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Biblical Scroll Found in Israel

JERUSALEM – A secretive encounter with a Bedouin (search) in a desert valley led to the discovery of two fragments from a nearly 2,000-year-old parchment scroll — the first such finding in decades, an Israeli archaeologist said Friday. The finding has given rise to hope that the Judean Desert (search) …

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Disaster Stress May Up Heart Failure Risk

Last year’s earthquakes in Niigata, Japan, have opened the window on a dramatic heart problem. It’s called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Translation: stress-induced heart failure. This wasn’t common stress, which can chip away at you over time. Instead, it was sudden, violent, and totally uncontrollable: three strong earthquakes and about 90 large …

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Miami Ex-Politician Kills Self After Corruption Allegations

MIAMI – A former city commissioner recently indicted on corruption charges fatally shot himself in the lobby of The Miami Herald building the same day another newspaper published lurid accusations against him. Arthur E. Teele Jr. (search) shot himself in the head Wednesday after asking a security guard if he …

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