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Published
July 21, 2011

Feeling the heat?

If the extreme heat and humidity lingering over much of the nation feels like a steam bath, it's because the same principles are at work in the atmosphere.<br><br> Mainers will see temperatures rise into the 90s Thursday, near record levels especially in southern York County, where it will feel hotter than 100 degrees.
Published
July 20, 2011

Government advisory panel recommends free access to birth control

It's one of eight preventive, no-co-pay services that a panel suggests for women, with a final ruling due soon.
Published
July 20, 2011

Autopsy confirms Chile’s President Allende committed suicide

SANTIAGO, Chile — A scientific autopsy has confirmed that Chilean President Salvador Allende committed suicide during the 1973 coup that toppled his socialist government, court officials announced on Tuesday. British ballistics expert David Prayer said Allende died of two shots fired from an assault rifle that was held between his legs and under his chin […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Israel stops French boat heading for Gaza

The vessel is towed into port, and the foreign activists who were trying to break the blockade will be expelled.
Published
July 20, 2011

Obama backs repeal of law denying benefits to gay couples

WASHINGTON — President Obama endorsed a bill Tuesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, a 15-year-old law denying federal benefits for same-sex couples. “The president has long called for a legislative repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which continues to have a real impact on the lives of real people – […]

Published
July 20, 2011

Scientists find restaurant meals heavier on calories than posted

LOS ANGELES — Dieters beware: Offerings at popular restaurants may have more calories than what’s stated on menus or company websites. A team of scientists purchased items from 42 fast-food and sit-down eateries in Indiana, Arkansas and Massachusetts then measured the calories they contained. The list of stops on their calorie-busting tour included Burger King, […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Doughnut deluge tests Shanghai’s sugar tooth

SHANGHAI — Doughnut shops, once a rarity here, have proliferated across the city, with a huge number of rivals – including American giants Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme – battling for supremacy in the race to give Shanghai’s middle-class consumers their morning coffee-and-sugar fix. The opening of so many doughnut shops in so many locations […]
Published
July 20, 2011

‘Gang of Six’ breathes life into debt debate

President Obama calls their bipartisan proposal 'balanced,' but House Republicans are balking.
Published
July 20, 2011

World/Nation Dispatches, July 20, 2011

ST. PAUL, Minn. Bachmann says migraines won’t affect ability to serve Republican Michele Bachmann moved swiftly Tuesday to address questions about her history of severe headaches, saying they wouldn’t affect her ability to serve as president. The Minnesota congresswoman rejected suggestions that migraines would prevent her from waging a rigorous campaign or from running the […]
Published
July 19, 2011

Demise of space shuttle also ends science spinoffs

Many advancements are linked to the shuttle program, but it has cost nearly $200 billion.

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