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Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The

Hasbro says Monopoly contest helped lift sales

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote to eliminate one of its Monopoly tokens and introduce a new one. The Pawtucket, R.I., maker of G.I. Joe, My Little Pony and

New Tiger Cub At Tacoma Zoo Comes As Surprise

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Officials at a Tacoma, Wash., zoo say a Sumatran tiger named Jaya has given birth to a cub - a surprise since zoo staffers didn't know the big cat was pregnant.    They say both mom and cub seem healthy.    Point Defiance & Aquarium

Calif. animal park reopens after fatal lion attack

DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) - A California animal sanctuary where an African lion killed a 24-year-old intern reopened to the public Sunday with the support of the victim's family. Cat Haven, a private zoo run by the nonprofit Project Survival, observed a moment of silence at noon for Dianna Hanson,