Obesity plateau seen in 13 states including Ohio
Government survey shows 13 states with very high adult obesity rates up to 30 percent, including Ohio and Michigan. Nationwide obesity levels remain largely unchanged, prompting cautious comment on a plateau rather than rising figures. PMID: not provided.
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Female Afghan MP Farida Ahmadi Kakar kidnapped in Ghazni
Ghazni provincial officials say Farida Ahmadi Kakar, one of 69 women in Afghanistan's 249 seat parliament, was abducted Saturday while driving from Kabul to Kandahar by the Taliban and is being exchanged for four insurgents.
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Cairo death toll rises past six hundred amid protests
In Cairo a bloodied scene at a Nasr City mosque shows hundreds dead as Egypt endures its deadliest day since the Arab Spring. Health officials report 638 killed and about 4,000 wounded with clashes spreading beyond Cairo.
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Egypt on Edge as Violence Threatens Civil Strife
Cairo reports warn Egypt has moved from crisis to danger of prolonged violence or civil war. Polarization deepens between Islamists led by the Muslim Brotherhood and secular, Christian and liberal groups after the July 3 coup and deadly police raids. State media brands Morsi allies as terrorists.
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Warrant details deepen mystery in teen kidnapping case
San Diego County investigators released warrants showing James Lee DiMaggio and Hannah Anderson exchanged about a dozen calls hours before the slaying of Christina Anderson and Ethan. The documents say DiMaggio tortured the mother and boy and fled with Hannah before a fatal shootout in Idaho.
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NYC Bus Drivers Seek Protections Amid Assault Rise
Metropolitan Transit Authority plans to upgrade 5,700 buses with surveillance cameras and partitions after 88 annual attacks on drivers. Union leaders criticize slow progress while citing budget pressures and service cuts tied to escalating incidents.
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