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Lew visit marks US-China re-engagement

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN & JOE McDONALDAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. and China have begun to re-engage on knotty issues ranging from economic frictions to North Korea's nuclear program following a months-long hiatus during President Barack Obama's re-election and China's

Bloomberg cigarette plan gets praise, criticism

By MEGHAN BARR and JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it an overreach. The ban, which would

Hundreds checked for rabies after transplant death

By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press Public health agencies in five states are assessing the rabies risk for hundreds of people who may have had close contact with an infected organ donor and four transplant recipients, one of whom died, officials said Saturday. About 200 medical workers, relatives

Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers rise

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) - Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it's Antarctica, every footstep matters. Tourism is rebounding here five years after the financial crisis stifled what