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Salmonella in tomatoes cause some to worry

Published June 18, 2008

According to the Food and Drug Administration, 277 people have been infected with the diease because of tomatoes.

Cuban TV shows Fidel Castro chatting with Chavez

Published June 18, 2008

.HAVANA (AP) - Cuban television on Tuesday showed the first images of Fidel Castro in six months, with a silent video of the ailing revolutionary chatting in a garden with visiting Venezuelan President...

Gophers sports briefs

by Brian Deutsch
Published June 11, 2008

>Rower gets All-American Honors Minnesota senior rower Jenny Barnes earned her third-straight First Team All-American honor earlier this week - further cementing her into the Gophers record book. Barnes...

Venezuelan law may aim to stifle dissent

Published June 4, 2008

A new intelligence law asks Venezuelans to become informants on national security.

Report says Palestinian school textbooks portray Jews badly

Published June 4, 2008

.JERUSALEM (AP) - Authors of Palestinian school textbooks took small steps toward softening their portrayal of Israel under the rule of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - but progress was quickly...

Mulcahy withdraws bid for University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor

Published May 28, 2008

University Vice President for Research Timothy Mulcahy has withdrawn his name for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison last Thursday. Mulcahy said in a statement that he made...

2008 deadliest year for tornadoes in a decade

Published May 28, 2008

Meteorologists cannot explain exactly why this is happening.

Scientists report the genetic makeup of the platypus

Published May 9, 2008

Humans and the platypus shared an evolutionary path 165 million years ago.

Students gather to celebrate Israel’s 60th

Published May 9, 2008

Gopher Israel and Hillel organized the enertainment and food for the event.

Israel at 60: Proud but facing an uncertain future

Published May 8, 2008

.JERUSALEM (AP) - A Jewish astronaut greets Israel from space. Revelers try to set a record for the most people singing a national anthem. To celebrate turning 60, Israel is staging fireworks, air force...