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  • Fido's food could be making kids sick, report says

    Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.


  • Graphic shows death rates by unintentional drowning for Native Americans, blacks and whites.

    Tragedy on a river: 6 teens from 2 families drown

    DeKendrix Warner was splashing around in the waist-high waters of the Red River with his cousins and friends, trying to escape the oppressive Louisiana heat, when he stepped off a slippery ledge _ and was plunged into water 25-feet deep.


  • Joe Scott says his Global Positioning System software helps warn drivers of about speed traps and red-light cameras, such as the one at Michigan Avenue at Trinity, or the Third Street tunnel to Interstate 395. Mr. Scott says his software will "help GPS owners to legally avoid unjust traffic tickets." (Peter Lockley/The Washington Times)

    EDITORIAL: Stop for green week

    Whenever government tries to scare you with statistics, it's a good idea to hold on to your wallet. Through Aug. 8, local governments will bandy about threatening numbers as part of the "National Stop on Red Week," an event that purportedly encourages better driving habits at intersections. In reality, the idea is to pick your pocket by promoting red-light cameras.


  • DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

    Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."


  • DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

    Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."


  • Vials of blood await testing for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)

    In U.S. cities, HIV linked more to poverty than to race

    Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind.


  • Study: Poverty, more than race, tied to HIV

    Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind.


  • In US cities, HIV linked more to poverty than race

    Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind.


  • Dengue epidemic threatens Caribbean, kills dozens

    Mosquito-borne dengue fever is reaching epidemic stages across the Caribbean, with dozens of deaths reported and health authorities concerned it could get much worse as the rainy season advances.


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