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Reuters/Ipsos poll: 73 pct believe US on wrong track

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Americans by a large majority believe the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half think the worst is yet to come in the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Bar

Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter

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International forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter and killing 38 U.S. and Afghan forces over the weekend, but they are still seeking the top insurgent

‘Nose gateway for virus that causes brain disorders’

It’s believed that humans have 14 types of noses. But whatever the type you have, the vital organ of your face is a gateway for virus linked to brain disorders, scientists have claimed.

‘Meteorites carried life’s building blocks to earth’

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A new analysis of carbon meteorites suggests that they likely carried some of the building blocks needed for DNA to the earth, according to a Nasa-funded study published on Monday.

Charles Gittens, 1st black Secret Service agent, dies

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Charles L. Gittens, the first black Secret Service agent, has died. He was 82.

The McGuire Funeral Home in Washington confirmed that Gittens died July 27. A spokesman for the agency confirmed that Gi

Barack Obama defends US credit

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US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that America would always be a ‘triple A country,’ fiercely defending US credit after a historic debt downgrade and saying the economy could be fixed with pol

US will succeed in Afghanistan: Obama

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The United States will succeed in its mission in Afghanistan despite a recent incident in which more than 30 American soldiers were killed in a chopper crash in the war-ravaged country, President Bara

‘Morning smokers at higher cancer risk’

Are you among those who need a cigarette soon after waking up in the morning? Then, you have an increased risk of developing lung, and head and neck cancers, two new studies have warned.

S&P executive: 1 in 3 chance of future downgrade

A Standard & Poor's official said on Sunday there is a 1 in 3 chance that the US credit rating could be downgraded another notch if conditions erode over the next six to 24 months.

The credit rating

Eight killed in US shooting

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A gunman shot and killed seven people Sunday, including an 11 year-old girl, before he was cornered by police and shot dead, local media in the US state of Ohio report.

The shooting, apparently roote

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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