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Out of patience with hospital infections
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Grieving families across the United States will hold candlelight vigils Friday in memory of those who died of hospital infections, a patient advocate said.
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NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Grieving families across the United States will hold candlelight vigils Friday in memory of those who died of hospital infections, a patient advocate said.
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Slowing The Spread Of Invasive Insects
Gypsy moths have been damaging forests in the United States for more than 1–hundred years.Minnesota and Wisconsin have avoided their devastating effects until recently. The North Shore is their most recent target. LeAnn Wallace reports.
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Gypsy moths have been damaging forests in the United States for more than 1–hundred years.Minnesota and Wisconsin have avoided their devastating effects until recently. The North Shore is their most recent target. LeAnn Wallace reports.
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How well do you know what's going on in the world?
What ceremony was the Dalai Lama participating in at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.? And, see what dangerous toy is still on some shelves around the United States. Plus, what did Hannah Montana TV star Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray released into the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains?
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What ceremony was the Dalai Lama participating in at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.? And, see what dangerous toy is still on some shelves around the United States. Plus, what did Hannah Montana TV star Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray released into the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains?
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Black America's Exploding Health Crisis
While the life expectancy of an AIDS patient is growing dramatically, according to a new report, of the more than one million HIV/AIDS cases in the United States, a disproportionate number are African-Americans. Randall Pinkston reports.
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While the life expectancy of an AIDS patient is growing dramatically, according to a new report, of the more than one million HIV/AIDS cases in the United States, a disproportionate number are African-Americans. Randall Pinkston reports.
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Les Crane: TV host and 'Desiderata' narrator
Although Les Crane had a long career in the United States as a confrontational radio and television host, he won international fame for his smooth-voiced, highly sentimental narration of "Desiderata" in 1971, a New Age anthem that he grew to hate. He preferred the parody of his record, "Deteriorata", voiced by Norman Rose for a National Lampoon album.
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found in Top Stories: Obituaries
Although Les Crane had a long career in the United States as a confrontational radio and television host, he won international fame for his smooth-voiced, highly sentimental narration of "Desiderata" in 1971, a New Age anthem that he grew to hate. He preferred the parody of his record, "Deteriorata", voiced by Norman Rose for a National Lampoon album.
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Obama speech: 'We must come together to save planet'
Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world. I know that I don't look like the Americans who've previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father – my grandfather – was a cook, a domestic servant to the British...
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Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world. I know that I don't look like the Americans who've previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father – my grandfather – was a cook, a domestic servant to the British...
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South African judge named as UN rights head
Bus driver's daughter wins one of UN's most controversial jobs despite initial opposition from United States
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Bus driver's daughter wins one of UN's most controversial jobs despite initial opposition from United States
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Views of voters on Obama's overseas trip
AP - Quotes from people in the United States on Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East:
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AP - Quotes from people in the United States on Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East:
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United States Lawn Distribution
Analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery produced this map of American lawn density.
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Analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery produced this map of American lawn density.
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U.S. may shift aid to fix Pakistan fighter jets
The United States plans to shift about $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counterterrorism programs to upgrading the nation's aging F-16 fighter jets.
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The United States plans to shift about $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counterterrorism programs to upgrading the nation's aging F-16 fighter jets.
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