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US government report says fluoride at twice the recommended limit is linked to lower IQ in kids

Admin - August 21, 2024

NEW YORK -- A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked...

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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was trying to bounce back from HP fraud case before being lost at sea

Admin - August 19, 2024

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying to move past a Silicon Valley...

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Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns

Admin - August 14, 2024

NEW YORK -- Google said Wednesday that an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts...

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Forecasters issue tropical storm warnings for northeast Caribbean region

Admin - August 12, 2024

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico activated the National Guard on Monday and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters...

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South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats

Admin - August 12, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving...

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Steph Curry’s late barrage seals another US Olympic men’s basketball title

Admin - August 10, 2024

PARIS -- Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. The only...

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Wall Street ends a wild and scary week almost exactly where it began. More tests loom next week

Admin - August 9, 2024

NEW YORK -- After a manic week that began with Japanese stocks falling to their worst loss since 1987's Black Monday, only for U.S....

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FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made by Trump at news conference

Admin - August 8, 2024

In his first news conference since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, former President Donald Trump said he would debate...

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 7% as worries over US economy shake world markets

Admin - August 5, 2024

BANGKOK -- Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 7.1% early Monday before recovering some lost ground, extending sell-offs that began...

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Suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship

Admin - August 4, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities...

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