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Day: April 16, 2013

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National Library Week recognized at MCPL

MASON CITY – The Mason City Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library

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Boston Marathon: Bombs were pressure cookers

BOSTON, April 16 (UPI) — Investigators said Tuesday the bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon, killing at least three people, were pressure cookers packed with shrapnel. U.S. President Barack Obama called

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Immigration bill: $3.5B for border security

WASHINGTON (UPI) — A bipartisan group of senators delayed the public release of a comprehensive proposal to overhaul the U.S. immigration law until next week, senators said. The measure, which some senators

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N. Korea issues new threat

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 15 (UPI) — North Korea’s military, reacting to an anti-North rally in South Korea, Tuesday threatened retaliation without warning if there were more such events. The latest threat,

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3 House Republicans to attend Thatcher funeral

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) — Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding will represent the U.S. House at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, Speaker John Boehner said Monday. Meanwhile, with the conservative former

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At 58, Kool-Aid Man gets a makeover

NORTHFIELD, Ill., April 15 (UPI) — U.S. food giant Kraft Foods Group Inc. said it was giving its iconic Kool-Aid Man a makeover. The red, condensation-streaked pitcher of juice with the “Oh

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High powered magnet sets recalled

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) — Two U.S. retailers are recalling high-powered Buckyballs magnet sets due to the chance of children swallowing magnets, a federal watchdog agency said. Swallowing one or more of

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Gold sets record for two-day plunge

NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) — Gold prices plunged nearly 10 percent Monday, losing $149.10 to $1,347.70 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The drop

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FDA weighs OxyContin patent decision

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether or not a dangerous painkiller would serve the public’s interest, experts said. On Tuesday, the original patent for

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