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  • FILE - This Nov. 16, 2010 file photo shows Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London. Royal officials at St. James's Palace said Tuesday March 15, 2011 the couple "have taken a great deal of interest and care in choosing the music for their service," which will include well-known hymns and choral works as well as pieces commissioned especially for the occasion, provided bytwo choirs, an orchestra and a military fanfare team . (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

    Royal wedding: charitable gifts, not presents

    What to get the couple who has everything? How about a donation to a rhino sanctuary _ or an offer of help for earthquake victims in New Zealand.


  • Japan crisis spikes demand for radiation pills

    Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. and a few other places for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage _ even though the risk is only in Japan.


  • Former NHL player Nick Harbaruk dies at 67

    Nick Harbaruk, a defensive right wing who spent five seasons in the NHL in the 1970s, has died. He was 67.


  • This Tuesday, March 15, 2011 photo shows a bottle of potassium iodide at the Texas Star Pharmacy on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Plano, Texas.  The pharmacy has been receiving an unusually high number of calls about potassium iodide from people who are afraid radiation from the Japan nuclear crisis will reach the U.S.  Health agencies in California and western Canada warned Tuesday that there's no reason for people an ocean away to suddenly stock up on potassium iodide, even as some key suppliers say they're back-ordered and getting panicked calls from would-be customers.  (AP Photo/Richard Matthews)

    Japan crisis spikes demand for radiation pills

    Japan's nuclear crisis is spiking demand in the U.S. and a few other places for a cheap drug that can protect against one type of radiation damage _ even though the risk is only in Japan.


  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, gives two thumbs up while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    Obama pressed on trade pacts

    The Obama administration is under growing pressure from both parties on Capitol Hill to wrap up work on a package of long-delayed, Bush-era trade pacts, with lawmakers saying the United States continues to lose market share to China, Canada and others without the deals.


  • Briefly

    Canada's minority Conservative government came under attack from two opposition parties Monday over its ethical problems, increasing speculation that the country is heading for an early election.


  • Flames rise from houses and debris half submerged in tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

    Hundreds killed in tsunami after 8.9 Japan quake

    A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.


  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. must reduce energy appetite

    Even if we tapped every single source of oil in the United States, we would still be heavily dependent on imported oil ("Obama's energy transformation," Comment & Analysis, Monday). We simply cannot drill our way out of the energy crisis.


  • Cigarette displays to be banned in English stores

    The cigarette packs piled into prominent displays behind store counters and supermarket checkouts in England can't be missed. They occupy prime retail real estate, helping to keep addicts hooked and quitters tempted.


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