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State Officials Address Auto Recall Concerns

Recalls issued by Toyota and Nissan have state officials stepping in over auto safety concerns. MPB's Carl Gibson reports.

An Indian Doctor's Cure-All: Charlie Chaplin

Ashok Aswani has been a fan of Charlie Chaplin for more than 40 years. Now, the practitioner of ayurvedic medicine heads a club of other equally serious fans of the silent-movie-era icon and uses Chaplin movies to help patients suffering from depression.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

World leaders stress unity to fight crises

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Global leaders on Thursday warned their colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse the threat posed by global warming must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls....

New UN resolution aims at nuclear-free world

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- With U.S. President Barack Obama presiding over an historic session, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution Thursday aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons....

A world first: Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection

BANGKOK (AP) -- For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible....

 
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