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Monday, April 22, 2013

Community gardens produce more than fruit and vegetables

SALT LAKE CITY, April 21 (UPI) -- Community gardens produce more than fruit and vegetables; those who participate have better odds of not being overweight or obese, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Cathleen Zick, professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, said to gauge a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

U.S. terrorism charges weighed for Boston Marathon suspect Tsarnaev

BOSTON, April 20 (UPI) -- Dzhokar Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, faces federal terrorism charges, a Justice Department official said. Tsarnaev, 19, was captured Friday in Watertown, Mass., on the fifth day of a manhunt for whoever planted two bombs that exploded Monday near the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Boston Marathon manhunt: Suspect in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass., April 19 (UPI) -- The surviving suspect in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings was captured in Watertown, Mass., Friday evening after a massive manhunt, Boston police said. Boston police announced the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, on their Twitter account: "CAPTURED!!! The hunt... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Boston Marathon manhunt: 1 suspect dead, 2nd hunted

WATERTOWN, Mass., April 19 (UPI) -- The Boston suburb of Watertown, Mass., was on lockdown Friday as police descended on the city searching for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Police searched a 20-block area in Watertown for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects -- brothers who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

North Korea sets conditions for dialogue

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 18 (UPI) -- North Korea has set conditions, including the United States and South Korea withdrawing "all nuclear war making capabilities from the region," ahead of talks. Pyongyang's National Defense Commission, in a statement reported Thursday by the official Korean... Sign in to see full entry.

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