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Hilton Subpoenaed as Witness in Criminal Case

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton has been subpoenaed as a witness in a criminal case. “She’s not charged with anything,” district attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Robison said Tuesday. “She just happens to be a witness.” The case involves burglary, robbery, kidnapping and carjacking charges against Darnell Riley, 28, who was arrested …

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U.S. Eyes Flu Vaccine-Booster Combo

WASHINGTON – Scientists will begin testing in January whether they can stretch the nation’s limited supply of an experimental bird-flu vaccine by pairing it with an immune-system booster. Preliminary research with a different vaccine suggests that approach may work, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease chief, …

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Chinese Mine Blast Toll Rises to 134

QITAIHE, China – Anxious relatives demanded to be allowed into a coal mine Monday after an explosion killed at least 134 miners and left 15 others missing, adding to a soaring death toll in China‘s mines despite a safety crackdown. The blast in the Dongfeng Coal Mine prompted national leaders …

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