Tax Soda, Pizza To Cut Obesity, Researchers Say
Researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their weight.
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Haiti Frees Missionary Held Over Kidnapping
A court in Haiti on Monday freed a U.S. missionary jailed for weeks on charges of kidnapping children in the chaos that followed the country's devastating January 12 earthquake.
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Sony To Launch 3D TVs In June, Rivals Samsung
Sony Corp will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product.
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Top Court To Decide On Anti-Gay Protests At Military Funerals
The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether constitutional free-speech rights protected anti-gay protests by members of a Kansas church.
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Toyota Finds No Flaw With Safety Electronics
Toyota said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.
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Scientists Find Why Sunshine Vitamin D Is Crucial
Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population.
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Group: School Drink Agreement Cuts Calories
An initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties.
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Court To Consider NASA Employee Background Checks
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether NASA background investigations violated their privacy rights.
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Toyota Chief Says Sees Sales Recovery Ahead
Toyota's president said on Monday he believed that sales in North America could recover in March.
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Tyson To Resume Processing At Pork Plant After Fire
Tyson Foods planned to process stored pork on Saturday at its plant in Logansport, Indiana, after a fire there on Friday.
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iPad To Hit Stores April 3
Apple said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month.
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Study: Right-Wing Groups, Militias Surge
The number of right-wing "Patriot" groups that see the U.S. government as their enemy more than doubled in the last year.
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FBI Director Warns Of Growing Cyber Threat
Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks.
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Police: No Terrorism Link To Pentagon Shooting
A California man who was fatally shot after opening fire on security officers outside the Pentagon appears to have been acting alone.
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It's Official: An Asteroid Wiped Out The Dinosaurs
A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday.
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