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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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Peanut butter probe expands; Kellogg recalls products
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The latest national food safety investigation took on new urgency Friday as federal officials confirmed salmonella contamination at a...
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It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley car with a...
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Ala. hospice company agrees to $25M settlement
An Alabama hospice company that cares for terminally ill patients in 15 states said it will pay $24.7 million to settle allegations that it...

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Bishop T.D. Jakes, the Dallas megachurch pastor, will preach at the private church service that President-elect Barack Obama will attend...
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3 men face civil rights charges in case of election night church fire
Three white men were arrested Friday in connection with the torching of a predominantly black church hours after Barack Obama won the...
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For nearly 60 years, the town council here started its meetings by reciting the Lord's Prayer. Council members felt the passage gave them...

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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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Philosopher and revolutionary Karl Marx touted sharing the wealth in class-divided Europe. So what would he think about $245,000 a year to...
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Add squirrels to investment bankers, 401k accounts and the Detroit Lions on the list of recent big losers.Acorns, their chief food source,...
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American Idol is suing a Texas strip club over its "Stripper Idol" contest. FremantleMedia North America, which owns the popular TV show,...
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A tiny Mexican town has spawned an empire of frozen treats with unusual flavors such as tequila or avocado.