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Midwest flooding could push prices of food higher
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
The Midwest flooding is becoming an increasing threat to corn, wheat and other crops, raising the possibility that the storms ...
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Pension liabilities loom as states try to help retirees
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
The high price of gasoline and food is prompting many states to fatten cost-of-living increases for retired teachers and civil ...
USA
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Tornado kills 4 at Boy Scout camp
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
The National Weather Service has received reports of injuries and possibly fatalities from an apparent tornado that struck a ...
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Marine expelled, another disciplined over Iraq puppy video
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
The Marine Corps is expelling one Marine and disciplining another for their roles in a video showing a Marine throwing a puppy ...
USA
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Attrition rate of new air-traffic controllers more than doubles
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
New air-traffic controllers are leaving at dramatically higher rates this year, raising concerns about the government's ability ...
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Hundreds flee Calif. fires
11.06.2008 23:34
usatoday.com
A second day of hot weather and dry wind stoked new wildfires across Northern California on Wednesday, as firefighters battled ...
USA
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Summer highlights deck danger
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
The North American Deck and Railing Association urges owners to check decks for risks.
USA
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Record life expectancy still lags
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
U.S. life expectancy has surpassed 78 years for the first time, the government reported.
USA
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Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
Medical records are now a click away, but some worry about the privacy of such systems.
USA
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Judge suspends 'shock artist' trial amid criticism of website
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
A newspaper reports that a judge presiding in the obscenity trial of a porn movie distributor posted sexually explicit images ...
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Californian gay couples ready for the rush
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
Gay couples in California will be able to legally marry next Monday.
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Battle over gay marriage renewed on California ballot
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
California Monday will marry gay couples, but opponents vow to reverse the decision.
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State Farm drops Miss. coast
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
State Farm Insurance Cos. won't renew homeowners policies within 1,000 feet of the beach on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, an area ...
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Cable snap kills crane worker
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
Dallas police say a cable on a crane has snapped, dropping a piece of equipment that killed a worker on the ground.
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Heat takes 17 lives on East Coast
11.06.2008 23:33
usatoday.com
The East Coast heat wave has claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly.
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