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Researchers put some old elixirs and pills in the Henry Ford Museum's large collection of patent medicines to a modern test. They found a mix of potentially harmful metals like lead and mercury along with benign ingredients, including calcium and iron.

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Both fruits are vulnerable to a nasty disease called fire blight that can devastate orchards. So organic labeling standards allow for antibiotics to be used on apple and pear trees. That exemption is set to end in 2014 — but growers say they need a little more time.

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Professor Sir Robert Edwards, whose work led to the world's first test-tube baby in 1978, dies at the age of 87.

Players and officials found guilty of racist behaviour face 10-match bans as part of new plans proposed by Uefa.

The National Urban League releases its annual State of Black America report today. And the group found that - even as African Americans make gains in education - many economic disparities between whites and African-Americans persist. Host Michel Martin finds out why.

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Some of the gun measures that were once considered uncontroversial are now facing opposition in the U.S. Congress. For a look at why the political climate has changed, host Michel Martin speaks with Paul Barrett, author of the book Glock:The Rise of America's Gun.

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An exciting women's NCAA basketball tournament ended with a dominant win by UConn in Tuesday's final game. ESPN's Pablo Torre talks with host Michel Martin about the game and other sports news.

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A former Paralympian who has used his skills to guide other disabled athletes to glory has received an MBE from the Queen.

The USPS says Congress gave it no choice but to continue Saturday mail delivery despite its plan to cut back and save money.

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Two Ballymena men are given life sentences for the murder of schoolboy Michael McIlveen seven years ago.

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Nick Clegg says that although he disagreed with much of what she did, Baroness Thatcher was a "towering" figure who changed her country.

Singer Kate Bush is officially appointed a CBE for services to music at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, hosted by the Queen.

Right now, solar panels make electricity. But a team of engineers in California wants to take solar energy one step further. They're trying to create a device that uses sunlight to make a liquid fuel that goes in our gas tanks.

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The Iraqi city of Mosul is one of the most dangerous in the country, but for some residents taking to its skies in a paraglider is one way of trying to forget years beset by conflict and fear.

One of the world's most visited museums, the Louvre in Paris, has been closed for the day as staff protest over intimidation by pickpockets.

Critics of the former prime minister have not remained silent in the wake of her death. Some Britons have openly celebrated her passing, with harsh graffiti, cyberattacks, drinking in the streets and even fireworks.

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The CIA has morphed from a traditional espionage service concerned with stealing the secrets of foreign governments into an organization consumed with hunting down its enemies. New York Times journalist Mark Mazzetti chronicles this transformation in a new book, The Way of the Knife.

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Sebastian Vettel says he does not apologise for winning following the controversial Malaysian GP, in which he ignored team orders.

The bill would make it a crime, punishable by prison and a steep fine, to offend religious feelings.

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