CREOLE, La. – Hurricane Rita’s path of devastation along the Texas-Louisiana coast became shockingly clear Monday, as rescuers pulled stranded bayou residents out on skiffs and Army helicopters searched for thousands of cattle feared drowned. Crews struggled to clean up the tangle of smashed homes and downed trees. The hurricane …
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VIENNA, Austria – The U.N. atomic watchdog agency Saturday put Iran just one step away from referral to the Security Council (search) unless Tehran eases suspicions about its nuclear activities in coming months — a move the United States has been pushing for years. The chief U.S. delegate to the …
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If you do just one thing to fight fat, exercise might be the way to go, judging by a new study. Consider the study’s results: —Inactivity led to a buildup of fat deep inside the belly. —Modest amounts of exercise held the line on deep belly fat. —Higher amounts of …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – A powerful bomb went off in a Christian neighborhood of eastern Beirut (search) late Friday, wounding at least three people and sending soldiers scrambling to the scene. The blast detonated just before midnight near a bank, completely destroying a car. But it was not clear if the …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. transportation investigators are looking into allegations of possible maintenance and regulatory oversight problems at Northwest Airlines (NWAC), where replacement workers have stepped in for striking mechanics, authorities said Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (search) and the Transportation Department (search) inspector general’s office were reviewing assertions by an …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – The U.S. ambassador to Venezuela said Wednesday that American and Venezuelan officials are working out details of joint counter-drug efforts, following President Hugo Chavez’s (search) offer this week to renew cooperation. “We are talking about how we can continue cooperating on the issue of illegal drugs,” U.S. …
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BERLIN – Angela Merkel was elected Tuesday as Germany’s first female chancellor, taking power at the helm of an unwieldy alliance of the right and left that now officially has the job of turning around Europe’s biggest economy. Lawmakers voted 397-202 with 12 abstentions to make Merkel Germany’s eighth leader …
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LOS ANGELES – Doctors’ poor penmanship is a long running joke, but there’s nothing funny about a pharmacist trying to fill a prescription and being unable to accurately decipher a physician’s sloppy scribbles. The consequences of a mistake can be severe, if not fatal. But now, if a new initiative …
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Loneliness may partly be a genetic legacy, scientists report in Behavior Genetics. They’re not talking about occasionally feeling lonely in the wake of difficult life events, such as the loss of a loved one. It’s normal to experience the full range of emotions, including loneliness, over time. Instead, the researchers …
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