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Officials say crash like D.C. Metro not likely in other cities

The trains that crashed on the Washington Metro depended on a 33-year-old automated control system widely used in cities across the United States, according to the American Public Transportation ...
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What causes urinary tract infections?

A urinary tract infection, or UTI, means that bacteria have entered the urinary system and spread somewhere from the urethra to the bladder or even up to the kidneys. Symptoms usually include pain ...
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Palm Beach County voters return to court to protest butterfly ballot

Palm Beach County voters return to court to protest butterfly ballot. WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- Palm Beach County voters who say they were confused by the county's butterf ...
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N. Korea: American sentenced to 8 years

An American man has been sentenced to eight years hard labor for illegally entering North Korea, the reclusive country's official press agency said in a release monitored in Seoul Wednesday. The ...
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New details released about the death of Diane Keaton

Actress Diane Keaton died on Saturday after falling ill with pneumonia, according to a death certificate obtained by CNN.
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Israel has received body of a hostage, prime minister’s office says

Israel has received a coffin carrying the body of a deceased hostage, the prime minister’s office said in a statement late Friday.
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How did Lagos become more expensive than L.A.?

It's very rarely African cities get compared with their flashy European counterparts, yet, when it comes to cost of living Lagos isn't just competing with its neighbors in Europe -- it's beating them.
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Are liquor companies targeting teens?

Consumer advocates say fruity malt beverages known as "alcopops" are being marketed to millions of teen-agers in television ads, while liquor industry representatives say such complaints have no merit ...
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When it's OK to question your pediatrician's advice

"She said, 'He'll know when it's the right time for him,' that it's important to let him do it on his own," says McGinnis, the mother of three in Timonium, Maryland. "In the back of my mind, I said to ...
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CNN poll shows tightest presidential race in 20 years

Saturday's CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll continues to show a neck-and-neck race, with Democratic Vice President Al Gore at 46 percent to Texas Gov. George W. Bush's 44 percent. Although this is ...
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Spector murder trial: Guns, depression and rock 'n' roll

Before he fell back into the spotlight for murder charges, legendary rock producer Phil Spector seemed to have retired to the life of a bon vivant, living in a Pyrenees castle he called home, courting ...
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Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners

I know it," Carter told CNN's Wolf Blitzer. "Our country for the first time in my life time has abandoned the basic principle of human rights," Carter said. "We've said that the Geneva Conventions do ...