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13 deaths in Midwest tied to heat waveMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:33AMThe heat was on Monday for millions of Americans from the Upper Midwest to Texas and Oklahoma, where roads buckled and poultry farmers deployed fans and watered rooftops to protect flocks.

Personal Health: News and NotesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:43AMPoor people would have healthier diets if their neighborhoods had more supermarkets and fewer fast-food outlets - or so many community and public health activists argue.

Ashlee Rioux fights for hoops dreamSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:37PMAshlee Rioux endured so many injuries playing high school basketball that doctors and coaches advised her to walk away from her dreams of playing college hoops. But in the end -- though her body had been twisted, torn and broken -- her desire to play proved indestructible.

Phil McPherson: Go West for OilThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:29PMPhil McPherson: Go West for Oil Source: George Mack of The Energy Report   (7/14/11) http://www.theenergyreport.com/pub/na/10237 The new California

This is a Special Report On LaborThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:53AMThe U.S. labor market has barely improved since the recession officially ended two years ago. Nearly one in 10 workers remain unemployed, and job creation has stagnated. Archaic labor laws restrict employee involvement in the workplace while forcing many workers to support unions they oppose. Government-employee unions use their enormous political influence to maintain special privileges ...