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Obama in West Virginia with eye on McCain
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic front-runner Barack Obama made a quick stop in West Virginia on Monday ahead of an expected bad loss there to White House rival Hillary Clinton, but he was already looking past the contest to November's fight with Republican John McCain.
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34 stingrays die within 24 hours at Calgary Zoo
Medical staff and officials at the Calgary Zoo are trying to find out what killed 34 cownose stingrays in the span of just 24 hours.
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A Case for Indy? Crystal Skull Stolen
A crystal skull, possibly 500 years old, was recently stolen from a shop.
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McCain differs with Bush on climate change
Senator John McCain called for a limit on greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
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Apple expands agreements to offer iPhones in Asia this year
The agreements to sell the phones in Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines should help the company surpass its sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008.
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N.Y. highway standoff ends peacefully
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 12 (UPI) -- An armed man gave himself up peacefully Monday night after an hours-long standoff with police on the New York State Thruway, a Buffalo TV station reported.
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Risk of hospital stay rises with alcohol sales
A new study says that the risk of being hospitalized after an assault increases by more than 40 per cent during the time alcohol sales peak in your neighbourhood.
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Primary Season of Betrayals
Hillary Clinton campaign suffers numerous defections from former allies, a common election occurrence
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Donors line up to sponsor DNC convention
DENVER, May 12 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee has lined up 56 corporate sponsors for its nominating convention this summer in Denver.
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Another person with super-memory skills comes forward
The third person found to have an ultra-rare memory gift recalling in detail most days of his life is 50-year-old Rick Baron ...
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