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Sunday, April 2, 2006

Jill Carroll Heads Home to Boston

Sunday, April 02, 2006 FRANKFURT, Germany — Former hostage Jill Carroll left Germany on Sunday aboard a commercial airliner headed to Boston, the final stage of her journey home after 82 days in captivity in Iraq. Reporters aboard the Lufthansa plane said they saw the 28-year-old accompanied by a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 1, 2006

U.S. Flag Banned Amid Racial Tensions

LONGMONT, Colo. (April 1) - Dozens of high school students protested a temporary school policy forbidding students from displaying the U.S. flag - as well as flags from other countries - amid racial tensions following immigration rallies. Skyline High School Principal Tom Stumpf said American flags... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 31, 2006

Swedish Study Finds High Cancer Risk From Mobile Phones

Friday, March 31, 2006 STOCKHOLM — The use of mobile phones over a long period of time can raise the risk of brain tumors, according to a Swedish study released on Friday, contradicting the conclusions of other researchers. Last year, the Dutch Health Council, in an overview of research from around... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Lonliness May Be Hazardous To Your Health

SCOTT DEVEAU A heavy heart may be just as bad for the body as it is for the soul, according to a new study. Loneliness has been found to be a major risk factor in increasing blood pressure in older people, and because of this could increase the risk of death by stroke and heart disease, according to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Pastor's Wife Arraigned in Husband's Murder

Monday, March 27, 2006 SELMER, Tenn. — The pastor's wife accused of shooting her husband to death was formally charged with first-degree murder at her arraignment hearing on Monday. Mary Winkler, 32, did not enter a plea. She is accused of killing 31-year-old Matthew Winkler, the preacher at the... Sign in to see full entry.

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