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Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang GENEVA (AP) — Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
Nov 21, 2009 at 22:56 | Wire reports
Coal mine blast kills 42 in China, 66 trapped HARBIN, China (AP) — Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people
Nov 21, 2009 at 20:38 | Wire reports
Obama asks Americans for patience on economy WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
Nov 21, 2009 at 14:38 | Reuters
FACTBOX-Winners, losers in U.S. Senate health bill Democrats in the U.S. Senate hope to clear the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform on Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation.
Nov 21, 2009 at 14:09 | Reuters
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.
Nov 21, 2009 at 08:13 | Wire reports
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in United States ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to the medication Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
Nov 21, 2009 at 08:09 | Wire reports
Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids NEW DELHI (AP) — Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
Nov 21, 2009 at 08:07 | Wire reports
China says 15 dead, 114 trapped in mine explosion BEIJING (AP) — A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 15 people and trapping another 114 nearly a third of a mile under ground, central government authorities said.
Nov 21, 2009 at 07:59 | Wire reports