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Wrigley to Probe Health Benefits of Gum Chewing

CHICAGO – Here’s a juicy thought to chomp on. What if the simple act of chewing gum helped you keep your weight down, reduce stress, improve focus — or all three? Sure, a cynic might reply, just as eating pizza raises your IQ and chocolate-chip cookies make you skinny. Wm. …

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Officials Arrest Man in 'Major Break' in Unsolved Border Slayings

MONTERREY, Mexico – A man suspected of participating in the rapes and killings of at least 10 women in a border city made infamous by the deaths of more than 100 young women since 1993 has been arrested, U.S. officials said Thursday. U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza called Tuesday’s arrest of …

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British TV Channel Snuffs Out Cartoon Smoking After Complaint

LONDON – A British TV channel is snuffing out smoking from classic children’s cartoons after a viewer complaint about episodes of “Tom and Jerry.” Children’s channel Boomerang said Tuesday it had cut scenes from two episodes of the violent cat-and-mouse cartoon “where smoking could be deemed to be glamorized.” “We …

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