BEIJING (AP) — During her 30-hour train journey to Beijing, Wang Xiulan ducked into bathrooms whenever the conductors checked IDs. Later, as she lay low in the outskirts of the capital, unidentified men caught her in a nighttime raid and hauled her to a police station. She assumed a fake identity to get away, and is now in hiding again.Wang's not a criminal. She's a petitioner.She's among many people...
Apple sells three million iPads over first weekend
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Bob Dylan predicts Obama 'in a landslide'
Label: LifestyleMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bob Dylan says he thinks President Barack Obama is going to win a landslide.Dylan made the prediction Monday night midway through the song "Blowin' in the Wind" during a concert in the battleground state of Wisconsin.Dylan spoke to the Madison audience as he was wrapping up his concert that came just hours after Obama appeared at a morning rally in the same city with rocker Bruce...
Study: Stem cells from strangers can repair hearts
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers proved as safe and effective as patients' own cells for helping restore heart tissue.The work involved just 30 patients in Miami and Baltimore, but it proves the concept that anyone's cells can be used to treat such cases. Doctors are...
The Romney message: It’s no longer just the economy, stupid
Label: BusinessRomney reflected his in TelePrompter at a Virginia rally (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Four years ago, Mitt Romney was criticized as a man without a message, a presidential candidate straight from the heart of corporate America who was good at making lists and delivering PowerPoint presentations but not so great at explaining exactly why he should be the next president.His initial...
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US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters
Label: WorldBEIJING (AP) — Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College? In China, where Gao Xiaosong's straightforward explanation of the system drew more than 1 million hits in four days.Chinese interest in the U.S. presidential elections is particularly high this year because Americans are voting at the same time Beijing is going through its own political transition. A generation...
The app's the thing as Shakespeare goes digital
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Dizzying array of media streams spotlight election
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The days of watching Election Night coverage on a single television set may soon be a quaint anachronism.Americans have an array of alternatives for following returns on Tuesday night. Television news divisions are throwing everything they have into the story, and second-screen options are abounding.People will be able to construct their own media experiences, seek out desired information...
Surgery seems best for heart disease in diabetics
Label: HealthLOS ANGELES (AP) — New research shows that people with diabetes and several clogged heart arteries fare better with bypass surgery instead of having stents placed to prop open their blood vessels.Doctors compared the treatments in a study of 1,900 diabetics and looked five years later to see how many had suffered a heart attack, stroke or death. Only 19 percent of the bypass group had, versus 27 percent...
Will it all come down to Ohio? Both campaigns focus on the state
Label: BusinessHow to Avoid Political and Election Talk on Facebook and Twitter http://t.co/a6m2O...
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