyongyang next week. A top U.S. envoy agreed with China to coordinate strategy on the North. …

NEW YORK – A reggae concert meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS is coming under fire from some black gay bloggers and activists who are incensed that the lineup includes two artists they consider to be anti-gay. Among those scheduled to perform at the July 18 show at Webster Hall …

Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it is readying a 4-Gbyte solid-state flash drive for production in time for the Microsoft Windows Vista timeframe. The drive’s price was not announced. The new device will work with ReadyBoost, a Vista technology that lets the flash drive serve as a solid-state cache for …

TRENTON, N.J. – Atlantic City’s casinos were ordered to close Wednesday, the latest casualty of a state government shutdown that entered its second day Sunday after the Legislature failed to adopt a budget by its July 1 deadline. The head of the Casino Control Commission ordered gaming in Atlantic City …

TAMPA, Fla. – Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday pointed to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah as fresh evidence of the ongoing battle against terrorism that underscores the need to keep President Bush’s Republican allies in control of Congress. “This conflict is a long way from over,” Cheney said …