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The Radiation Boom: After Stroke Scans, Patients Face Serious Health Risks
Among patients tested for strokes with a complex type of brain scan, radiation overdoses were more widespread than previously known, a New York Times examination has found.
 
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Optimism That Cement Will Shut Down Gulf Oil Well
An effort known as a static kill is part of a two-pronged strategy to kill the well in the Gulf of Mexico by cementing it shut twice, from above and below.
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Missouri Voters to Have Say on Health Care Law
The first plebiscite on the Obama health care law seems likely to be a low-turnout affair among an electorate dominated by Republican primary voters.
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The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding
The Caucus is in Rhinebeck, N.Y., for the former first daughter's wedding day. "We don't know who we're looking at," one bystander complained. "Seriously, I want to see Oprah."
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India Digs Under Top of the World to Match Rival
India is building a tunnel to bypass the dangerous Rohtang Pass as part of a plan to match China’s power.
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Ethics Inquiry on Waters Is Tied to OneUnited Bank
A trial of Representative Maxine Waters will involve communication she had with federal officials that touched on OneUnited bank, in which her husband owned stock.
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Death Toll Rises to 800 as Floods Hit Pakistan
Government officials are pleading for international aid as water levels in dams continue to rise.
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Turbines Too Loud? Here, Take $5,000
In Oregon, a company is offering checks to residents if they promise not to complain about noise from turbines.
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City Critic: One-Stop Shopping at Manhattan’s First Target
At Manhattan’s first Target, which opened recently in East Harlem, the efficient experience is the opposite of the dominant New York model of store-hopping.
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