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The Gulf of Mexico's so-called dead zone off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas could be the largest ever, Louisiana scientists said Tuesday. More
The U.S. strategy of paying former Iraqi insurgents to join tribal militias and work to improve security -- which many experts credit with reducing violence in the war-battered country -- is being fatally hamstrung by the unwillingness of the central gove More
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U.S. teens become more sedentary as they get older, with fewer than one-third meeting recommended physical activity guidelines at age 15, researchers say. More