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FOOD & DRINK
Wines from Pomum Cellars leave favorable impression
I spent a bit of time with Javier Alfonso, the owner and winemaker at Pomum Cellars, at this year's Taste Washington event in March and his wines seemed to strike a chord with me.
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RELIGION
US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
Cuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report.
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HEALTH
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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HEALTH
Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation
Procrastinators dropped off their ballots Tuesday as Portlanders decided for the first time in more than 30 years whether to add fluoride to their drinking water.
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HEALTH
Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.
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HEALTH
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist.
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TRAVEL
Cruise Adventure Trends & Trips: Meet baseball legends aboard legendary riverboat
This summer, two beloved American pastimes and traditions come together when the 436-passenger American Queen hosts some of Major League Baseball's legends. MLB prankster Jay Johnstone, lefty pitcher Fritz Peterson, New York Yankee Ron Blomberg and 1969 World Champion Art Shamsky will bring their...
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HEALTH
France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
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HEALTH
Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
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HEALTH
New rice contamination reported in China
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.






