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IAEA Set to Deny Iran Aid for Plutonium-Producing Reactor

VIENNA, Austria – Most participants at a key 35-nation meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency have agreed to deny Iran technical aid for its plutonium-producing reactor, diplomats at the gathering said Tuesday. The diplomats — all participating in an International Atomic Energy Agency committee meeting — said the tentative …

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Stocks Rise Sharply Ahead of Election Day

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 making their biggest one-day gains in a month, as investors welcomed a flurry of corporate takeovers a day before U.S. congressional elections. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 119.51 points, or 1.00 percent, to end at …

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Australian Woman Sentenced for 'Mercy Killing' of Alzheimer's Partner

SYDNEY, Australia – A court sentenced a Sydney woman Wednesday to 22 months periodic detention for what she said was the mercy killing of her longtime partner, an Alzheimer’s sufferer who had been rejected for a legal euthanasia in Switzerland. Shirley Justins, 60, was found guilty in June of the …

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