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2 hrs ago | ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Iraq vet killed in car crash

ANDOVER - A 23-year-old Iraq war veteran was killed in a car accident on Route 93 in Andover after the driver lost control of a vehicle he was riding in and the car rolled over.

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6 hrs ago | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Actor Danny DeVito served up his "Limoncello" and gave a cry of "Salut!"

Actor Danny DeVito served up his own premium "Limoncello" liqueur flavored with zesty Italian lemons and gave a cry of "Salut!" to a drink-sipping crowd at Tales of the Cocktail, a New Orleans cocktail and culinary festival.

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10 hrs ago | Boston.com

Hawaii wants to add space travel to attractions

Space pioneers envision launching high-end Hawaii tourists from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights.

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Related Topix: Travel, Hawaii Travel, Hawaii Government, Hawaii, Flying, Hobbies, Burns Flat, OK

15 hrs ago | Winston-Salem Journal

Woman offers hope to those with mental illness

Many times in the past 10 years, Angela Oakes climbed into her car with the notion of killing herself.

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19 hrs ago | WLTX-TV Columbia

Ban on Tobacco Urged in Military

Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Marine Corps

23 hrs ago | Newkerala.com

Diets bad for the teeth may be harmful for the body too

Washington, July 10: Dental disease may be a warning that the high-glycemic diet that led to dental problems in the short term may, in the long term, cause harm to the body.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Fruits

Fri Jul 10, 2009

The State

Sheriff apologizes to man accused of wife's murder

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott apologized publicly today to a man falsely accused by his deputies and local prosecutors in the 2006 Mother's Day slaying of the man's wife.

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Related Topix: Holidays, Mother's Day, Columbia, SC, Columbia Metro

MilitaryCity.com

Teens who vandalized war memorial to pay up

Two Mount Pleasant teenagers have been ordered to perform hundreds of hours of community service and pay restitution for vandalizing a memorial honoring a Marine killed in Iraq and other military veterans.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Veteran Affairs, Isabella County, MI

The Oregonian

Dispute over flag protest erupts in Wisc. village

WAUSAU, Wis. - An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it-an Iraq war veteran-claims the officers trespassed and stole his property.

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Related Topix: Wausau, WI, Wausau Metro, Veteran Affairs, Crivitz, WI, Green Bay Metro, US Politics, US News

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Despite vet's overdose, VA still gives some resident patients a week's supply of narcotics

Two years after an Iraq war veteran overdosed on medication at a Veterans Affairs facility, the problems blamed in his death have not been corrected at many of the VA's residential treatment sites, a government study found.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Veteran Affairs

24dash

National Trust urges flat owners to grow veg on windowsills

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing , Environment Friday 10th July 2009 - 8:57am National Trust urges flat owners to grow veg on windowsills People living in the UK's five million flats are being urged to get gardening and grow their own veg - on their window sills.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Food, Vegetables, Recipes

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Sports drinks and tooth decay

IN RUSSIA SHOPPING INCLUDE SPORTS DRINKS AND TREATIES MOUNT MISSING YOU MAY WANT TO RECONSIDER THIS STINKS CA N'T MEET IT TOOTH DECAY IN CHILDREN AFTER BRYANT BENEFIT ALBUQUERQUE COSMETIC DENTISTRY JOINS US ONCE AGAIN WITH DETAILS IF YOU THINK YOU NICE TO BE HERE HANDED TO DEMANDS AND ANY I THINK AT THIS POINT STRENGTH TEN DEAD EVEN GONE DO ...

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

KRON 4

No Doughnuts Under SF Mayor's Healthy Foods Plan

Doughnuts could be a distant memory for San Francisco city workers. They must now follow "healthy meeting" guidelines under a sweeping initiative unveiled by Mayor Gavin Newsom Thursday to encourage better eating.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Food, Nutrition

The Plain Dealer

Continue reading "House passes bill to boost food stamp spending"

Spending for food stamps would rise 14 percent under legislation passed by the House Thursday, giving the program a boost as record numbers of people are using the food assistance.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Food, Nutrition

KOMOradio

Monkeys live longer on low-cal diet; would humans?

Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.

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Related Topix: Nutrition, Food

The Boston Globe

Frenemy, locavore among new words in Webster's

Do you use a sock puppet to secretly keep track of your frenemies? Plan to spend your staycation watching vlogs and webisodes? Or perhaps you plan to signal a flash mob for a quick bite of shawarma.

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Related Topix: Local Food, Food

Kildare Nationalist

Michelle soaks up sights as girls have sweet treat

Michelle Obama , her mother Marian Robinson , and daughters Malia and Sasha at Rome's Colosseum yesterday Thursday July 09 2009 As Michelle Obama had lunch on a terrace with a breathtaking view of ancient Rome yesterday, her daughters ate blackberry and banana gelato at the Italian capital's most famous ice cream parlour.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream

Wed Jul 08, 2009

ABA Journal

Mass. AG Files Suit Challenging Defense of Marriage Act

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Healthcare Law, Law, Veteran Affairs, Gay/Lesbian, Tax, Social Security, Personal Finance

KAKE-TV Wichita

States Lure Consumers With Seafood Branding

You've heard of Alaska King Crab and Maine Lobster. Why not Massachusetts Mackerel or Cape Cod Cod? States are increasingly looking to hook consumers by branding their local seafood specialties.

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Related Topix: Seafood, Food

WCBS

Man Dies After Falling Into Vat Of Chocolate

Share + Jul 8, 2009 2:44 pm US/Eastern CAMDEN, N.J. 1 of 1 Police say a 22-year-old man died after falling into a vat of boiling chocolate in New Jersey.

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Related Topix: Food, Chocolate, Camden, NJ, Offbeat

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