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Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study
AFP – Fri Jul 30, 5:19 am ET Sent 113 timesAFP/Getty Images
PARIS (AFP) - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. Full Story »
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Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
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LAS VEGAS - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. Full Story »
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NM governor considers pardon for Billy the Kid
AP – Fri Jul 30, 5:41 pm ET Sent 55 timesAP
SANTA FE, N.M. - The showdown between Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline of the frontier lawman hunting down the notorious gunslinger. Full Story »
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Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents. Full Story »
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Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
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RHINEBECK, N.Y. - Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday. Full Story »
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Mexican police free reporters nabbed by drug gang
AP – Sat Jul 31, 7:25 pm ETAFP/File
MEXICO CITY - Federal police rescued two kidnapped news cameramen in northern Mexico on Saturday, five days after they were seized by drug traffickers in a bid to get their employers to broadcast cartel messages. Full Story »
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Colombia denies hostile intent toward Venezuela
AP – Sat Jul 31, 7:25 pm ETBOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's government says it has never considered attacking Venezuela, saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is deceiving his people by claiming Bogota may have such designs. Full Story »
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US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. Full Story »
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Oil spill taints UC Berkeley's BP-funded research
AP – Sat Jul 31, 3:27 pm ETAP
BERKELEY, Calif. - BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists and professors on the famously liberal campus calling for a severing of ties. Full Story »
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Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing
AP – Fri Jul 30, 3:13 pm ETST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street. Full Story »
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Obama warns U.S. not to "demagogue" immigration
Reuters – Sat Jul 31, 4:36 pm ETReuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned U.S. leaders not to use the divisive issue of illegal immigration as a way to gain power and name recognition in an interview with CBS television released on Saturday. Full Story »
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AP EXCLUSIVE: Salazar keeps oil drill ban, for now
AP – Sat Jul 31, 3:41 pm ETAP
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor. Full Story »
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Yankees acquire Lance Berkman from Houston
AP – Sat Jul 31, 2:10 pm ETAP
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. Full Story »
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China launches new global positioning satellite
Reuters – 2 hrs 53 mins agoBEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services. Full Story »
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