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U.S. Child Health: Better Than Before?

When it comes to child health, how are America’s kids doing? “Overall, the health of America’s children is certainly good to excellent,” says Edward Sondik, PhD, director of the National Center for Health Statistics. “But the disparities that we’ve seen in the past continue to persist, and there’s a considerable …

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Terror-Linked Migrants Channeled Into U.S.

TIJUANA, Mexico – A restaurateur in this border city ran another business smuggling Lebanese compatriots into the United States, some with connections to Hezbollah (search). A Sept. 11 commission staff report called him the only “human smuggler with suspected links to terrorists” convicted in the United States. But he is …

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Israel Emits 'Scream' Against Protesters

JERUSALEM – The newest addition to the Israeli non-lethal arsenal is called the “Scream” — a device security forces use to blast a focused beam of sound intended to chase off anyone in its path. The Israeli Army has already used it on Palestinians and may use it on Israeli …

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