Theo Albrecht, secretive co-owner of Trader Joe's, dies at 88 (AP)

39 hours, 31 minutes ago

AP - Theo Albrecht, the secretive co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi, a co-owner of Trader Joe's in the United States and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88.

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Grizzly caught after MT mauling that killed MI man (AP)

13 hours, 56 minutes ago

AP - A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing a Michigan man and injuring two other people during an overnight rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park.

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Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP)

20 hours, 4 minutes ago

AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.

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Supermarket backs squirrel meat sales amid protest (AFP)

22 hours, 43 minutes ago

AFP - A supermarket has defended selling squirrel meat as a "sustainable" form of food, amid protests by animal activists who accused him of cashing in on a "wildlife massacre".

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Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot (AP)

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AP - An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.  more»»

World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings (AP)

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AP - World markets fell Friday despite another batch of positive earnings statements in Asia and Europe as investors fretted about a key U.S. economic growth report due later.

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China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)

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Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.  more»»

5 soldiers killed in land mine attack in India (AP)

1 hour, 24 minutes ago

AP - Separatist rebels triggered a land mine Friday that killed at least five paramilitary soldiers and wounded 41 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, where a deadly separatist insurgency has long raged.

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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study (AFP)

1 hour, 45 minutes ago

AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.

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GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season (AP)

1 hour, 51 minutes ago

AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one.

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