Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico on his first trip to Spanish- speaking Latin America.
March 2012
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Roy Essoyan, 92, reporter who broke story of Sino-Soviet split
NEW YORK – Born in a Japanese fishing village just after his refugee family landed there in a desperate 1919 escape from Russia’s Bolshevik revolution, Roy Essoyan arrived in the Soviet Union nearly four decades later as an American journalist. But after three years of hobnobbing with Premier Nikita Khrushchev and other communist leaders, The […]
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NFL Notebook: Patriots officially sign Stallworth, Hoyer
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced the signings of wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth and quarterback Brian Hoyer. Stallworth spent the 2007 season with the Patriots, when they went 18-0 before losing in the Super Bowl to the New York Giants. He had 46 catches during the regular season. Stallworth had 17 receptions with […]
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Dementia diagnosis stuns younger sufferers
An estimated half-million Americans under age 65 are afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other forms of the disorder.
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New wind-farm guidelines seek fewer bird deaths
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration offered new guidance Friday on where wind farms should be located to reduce the number of bird deaths while promoting increased use of wind power. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the guidelines, which take effect immediately, provide a scientific basis for developers and government regulators to identify sites with low […]
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Judge tells FDA to act on antibiotics rule
In 1977, the agency issued an order to ban certain drugs in farm animals. But the rule wasn’t enforced.
Posted inBusiness
Bank program to let foreclosure owners rent
Under the program, Bank of America will retain title, then rent the home for less than the mortgage payments.
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Briefcase
Worst stock week of year ends with bargain hunting U.S. stocks rose Friday on a round of bargain hunting and a surge in energy shares, curbing what still turned out to be the worst week of the year for two stock benchmarks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.59 points, or 0.3 percent, to 13,080.73. […]
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Jobless say they face discrimination
States consider laws to prohibit employers from discriminating against unemployed applicants.
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Suspect pleads guilty in tomato price-fixing plot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A former California food company owner pleaded guilty to racketeering Thursday in a national tomato price-fixing plot. Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, was charged with bribing purchasing managers to buy tomato products from his company, Monterey-based SK Foods. Prosecutors said he fixed prices and rigged bids for the sale of tomato products to […]