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Turkey and Romania Seek to Eradicate Bird Flu

ISTANBUL, Turkey – The slaughter of thousands of domestic fowl in Turkey (search) and Romania (search) began Sunday as a precaution against the spread of bird flu after both countries confirmed their first cases of the disease over the weekend. It has not been determined in either country that the …

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Behemoth Pumpkins in R.I., Calif.

WARREN, R.I. – A Rhode Island welder won a contest for the biggest pumpkin Monday with an entry weighing 1,443 pounds, while a retired Washington firefighter won a similar contest in California (search) with an entry weighing 1,229 pounds. Scott Palmer took top honors at the 12th annual Rhode Island …

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Attacker Wounds Four in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into an armored vehicle carrying British government officials Sunday in southern Afghanistan, wounding four of them, a U.S.-led coalition commander said. The four Britons were traveling in a Land Cruiser in Kandahar (search) city when the suicide bomber …

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