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Researcher stumbles upon Ben Franklin letters
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:30:10 EDT
Description:An American professor doing research in London stumbled across a series of previously unknown letters written by, to, and about Benjamin Franklin, a discovery that sheds new light on early U.S. history. The letters offer a "wealth of new details" that affect modern understanding of Franklin, writes Alan Houston, the political science professor who discovered the letters.
Swine flu could spread globally, WHO says
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:48:23 EDT
Description:The presence of swine flu in Mexico and the United States is "a serious situation" that could develop into a pandemic, the World Health Organization's director-general said today. U.S. health officials have said they are concerned that the swine flu virus, which has infected eight people in the United States, matches samples of a virus that has killed at least 68 people in Mexico.
Report: North Korea reprocessing fuel rods
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:59:48 EDT
Description:North Korea has begun reprocessing fuel rods, its Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to state-run media.
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, dad says
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:50:58 EDT
Description:A U.S. journalist jailed in Iran for espionage is on a hunger strike, and plans to keep it up until she is freed, her father told CNN on Saturday.
Source: $20M missing in murder-suicide case
Full Story - Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:05:02 EDT
Description:More than $20 million from dozens of clients is unaccounted for in the aftermath of what police say was a murder-suicide by the attorney who invested the money, according to a source with direct knowledge of deceased lawyer William Parente's financial dealings.
Clinton makes surprise visit to Iraq
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:41:26 EDT
Description:U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Baghdad on Saturday, a day after suicide bombings killed dozens in the Iraqi capital.
Family visits Craigslist suspect in jail
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:49:39 EDT
Description:Family members of Phillip Markoff visited him in jail Friday for the first time since his arraignment on murder charges connected to the slaying of a woman he may have met through a Craigslist online ad.
ANC scores landslide win in South Africa
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:41:29 EDT
Description:The African National Congress secured an expected landslide victory in this week's South African general elections, paving the way for party leader Jacob Zuma to become president, according to official results released Saturday.
Commentary: Yes, we can eradicate malaria
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:39:36 EDT
Description:For the past few decades when talking about malaria, public health officials and malaria experts have avoided the word "eradication."
Greatest baseball movie: iReporters go to bat
Full Story - Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:19:38 EDT
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