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Egypt's currency falls to a new low

By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - The Egyptian pound fell to a record low against the dollar Sunday as the central bank stepped into the market to try to stabilize trading and stop an anxious public that has been buying up dollars for fear of an even bigger dive in the local currency,

Christmas storms all over US blamed for 2 deaths

By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. Conditions were

Deal reached to reopen NM peanut butter plant

By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A troubled New Mexico peanut butter plant that had its licensed yanked after being linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak reached a deal Friday to resume some operations the day after Christmas under the watchful eye of federal

FDA chief renews push for specialty pharmacy rules

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration renewed her push Wednesday for new laws to help police pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, even as members of Congress expressed little interest in cooperating