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    Lettuce recalled for listeria contamination

    Lettuce recalled for listeria contamination

    Posted 12:39 PM 5/21/2012 by Kirsten Bennett

    SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - A California lettuce grower has expanded a recall of some bagged salads after routine sampling detected listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported. The voluntary recall by River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas initially included lettuce shipped to (More)


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    $675,000 fine for illegal music downloads

    $675,000 fine for illegal music downloads

    Posted 12:35 PM 5/21/2012 by Kirsten Bennett

    BOSTON (AP) - A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet says he will continue fighting the penalty, despite the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his appeal. Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, R.I., said (More)


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    3 climbers die on Mt. Everest, 2 still missing

    Posted 3:52 AM 5/21/2012 by Summer Yu

    KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A Nepalese mountaineering official says three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two more are missing.A Mountaineering Department official says a German, a Nepal-born Canadian and a Korean died Saturday while descending from the (More)


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    Last day of NATO summit, Chicago bracing for more protests

    Posted 3:27 AM 5/21/2012 by Summer Yu

    CHICAGO (AP) - As President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders herald the coming end of the deeply unpopular Afghanistan war, they face the grim reality of two more years of fighting ahead and more of their troops sure to die in combat.NATO leaders will meet today to reassert their (More)


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    MS prison guard dies, others hurt in 'disturbance'

    Posted 11:14 PM 5/20/2012 by Jacqui Heinrich

    NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A guard at a southwest Mississippi prison died Sunday and several other employees were injured during a disturbance involving hundreds of inmates that continued into the evening, authorities and the prison's operator said. Emily Ham, a spokeswoman for the Adams (More)


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    World leaders to discuss reality of getting out of Afghanistan

    World leaders to discuss reality of getting out of Afghanistan

    Posted 6:41 AM 5/20/2012 by Kate Richards

    CHICAGO (AP) - When leaders at the NATO summit eventually turn their discussion to Afghanistan and the alliance pullout in a little less than two years, they are likely to be confronted by a bleak reality. The insurgents remain active, corruption runs rife and the peace process is (More)


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    Facebook stock finishes first day close to where it started

    Facebook stock finishes first day close to where it started

    Posted 4:48 PM 5/18/2012 by Kirsten Bennett

    NEW YORK (AP) - At the end of its first day on the stock market, a share of Facebook stock is right about where it started. After surging about 10 percent in the opening minutes, shares returned to their initial offering price, and finished the day just pennies above that level. (More)


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    Turkey burgers recalled

    Turkey burgers recalled

    Posted 11:54 AM 5/18/2012 by Elaine Sheridan

    Turkey burgers are being recalled due to a problem with a seasoning. Foster Farms is recalling approximately 15,040 pounds of a turkey burger product because it may have soy that is not on label. The product contains a seasoning mix with hydrolyzed soy protein, a known allergen.

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    Census: minority births outnumber white births for first time ever

    Posted 9:06 PM 5/17/2012 by Zach Thaxton

    Births of ethnic minorities outnumbered those of non-minority whites for the first time ever, according to newly-released 2011 U.S. Census data.  For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2011, 50.4 percent of the U.S. population under the age of 1 was comprised of ethnic minorities.

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    Debate over death row inmate's hip surgery continues

    Debate over death row inmate's hip surgery continues

    Posted 3:43 PM 5/17/2012 by Elaine Sheridan

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A condemned killer's fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security and politics. Emails and memos obtained by The Associated Press show corrections officials struggling for a year to (More)


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