Washington, DC (AHN) - A provision in the Senate's health care bill unveiled last Wednesday includes a 5-percent tax on cosmetic surgeries and procedures.
If passed, the tax would go into effect in January. Proponents say it will ...
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Los Angeles, California (AHN) - A 12-year-old boy may have been attacked in two separate incidents Friday because of an Internet posting encouraging kids to target redheads, authorities said.
According to police, the middle school student was beaten ...
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New York, NY (AHN) - Crude oil futures rose to near $80 a barrel on Monday despite static demand in the United States.
Crude for December delivery reached $79.92 in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange before ...
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Details are scarce, but sources have disclosed the the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) is set to announce a massive crib recall on Tuesday.
Worried parents have been seeking further details on the recall, said to be the ...
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Harbin, China (AHN) - Authorities in China's Heilongjiang Province now say 92 people have been killed after a gas explosion in a coal mine struck while workers were deep underground.
State-run media reports from the Xinxing Coal Mine ...
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Harbin, China (AHN) - Rescuers in China's Heilongjiang Province are searching for survivors after a gas explosion in a coal mine struck while workers were deep underground.
Authorities at the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang City confirm at ...
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Ocala, FL (AHN) - Authorities are investigating the cause of a mobile home fire in Ocala, Florida that has left five people dead.
Local authorities responded to a blaze at the Ocala Estates in Marion County. The fire ...
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St. Petersburg, FL (AHN) - The Times Publishing Co. agreed Friday to sell Governing magazine to California media company e.Republic for an undisclosed price.
Governing began publishing in 1987 and claims governors, mayors, lawmakers, local council members and ...
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West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is not ruling out running for Senate or making a run for the White House in 2012.
Dobbs, 64, has been answering questions about his ...
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London, England (AHN) - A recent paper in an AIDS journal reveals a large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested. By not adopting prevention is the best ...
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Moscow, Russia (AHN) - Russia announced on Thursday that it was reaffirming its ban on the death penalty. The announcement came ahead of a January 1 legal suspension date.
The country's Constitutional Court issued the ruling and said ...
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New York, NY (AHN) - Thousands of AOL employees can expect an unmerry Christmas next month as the company announced Thursday it will lay off or fire up to 2,500 employees in the coming weeks.
In a filing ...
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