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Report: Food giants ‘misleading’ Asian moms in baby formula ads
Research in Pakistan finds companies giving free gifts and misleading literature to mothers and health workers Several of the world’s leading food companies are breaching an industry code limiting the...
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Heat stress from global warming reduces labor efficiency: study
Heat stress from global warming may be having an impact on outdoor work productivity in hot regions like northern Australia, Southeast Asia and the southern United States, a study said Sunday. In...
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UN ‘deeply concerned’ by Darfur tribal fighting
The UN on Sunday expressed deep concern over the latest deadly tribal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region, which has hampered assistance for tens of thousands of people forced to flee earlier fighting....
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Harris-Perry guest: States with strong background check laws have fewer suicides
On her Sunday show, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry discussed the ongoing debate on how best to fight gun violence, noting that some favor more restrictions while others prefer more guns. A number of...
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North Carolina stirs controversy over special licenses for undocumented...
North Carolina will begin to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants who have been granted “lawful presence” in the country — but North Carolina is drawing criticism for how it will issue...
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Brazil cardinal suggests church look to Latin America for new pope
Catholicism in Latin America is “lively and dynamic,” Brazilian Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis said Sunday, suggesting that the church look to Latin America for leadership. Damasceno is one of the...
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PETA angry over plan to control Guam’s snake population with toxic dead mice
As overpopulation threatens bird species, US government is planning to kill snakes by dropping poisoned mice from planes Animal activists have dismissed as “absurd” and “cruel” the American...
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Pakistan hit by nationwide blackout
Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after the breakdown of a major plant caused power stations to stop working across the country, officials said Monday. While power cuts...
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Chris Hayes: American public wants to increase or maintain government...
Chris Hayes began his Sunday show by discussing a recent Pew Research poll that asked Americans whether they wanted to increase, decrease, or maintain funding levels for various government programs....
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EPA finds higher-than-expected levels of toxic chemical in air and water near...
The Environmental Protection Agency says that an area larger than previously thought has been affected by the toxic chemical TCE at an underground Superfund site and has been “leeching into the air” in...
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Horses and cardinals: Bloggers dodge Italy poll ban
Italian bloggers have found imaginative ways to dodge a ban on publishing opinion polls ahead of elections — from referring to candidates as cardinals to commenting the vote like a horse race. Under...
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Sierra Club slams New Jersey plans for MTV-funded sea wall
Environmental group slams Seaside Heights' plans for MTV-funded sea wall SEASIDE HEIGHTS — So Seaside Heights wants to build a seawall using funds raised by Snooki and the cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore”?...
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Republican congressman: Dick Cheney is going to hell for the Iraq war
Republican Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina said Saturday that former Vice President Dick Cheney would likely end up in hell because of his role in the Iraq war. At a Young Americans for Liberty...
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Australian foreign minister: Extradition of Julian Assange to U.S. a ‘sheer...
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has dismissed as “fantasy” claims by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Sweden’s case against him is a conspiracy to have him extradited to the United States....
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Republicans to meet with Obama on immigration plan
US President Barack Obama will hold talks Tuesday with Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two Republicans who have joined Democrats in proposing a plan for comprehensive immigration reform. The...
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Scientist calls for caffeine to be a regulated substance
Noting the rise of caffeine-related deaths in recent years, the editor-in-chief of Journal of Caffeine Research has condemned the “regulatory vacuum” in the United States. Jack E. James, a professor at...
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Mediterranean diet cuts risk of heart attack and stroke: study
Following a Mediterranean diet rich in either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduces the risk of people at risk of a heart attack or stroke suffering either event or dying of a heart condition by 30%,...
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Police: Man shot security guard over spilled drink
A 25-year-old security guard in Florida was shot early Monday over a fight that resulted from a spilled drink, according to police. Deon Sutton, 26, became upset with Josue Santiago, a security guard...
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Donny Deutsch: Michelle Obama had a ‘monarch quality’ at the Oscars
Advertising executive Donny Deutsch on Monday ripped First Lady Michelle Obama for making an unexpected appearance at the 85th Academy Awards. “This is not a horrible crime in the scheme of things, but...
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WWE tries and fails to interview Glenn Beck after showing up at his studio
World Wrestling Entertainment reporter Michael Cole attempted to interview Glenn Beck on Monday, but the conservative commentator allegedly refused to talk. “You’d think that if Mr. Beck had such...
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