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7 infected, 2 dead after ‘superbug’ outbreak at hospital

By ROBERT JABLON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Contaminated medical instruments are to blame for infecting seven patients — including two who died — with an antibiotic-resistant and potentially deadly “superbug” at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, […]

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Parents charged in death of paralyzed teen with bedsores

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis couple is charged with neglect in the death of their paralyzed 18-year-old daughter who died wearing only a diaper and covered in blackened bedsores. John and Lavonne Kelley are accused […]

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Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine

By JONA KALLGREN KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a […]

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Statement by the President on the death of Nelson Mandela

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  5:25 P.M. EST  THE PRESIDENT:  At his trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela closed his statement from the dock saying, […]

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Troopers work 167 collisions over holiday weekend, 2 of them fatal

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Highway Patrol worked two fatal accidents over the Thanksgiving holidays and investigated a total of 167 collisions that injured 36 people. Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulus says troopers […]