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USA TODAY asked experts to explain what might be causing new health problems for Steve Jobs, who was diagnosed with a rare form of...
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Concerns over consumer exposure to salmonella intensified Thursday, a day after Kellogg Co. asked stores to stop selling its peanut butter...
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Eight hospitals reduced the number of deaths from surgery by more than 40% by using a checklist that helps doctors and nurses avoid errors,...
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Meningitis cases have fallen sharply since the introduction of a vaccine for children in 2000, a new study shows. Rates of pneumococcal...

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Season for football and faith? Players share evangelical views
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With football in its most important time the college bowl season is over and the Super Bowl is looming the strong evangelical faith of...
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An inauguration prayer will be offered at the National Cathedral by the head of the USA's largest Muslim group, as well as by three rabbis,...
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One of the Vatican's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution, is...

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As a candidate, President-elect Barack Obama promised to reduce the "pervasive achievement gap" that for decades has separated many white,...
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Most of the nation's colleges are gradually paring back their investments in classroom teaching, an analysis of federal data shows. And all...
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Mexican town runs on ice cream
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A tiny Mexican town has spawned an empire of frozen treats with unusual flavors such as tequila or avocado.
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Jan. 20 will mark Charlie Brotman's 14th consecutive Inaugural Parade as an announcer, a role he has performed for 52 years. "I'm the...