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U.S. Envoy to North Korea Nuke Talks Says Disarmament in 2008 a 'Challenge'

BEIJING – The top U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea conceded Wednesday that the communist nation’s disarmament would be difficult to achieve this year, clouding the future of the process given the looming change in the White House. “Completing everything by the end of the year will be …

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China on Alert for Protests at Fallen Schools on One-Month Quake Anniversary

JUYUAN, China – Police cordoned off destroyed schools Thursday, one month after China’s devastating earthquake, apparently on alert for protests by parents demanding investigations into whether shoddy construction played a role in their children’s deaths. Police barred entry to at least two towns where schools collapsed, despite an assurance by …

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N.C. Mom Gives Birth to Twins Weighing In at 23 Pounds Combined

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – They aren’t America’s heaviest newborn twins on record, but they certainly tip the scales: Sean William Maynard and Abigail Rose Maynard weighed in at a combined 23 pounds and 1 ounce at birth this week, a North Carolina hospital announced Friday. Freda Springs, spokeswoman for Forsyth Medical …

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