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First Drug for Specific Race OK'd

WASHINGTON – The heart failure drug BiDil (search) was approved Thursday by government regulators for use by blacks. It will be the first medication marketed for a specific racial group. The Food and Drug Administration (search) called the approval a step toward “the promise of personalized medicine.” Studies showed that …

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African Jihadis Head to Iraq

DAKAR, Senegal – Up to 20 percent of suicide car bombers in Iraq are from Algeria (search), a sign of growing cooperation between Islamic extremists in northern Africa and like-minded Iraqis, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday. The American officer said terror cells in the Middle East and northern …

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$220M Powerball Winner: I Want Billions

BOISE, Idaho – A man who won a $220.3 million Powerball (search) lottery jackpot — the second-largest single-ticket Powerball winning — plans to invest the money and become a billionaire. Brad Duke, a 33-year-old regional fitness director for a health club chain, said he hopes to build a $1 billion …

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