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Fruit and veg 'give healthy glow'

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
Even a few weeks of eating fruit and vegetables could improve your skin colour, it is claimed.
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Senate leaders say deal on transportation overhaul

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate leaders say they've reached a deal that clears the way for a vote on Senate passage of a $109 billion bill to overhaul federal highway and transit programs....
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Dutch cheese pokes holes in Swiss bragging rights

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- Hundreds of cultured spectators nibbled on cheese and crackers, waiting patiently for an hour as dozens of judges deliberated Wednesday night before naming a Dutch Vermeer the world's best cheese....
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'Benefits' of Alzheimer's drugs

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
A trial suggests that thousands of patients with Alzheimer's disease could benefit from staying on drug treatment - even as their condition worsens.
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Smart cards for trains extended

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
Rail smart cards, like those already used in London, are to be rolled out across the country under plans announced by the transport secretary.
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No two cancer samples identical

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
Taking a sample from one part of a tumour may not reveal its full genetic identity, according to research by scientists from Cancer Research UK. They found around two third of genetic faults were not repeated across other biopsies from the same tumour.
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FDA mulls widely used drugs being available sans prescriptions

Some of the most widely used prescription drugs, including those to treat cholesterol and high blood pressure, could be freely available over the counter under a new proposal being weighed by government regulators.

Food and Drug Administration officials said Wednesday they are considering waiving prescription requirements for certain drugs used ...

Ore. nurse aide posted Facebook photos of patients

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon nursing assistant spent eight days in jail after a jury found her guilty of taking disturbing photos of elderly or disabled patients and posting them to her Facebook wall....
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Ore. nurse aide posted Facebook photos of patients

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon nursing assistant spent eight days in jail after a jury found her guilty of taking disturbing photos of elderly or disabled patients and posting them to her Facebook wall....
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Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-gov't docs

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Two Catholics have been convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda and sentenced to prison in Vietnam, where local church officials and the ruling Communist Party have had an uneasy relationship for years....

Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-gov't docs

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Two Catholics have been convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda and sentenced to prison in Vietnam, where local church officials and the ruling Communist Party have had an uneasy relationship for years....

Vietnam jails 2 for disseminating anti-gov't docs

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Two Catholics have been convicted of spreading anti-government propaganda and sentenced to prison in Vietnam, where local church officials and the ruling Communist Party have had an uneasy relationship for years....

French president: All combat troops out in 2012

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, saying Friday he would leave around 1,400 soldiers behind to help with training and logistics....

Australian admits fake-collar-bomb extortion bid

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
SYDNEY (AP) -- An Australian investment banker pleaded guilty Thursday to chaining a fake bomb to a young woman's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt last year....

After Illinois loss, Santorum looks to the South

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Dealt a resounding defeat in Illinois' presidential primary, Republican Rick Santorum brushed off the latest loss to rival Mitt Romney and told his supporters on Tuesday to "saddle up like Reagan did in the cowboy movies" and help him narrow a seemingly insurmountable deficit in delegates....

Santorum looks to deny Romney a win by any means

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum, showing signs of fatigue and frustration while grasping for strategies to right his unsteady White House bid, is trying to derail Republican front-runner Mitt Romney using any means available - even contradictory messages....

VIDEO: Paul Conroy: Action needed now on Syria

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
British photographer Paul Conroy who was smuggled out of Homs by Syrian rebels says it's critical to keep the pressure on the regime to stop the violence.
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Hackers charged in NY, Chicago united by discord

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
NEW YORK (AP) -- Online, he was the elite, combustible hacker known as Sabu. But at home, Hector Xavier Monsegur seemed like the white sheep of a troubled family....
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Hackers charged in NY, Chicago united by discord

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
NEW YORK (AP) -- Online, he was the elite, combustible hacker known as Sabu. But at home, Hector Xavier Monsegur seemed like the white sheep of a troubled family....
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Kony targeted by viral campaign

BBC - News - Wed, 2025-05-28 20:13
A campaign to capture accused Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony goes viral on the web, even as the non-profit group responsible is criticised.
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