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Woman gets windpipe made of stem cells

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:40:53 EST

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells in what experts are hailing as a "milestone in medicine." The breakthrough allowed Claudia Castillo, 30, to receive a new section of trachea without the risk that her body would reject the transplant.

Alleged al Qaeda message for Obama posted

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:52:33 EST

A purported message from al Qaeda's deputy leader posted on Islamist Web sites on Wednesday told President-elect Barack Obama that "a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you."

6.2 quake strikes Panama, Costa Rica

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:40:01 EST

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook coastal Panama early Wednesday, near the border with Costa Rica, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Obama selects attorney general, sources say

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:13:46 EST

Former Clinton Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of attorney general, according to two prominent Democrats involved in transition matters. If confirmed, Holder would be the first African-American to lead the Justice Department.

Pirate 'mother ship' destroyed, official says

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:44:42 EST

An Indian warship has exchanged fire with a pirate "mother vessel" off the hijacking-plagued Horn of Africa, leaving the ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden, an official said Wednesday.

Boy's alleged slaying confession tape released

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:41:16 EST

An 8-year-old Arizona boy suspected in the deaths of his father and another man can be heard in a videotape of his police interview telling officers that he shot both men after he came home from school. The boy, sitting cross-legged in an overstuffed armchair, initially denied involvement in the shootings but later said he shot his already wounded father "because he was suffering."

Brown: Too many wrong turns for Big Three

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:41:13 EST

The heads of Detroit's car companies -- Ford, Chrysler, GM -- bumper to bumper, are begging Congress for a bailout. Let's start by cutting through the bull and look at how the automobile companies got into this mess.

Disney actor booted from 'Dancing'

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:46:27 EST

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