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July 18, 2013

UMass researchers block Down syndrome chromosome

The result was accomplished with human cells grown in a lab dish, raising the possibility that a similar shutdown could someday be engineered in people.
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July 18, 2013

Where’s that royal baby? Is Kate overdue?

Dozens of reporters have already staked out the central London hospital where Kate is expected to give birth.
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July 18, 2013

Son of Jerry Sandusky seeks to have name changed

Matt Sandusky told investigators that he also had been abused by his adoptive father.
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July 18, 2013

Texas Gov. Perry signs sweeping abortion restrictions

Only five of Texas' 42 abortion clinics currently meet the new requirements.
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July 18, 2013

Ex-partner faces off with Bulger in tense courtroom

Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi, a ruthless underworld killer, says he and 'Whitey' Bulger were FBI informants for 15 years.

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July 18, 2013

Arrests made in Pa. crash that killed four on foot

28-year-old Samara Banks and her sons were killed as they crossed a busy roadway while walking home after visiting an aunt.
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July 18, 2013

Mandela ‘steadily improving’ on 95th birthday

He is making 'remarkable progress' after tense weeks in which some South Africans talked about the possibility that he was on the verge of dying.
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July 18, 2013

World survey sees China topping U.S. as superpower

BEIJING – People around the globe believe that China will inevitably replace the United States as the world’s leading superpower, but that doesn’t mean they like the prospect, according to a new study on global attitudes. The survey that the Pew Research Center conducted in 39 countries confirms much of the conventional wisdom in Washington […]
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July 18, 2013

Consumer watchdog confirmed at last

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Wednesday hailed Richard Cordray’s long-awaited confirmation as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying his installation gives consumers a stronger footing “for years to come” in dealings with banks and credit card companies. Obama, the beneficiary of a Senate agreement Tuesday that cleared the way for a number of […]
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July 18, 2013

Indian officials probe how insecticide got in students’ food, killing 22

ISLAMABAD – Indian authorities on Wednesday were trying to determine how food served as part of a free school lunch program got tainted with insecticide, leading to the deaths of at least 22 children and the hospitalization of more than two dozen others. The children, who were between the ages of 5 and 12, attended […]

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