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North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say
World NowNorth Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea after devastating floods left scores dead and tens of thousands homeless, South Korean officials said Monday. But exactly what the country will get and how has yet to be decided. If the two countries... -
Somali lawmakers elect academic and civic activist as president
World NowLawmakers overwhelmingly elected an academic and civic activist as president of Somalia on Monday, in a United Nations-backed effort to put the country's lawless past behind it and forge the first stable central government in more than two decades.... -
Somalia's presidential newcomer faces tough job
World NowSomalia's presidential newcomer faces a mammoth job: While international leaders on Tuesday urged Somalia’s new president to move swiftly to establish an inclusive government in order to rebuild his ruined nation, the Islamic militia that controls... -
As Malala recovers, U.N. marks International Day of the Girl Child
World NowAs Malala Yousafzai lay in a Pakistani hospital recovering from gunshot wounds, the United Nations on Thursday marked its first International Day of the Girl Child.... -
Hopkins team creates device to screen for anemia
Every year, health organizations spend millions in the developing world attacking the iron-deficiency disorder known as anemia. They pay special attention to pregnant women, a population highly vulnerable to the disease.
Every year, though, 115,000 of...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Oxford, Mineral Supplements, Medical Procedures and Tests, World Bank Group
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Maryland releases breast-feeding recommendations for hospitals
Maryland health officials want the state's hospitals to play a larger role in encouraging mothers to breast-feed in the crucial hours after they give birth, as growing evidence points to the health benefits of feeding babies human milk.
The Maryland...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Allergies, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Ear Infection, American Academy of Pediatrics
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reFramed: In conversation with Alessio Romenzi
Framework“reFramed” is a feature showcasing fine art photography and vision-forward photojournalism. It is curated by Los Angeles Times staff photographer Barbara Davidson. twitter@photospice Alessio Romanzi was born in Colle Sant'Angelo, a small... -
Supertramp singer, musician comes to Luhrs
amyc@herald-mail.comRoger Hodgson started playing music and writing songs when he was just 12 years old. He was in his first band a few years later, and founded the internationally-known rock band Supertramp before he was 20. Yet, more than 40 years later at age 62, he...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Tourism and Leisure, Music Industry, Concerts
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Danny Kaye's centennial year -- renaissance for a renaissance man
Liz Smith"I've GOT it! I've got it. The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true, right?" "Right. But there's been a change. They broke the chalice from the palace." "They broke the chalice...Tags: George Cukor, Entertainment, Manhattan (New York City), Lincoln Center, International Organizations
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Sports TV and radio: Sunday's 6/24 log (updated Saturday PM)
7 a.m. Golf: BMW International Open final round (in Cologne, Germany).--Golf 9 a.m. Talk: Sports Highlights (t.; episode 215, on Cox cable channel 47 and Verizon FiOs 17 in Newport News).--NNPS 10 a.m. Football: Sept. 1991: Kecoughtan vs....Tags: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Auto Racing, Television, NASCAR, NBC (tv network)
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Does GOP want more war?
In his recent column, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. ("The Obama doctrine: Passivity where leadership is needed," Oct. 14) believes he has shown that weakness is an integral part of the Obama administration's foreign policy. While it is true that the government...Tags: Vietnam, National Government, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Government, Amnesty International
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Nobel Peace Prize Recognizes WWII Reconciliation
The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday to the European Union for peaceful reconciliation after World War II between former foes Germany and France, and for spreading democracy and human rights through Europe. "In the...
Tags: Germany, Oslo (Norway), Science and Technology, Theodore Roosevelt, Politics
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