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HAYWARD, Calif. – The financial future of California’s $3 billion human embryonic stem cell research institute went on trial Monday as taxpayer groups tried to block the state-funded research. Two lawsuits seek to invalidate the law that created the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine, which is authorized to hand out …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Gunfire erupted Monday during protests over election results in Haiti and at least one supporter of leading presidential candidate Rene Preval was killed. Witnesses said U.N. peacekeepers opened fire on the crowd, but a U.N. spokesman denied that. Witnesses said Jordanian U.N. peacekeepers opened fire on them, …

WASHINGTON – Demand for mortgages and consumer loans weakened at U.S. banks in recent months, while competition forced banks to ease terms for commercial real estate loans, a Federal Reserve survey released on Wednesday found. “On net, 44 percent of domestic banks reported weaker demand for mortgages to purchase homes, …