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Iowa Man Drowns on Wapsipinicon River

Wylie Treadway, 52, of Wyoming, drowned on Oct. 7, when he and Douglas R Berkhoff, 60, of Davenport, fell overboard when their 14-foot flat bottom rowboat overturned in a backwater on the

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Cervical cancer vaccine shows promise

By Sandy Bauers, The Philadelphia Inquirer – PHILADELPHIA — A vaccine against cervical cancer, being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Blue Bell, Pa., produced positive results in a small sample of

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New voter ID laws blocked, for now

By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, voting rights advocates foresaw a cloud over this year’s election because new voting laws in Republican-led states tightened the rules

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Chicago Bears fan killed in Jacksonville

By Carlos Sadovi and Dan Hinkel, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The man accused of killing a Chicago Bears fan in a Jacksonville, Fla., restaurant and bar “coldbloodedly” cut William Pettry’s throat

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New style, same old North Korea

By Bruce Klingner, Los Angeles Times – Pyongyang again disappointed those predicting it was about to change its ways. For months, experts and major media organizations have proclaimed imminent economic reform, even declaring

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Pennsylvania Ave. faulted on upkeep

By Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Add Pennsylvania Avenue, the president’s street, to the list of America’s troubled spots. The famed street between the U.S. Capitol and the White House

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