Nation and World
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Roth IRA a good idea even late in the gameOct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - Q: My wife and I are getting ready to retire in January 2010. We are maxing out our 401(k)s for retirement (current value about $225,000). My wife will have a small pens...
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Kids health plan debatedOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats pushed through legislation Wednesday to add 6 million lower-income children to a popular health insurance program while making deep cuts in...
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Six said to be dead after bridge collapseOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens o...
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Oil prices retreat after reaching recordOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - NEW YORK -- Oil prices retreated after jumping to a new record Wednesday on the government's report of a steep drop in crude inventories and surge in refinery activity. ...
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Business briefsOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - Aon plans possible spin off of unit CHICAGO -- Aon Corp, the world's second-largest insurance broker, said quarterly net income rose 24 percent, and that it was conside...
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Particles from laser printers may pose health risk, study showsOct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - Some laser printers emit volumes of health-damaging particles at a rate similar to cigarettes, researchers in Australia found. Investigators at the Queensland University...
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Darfur force's lineup formsOct 31, 2021 4:57 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan on Wednesday endorsed a U.N. resolution to send 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur, raising hopes for a force that could for the first time provide r...
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Khmer Rouge official to talkOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The former chief of a Khmer Rouge prison is willing to testify about the communist regime's atrocities that led to an estimated 1.7 million death...
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Gonzales admits vaguenessOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales conceded on Wednesday that he used confusing language in describing national security efforts in recent Senate testimony....
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Monsoon displaces millionsOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Monsoon floods ravaging Bangladesh for more than a week have displaced or marooned at least 5 million people and left 40 others dead, officials said...