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Grocery card in your pocket can pinpoint salmonella
As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
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WORLD
'Britain's Fritzl' abused daughters for years
AFP - Two women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest.
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CRIMES
Ohio St: Check found no criminal past on shooter
Ohio State University said Wednesday a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself didn't reveal that he had a criminal record, raising more questions about how his past prison sentence was missed.
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SPORTS
Henin cruises into Indian Wells second round
AFP - Justine Henin says her 2004 Indian Wells triumph seems a long time ago, but she made it look like yesterday with a dominant first-round victory in the WTA hardcourt tournament.
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Healthy Harangody leads Notre Dame over Seton Hall
Luke Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a healthy performance off the bench, and Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall's high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night.
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ENTERTAINMENT
"2012" debuts atop three video charts
The end-of-the-world drama "2012" debuted at the top of all three home video charts the week ending March 7, the first release in nearly a month with a box office pedigree of more than $100 million.
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HEALTH
New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics
AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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MIDEAST CONFLICT
Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel.
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TERRORISM
Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online
Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia. But online, federal authorities say, the devoted caretaker developed a daring alter ego, refashioning herself as "Jihad Jane" while helping recruit and finance Muslim terrorists — and eventually moving overseas to try to kill an artist she perceived as an enemy to Islam.
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OBITUARIES
Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition
Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.
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ELECTIONS
Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.
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