Nation and World
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More new moms in U.S. breast-feed, but turn to infant formula too soon, experts sayOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) -- Nearly three-quarters of new mothers in the United States are breast-feeding their babies, but they are quitting too soon and resorting to infant form...
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Romney calls for stripping pensions from federal officials convicted of misdeedsOct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - URBANDALE, Iowa -- Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, decrying ethical lapses in Washington and singling out fellow Republicans, on Thursday called for stripping the ...
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Edwards criticizes opponents for accepting donations from News Corp. executivesOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Edwards criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for taking more than $20,000 in donations from News Corp. officials, ar...
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'Structurally deficient'Oct 31, 2021 5:03 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota officials were warned as early as 1990 that the bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River was "structurally deficient," yet they relied o...
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After feud, Clinton gets Pentagon briefing on IraqOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday finally got the Pentagon briefing on how the military is planning to withdraw troops from Iraq -- and said much...
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Marine convicted of murderOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine Corps squad leader was convicted Thursday of murdering an Iraqi man during a frustrated search for an insurgent. Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutc...
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National briefsOct 31, 2021 5:02 pm - Bridge problems known: MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota officials were warned as early as 1990 the bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River was "structurally deficient,"...
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Wonder going back on the roadOct 31, 2021 5:01 pm - Stevie Wonder said Thursday that he will hold his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, beginning next month in San Diego. "A Wonder Summer's Night" will include 13 con...
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The nation's poetOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. -- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic, who learned English as a teenage immigrant, will be the new U.S. poet laureate, the Library of Congress annou...
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Study says pollution haze over the Indian Ocean contributes to melting of Himalayan glaciersOct 31, 2021 5:00 pm - BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Huge haze clouds over the Indian Ocean contribute as much to atmospheric warming in Asia as greenhouse gases and play a significant role in ...