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Mexico's Carlos Slim, a Shopkeeper's Son, Becomes 1st from Latin America, 1st from Developing Nation to Wear Forbes' Cash Crown
read more…Actor Corey Haim Dies at 38
Canadian actor, "Lost Boys" star, Dies of Reported Overdose
read more…Whites in U.S. Edge Toward Minority Status
Demographers say 48% of Kids Born in 2008 Were Minorities, and This Year Could be the "Tipping Point"
read more…911 Call Reveals Prius Driver's Terror
Knowing Dispatcher Asks "Is Your Accelerator Stuck?" before Officer Helps Bring Out-of-Control Car to Safe Stop
read more…Gov't: Baby Slings Can Cause Suffocation
No Specific Brand Recalled, but Safety Agency to Issue Warning about Problem that Has Caused at Least 7 Deaths
read more…World News
Lone Gunmen Feats May Shift Qaeda Strategy
In Wake of Fort Hood Shooting and Christmas Day Plot, Terror Network May Embrace Smaller, More Singular Insurgent Operations
read more…Half Million Seeds Now in "Doomsday" Vault
Secure Crop Seed Bank on Arctic Island Hits Record Inventory 2 Years after 1st Samples Arrived
read more…Mexico's Carlos Slim World's Richest Man
Shopkeeper's Son Becomes 1st from Latin America, 1st from Developing Nation to Wear Forbes' Cash Crown
read more…Ex-UK Spy Chief: U.S. Misled Us on Torture
Former Head of MI5 says American Officials were "Keen to Conceal" Interrogation Practices from Allies
read more…5 Pakistani Aid Workers Killed in Attack
Officials Warn of Growing Threat to Humanitarian Groups after Suspected Taliban Attack on World Vision Office
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