Al-Sadr orders fighters off streets in Iraq crisis
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says his Mahdi Army will withdraw from urban streets while urging the government to halt raids. The move follows negotiations with Shiite leaders and amid ongoing clashes in Basra and Baghdad. A U.S. airstrike and mortar fire kill several as curfews ease in Baghdad.
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Doctors urge back to statins after Vytorin trial flop
Doctors call for returning to established cholesterol therapies after the failed Vytorin study showed no heart disease benefit despite lowering LDL and other risk factors. Zetia and Vytorin sales and probes into delayed results fueled the cautionary stance from leading cardiologists.
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Dith Pran dies at 65 survivor of Killing Fields
Dith Pran, Cambodian born photographer and survivor of the Khmer Rouge era who helped expose the Killing Fields, died Sunday at a New Jersey hospital of pancreatic cancer at age 65. He coined the term Killing Fields, later worked for The Times and founded a refugee awareness project.
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Button Lady from New Albany Defends Clinton Fight to Stay
Debra Starks of New Albany urges Hillary Clinton to remain in the presidential race amid calls for her to quit.She argues sexism is at play and says Clinton should push back and fight, reflecting voter-side concern as Democrats worry about gender dynamics and November implications.
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Zimbabwe opposition claims early election lead
Zimbabwe's main opposition party claims an early lead as polls close and security forces deploy. Voters cheered earlier but by sundown riot police patrolled Harare suburbs amid silence from the Electoral Commission. Hapisson Mate, 23, questions why results are delayed and accuses Mugabe of trying to steal the election.
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Gene hunting yields discoveries across diseases
Scientists scan human DNA with precision and breadth, linking genes to cancer arthritis diabetes and other diseases. Building blocks of DNA identified five years ago enabled rapid follow-up research and a surge of reports on genetic disease links. In February three groups found variants tied to prostate cancer risk and over a year reports span heart attack multiple sclerosis and gallstones.
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