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At least 6 die in Kabul blast

Walled-off luxury hotel in heart of capital stormed by militants Striking at a prime symbol of the Western presence in Afghanistan, assailants armed with grenades, assault rifles and suicide vests stormed a heavily fortified luxury hotel in the heart of the capital yesterday. The carefully coordinated assault killed at least six people, leaving trails of blood in the marble-floored lobby and forcing terrorized guests to cower behind locked doors or in the basement awaiting rescue.

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Toughest Mideast issues discussed

Israeli, Palestinian negotiators meet, report no progress Israeli and Palestinian negotiators began addressing the most difficult issues of their decades-old conflict yesterday, keeping a promise to President Bush but putting Israel's coalition government under strain.

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Experimental-drug limits upheld

Supreme Court denies appeal that sought access for the terminally ill The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government's authority to restrict access to experimental drugs, even if the drugs might help dying patients who have run out of other options.

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Messenger spacecraft maps out Mercury

Md.-built vehicle snaps photographs of little-seen planet When NASA's tiny Messenger spacecraft emerged from behind the planet Mercury yesterday afternoon, its radio beacon flashed across the solar system, and 107 million miles away, applause broke out in Maryland.

Read more : 15.01.2008 05:00:00

MySpace will act to safeguard teenagers

Md., other states seek to thwart Web predators The online social networking site MySpace announced an agreement yesterday with 49 states, including Maryland, to protect children from Internet predators, something that experts called a good first step toward keeping young Web users safe but not a remedy to the problem.

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NTSB finds design flaw caused Minneapolis bridge collapse

Undersized gusset plates in the Interstate 35-W bridge in Minneapolis were "the critical factor" in the bridge collapse last year that killed 13 people and injured 100, the National Transportation Safety Board said today.

Autopsy: Pregnant Marine died of traumatic head injury

Police believe fellow Marine suspected in case no longer on run but is in hiding A 20-year-old pregnant Marine who disappeared in December died from a head injury, authorities said today, formally rejecting claims by the key suspect in her death that she committed suicide.

Some food from cloned animals safe, FDA says

Meat, milk from cow, pig, goat clones is OK to eat Meat and milk from some cloned farm animals is safe to eat, the government announced today in a decision that permits sale of the food after a transition period aimed to ease the minds of worried consumers.

Mich. voters cast ballots in tight GOP primary

Polls point to close race between McCain, Romney John McCain sought to keep his momentum going. Mitt Romney looked to keep his candidacy afloat. Mike Huckabee simply wanted to keep defying expectations.

Romney wins GOP primary in Michigan

Voters favor former Massachusetts governor over McCain, Huckabee Mitt Romney scored his first major primary victory today in his native Michigan, a win he desperately needed to give his weakened candidacy new life and set the stage for a wide-open Republican showdown in South Carolina in just four days.