Nation and World
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Dean hits Yucatan with 200 mph gusts
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - MAJAHUAL, Mexico -- After a deafening roar that lasted for hours, an eerie silence came over Majahual. The smell of the sea rose up, and lightning bolts illuminated the ...
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YouTube browsers to see more 'overlay' ads
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Video advertising is coming to YouTube, but it won't be the type common at sites elsewhere. Starting today, the popular video-sharing site plans to feature s...
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Cheney asks for more time in investigation
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney's office acknowledged it has documents that "may be responsive" to an investigation into a secret eavesdropping program, althoug...
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Bush: It's up to Iraqis to determine prime miniser's future
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTEBELLO, Quebec -- President Bush offered a tepid endorsement of the Iraqi government on Tuesday, yet brushed off a Democratic senator's call for the ouster of Iraqi ...
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EU resumes fuel payments to Gaza
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- The European Union said Tuesday it will resume vital fuel aid to the Gaza Strip's electric company, bringing a measure of relief to Palestinians...
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Prosecutors wary of spiked energy drinks
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - HARTFORD, Conn. -- Beverage companies that sell alcoholic energy drinks were harshly criticized Tuesday by more than two dozen state attorneys general who want federal o...
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Fed interest rate cut still on the tableAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A key U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged to use all tools necessary to calm turbulent financial markets, but he expre...
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Wastewater can be tested to indicate drug use
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Researchers have figured out how to give an entire community a drug test using just a teaspoon of wastewater from a city's sewer plant. The test wouldn't b...
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N. Korea seeks more aid
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea -- Impoverished North Korea asked South Korea for more help to recover from recent floods that left thousands homeless, asking Seoul on Tuesday for co...
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Study says high blood pressure a kid ailment
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- More than 1 million U.S. youngsters have undiagnosed high blood pressure, leaving them at risk for developing organ damage down the road, a study suggests. Ca...