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Arizona AG: 1864 Abortion Ban Likely Won't Take Effect
A nearly total abortion ban won't likely take effect in Arizona now that the state's most recent legislative session has ended because of the timing of when a repeal that has been passed took place, according to Democrat state Attorney General Kris Mayes.
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Kristi Noem to Newsmax: Good for Aldean, Love 'Try That In a Small Town'
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem offered praise and support to country music performer Jason Aldean, saying she's incredulous how his song "Try That In a Small Town" has been derided by some - while it has climbed to the top of the iTunes most downloaded list.
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Sen. Sinema Chided for Midterm Election Forecast
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., scolded fellow state lawmaker Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on Twitter on Monday after Sinema said there would be a "likely change" in the majorities of the House and Senate after November's midterm elections.
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Trump Taunts Claims That Russia Hacked DNC Emails for Him
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Western Ideology: Forward Thinking or Political Fantasy?
After her defeat in World War I, Germany was accused by the victorious countries of having had started the war. Under the Treaty of Versailles, they deprived Germany of armed forces, capable of defending the country against Soviet Russia, and thus impelled many Germans to...
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Avoiding High Glycemic Foods Fights Acne
Avoiding high glycemic load foods could help acne sufferers clear up their skin, the results of a new small study suggest.
High glycemic load foods refer to foods that cause a sharp increase in blood glucose, or sugar, such as low-fiber carbohydrates. Low glycemic load...
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Low Glycemic Foods Fight Acne
Avoiding high glycemic load foods could help acne sufferers clear up their skin, the results of a new small study suggest.
High glycemic load foods refer to foods that cause a sharp increase in blood glucose, or sugar, such as low-fiber carbohydrates. Low glycemic load...
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Prostate Brachytherapy Preserves Erectile Function
Among men with good sexual function before treatment with low-dose brachytherapy for prostate cancer, erectile function is likely to remain good over the long term, according to a report in the medical journal BJU International.
"On average, radiation-treated patients...
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Low Dosage Vitamin E May Explain Findings
The reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The findings, published early online in Free Radical Biology and Medicine, suggest that these earlier...
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"Fat Eggs" Likely Cause of Infertility in Obese Women
A researcher at the University of Adelaide, Australia, has discovered scientific evidence that obesity is a key factor in infertility - because of how it affects women's eggs.
While obesity has long been thought to be a major factor in couples' inability to conceive,...
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U.S. to Screen Aid Groups for Terror Links
WASHINGTON -- The United States plans to screen thousands of people employed by aid organizations that receive funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development looking for possible links to terror organizations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Outlined...
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Georgia Says Russia Again Violates Airspace
A fighter jet flying from Russia violated Georgian airspace for second time this month on Tuesday, when it flew 5 km (3 miles) into Georgian territory, Georgia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"A Georgian anti-aircraft defense system tracked... the violation of...
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Chopsticks Picked Up in New China Scare
A Beijing factory sold up to 100,000 pairs of disposable chopsticks a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of food and product safety scares.
Counterfeit, shoddy and dangerous products are widespread in China,...
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Google Earth to Launch Service for Stargazers
Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch a new feature called Sky, a "virtual telescope" that the search engine hopes will turn millions of Internet users into stargazers.
Google, which created Google Earth to give Internet users an astronaut's view that can...
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China Warns on U.S. Soy
China, the world's top soy importer, has accused the United States of exporting substandard soybeans even as its own exports come under growing scrutiny abroad over safety concerns.
"Recently, supervision bodies have found numerous quality problems in soybeans...
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'Sanctuary' for Criminal Illegals
On May 9, 2007, a multi-faith coalition appeared on the immigration scene in the United States with coordinated press conferences in five major cities.
Known as the New Sanctuary Movement (NSM), this group of religious congregations is composed of Christian, Jewish,...
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Iraq: What Lies Ahead
Making predictions is a risky business, especially when they concern the Middle East.
In Western eyes, the place and its occupants are, to say the least,inexplicably bizarre and it's hard enough to divine what's going there now, much less figure out what's going to...
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Sales Soar for Morning-After Pill
NEW YORK -- In the year since it was approved for over-the-counter sales, the morning-after pill has become a huge commercial success for its manufacturer, but its popularity and solid safety record haven't deterred critics from seeking to overturn the milestone...
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Book on Katie Couric Makes Waves
"Katie: The Real Story" by Edward Klein, Crown publishers, 288 pages.
Ed Klein's new biography of America's sweetheart Katie Couric hasn't officially been released, but it already is creating media buzz for its surprising revelations about the one-time "perky" morning host...
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Throw the Book at Michael Vick
"Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter," Billy Martin said this week, referring to his celebrity client, dog killer Michael Vick.
Does that include the eight dogs he killed and the countless others he abused? Does it include...
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Why Kids Won't Eat Broccoli
UK researchers have provided an explanation for why some children hate to try new foods -- it's in the genes.
In a large study of twins, which included both identical and fraternal twin pairs, Dr. Lucy J. Cooke of University College London and her colleagues found that...
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More Activity Improves Recovery from Knee Surgery
The more frequently a person plays sports after having surgery to restore damaged knee cartilage, the better he or she will fare long-term, German researchers report.
Dr. Peter Cornelius Kreuz of University Medical Center Freiburg and colleagues found that patients who...
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High Carbs Equal High Heart Risk for Women
Women whose diets are high in processed carbohydrate-rich foods may be raising their risk of heart disease. Such foods have what nutrition experts call a "high glycemic index," and typical examples are white bread, cakes and cookies, and sugary drinks. Overweight women are...
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Iran Frees U.S. Academic on Bail
TEHRAN -- Iran released on Tuesday a U.S.-Iranian academic detained on security-related charges since May after payment of 3 billion rials ($320,000) bail, her lawyer said.
Haleh Esfandiari's lawyer, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi, said her client would leave jail...
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Big Apple Begins Bidding War for Don Imus
A bidding war is underway for shock-jock Don Imus now that his lawsuit against CBS has been settled, industry observers tell NewsMax.
Radio-industry insiders tell NewsMax that the I-Man is talking with ABC about a morning-drive slot on flagship New York City station...