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EU: Asparteme Sweetener Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk

ROME – The popular diet sweetener aspartame won another round in the safety debate when a European panel of scientists said Friday there’s no sign it raises the risk of cancer. An Italian study last year wrongly concluded the sugar substitute led to higher rates of lymphoma and leukemia in …

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Massive Rock Slab Growing Out of Mount St. Helens' Crater

SEATTLE – If the skies are clear as forecast, volcano watchers who turn out for the reopening of the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Friday will get a spectacular view of a hulking slab of rock that’s rapidly growing in Mount St. Helens’ crater. It’s jutting up from one of seven …

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First Quarter GDP Growth Revised Up to 5.3%

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy shot forward at an upwardly revised 5.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the fastest growth in 2-1/2 years, as companies built up inventories and exports strengthened, a Commerce Department report Thursday showed. First-quarter growth in gross domestic product was more than triple the …

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