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There is a strong, consistent correlation between adult diabetes -- type 2 diabetes -- and particulate air pollution, U.S. epidemiologists suggest.

After sex, women prefer talking, kissing, cuddling and talking about the relationship, while men prefer to smoke, eat or drink, U.S. researchers say.

Gunmen attacked a NATO fuel tanker convoy in Pakistan overnight, killing at least three people and wounding seven others, witnesses said Monday.

Hollywood film star Michael Douglas says he is optimistic about his treatment for throat cancer and happy to have a movie like "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" to promote.

More than 800 communities in Italy are making more power than they use with wind and solar installations, and many are making a profit from it, officials say.

Police in Austin, Texas, said they were trying to eliminate the likelihood of a second suspect in a University of Texas campus shooting in which a gunman died.

Solar projects on track for approval by California will double the state's ability to generate electricity from solar power, state officials say.

Atheists and agnostics in the United States know more about religion on average than followers of the major faiths, a survey released Tuesday indicates.

The Canadian Liberal Party leader, Michael Ignatieff, said some in the government are pushing Quebecers to choose allegiance to Canada over Quebec.

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BLACKSBURG, Va., (UPI) -- A Virginia Tech student died in a weekend fall from a third-floor apartment balcony in Blacksburg, authorities said.

PORTAGE, Wis. -- About 300 people were told to evacuate their homes in Portage, Wis., Sunday when a Wisconsin River levee deteriorated to a dangerous point, authorities said.

CORVALLIS, Ore.Teens who have abortions may be no more likely to become depressed than peers whose pregnancies do not end in abortion, U.S. researchers say.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aspirin in high doses may help ease the pain of severe headaches some people suffer during drug withdrawal, a U.S. researcher says.

Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane and Swizz Beatz have been booked to perform at next month's BET Hip Hop Awards 2010 in Atlanta, organizers said. NEW YORK,(UPI)

Musician Wyclef Jean announced Tuesday he is no longer planning to run for president in his native Haiti in this November's election.NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI)

Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are to be judges on "American Idol" when the singing competition show returns for its 10th season, it has been announced. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22 (UPI)

U.S. media mogul Oprah Winfrey has donated $1 million apiece to six charter schools, saying their "leaders are doing whatever it takes," to improve education. DENVER, Sept. 21 (UPI)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says raising his daughter, Chelsea, was the most important job he and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, ever had.
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Pop star Lady Gaga was the big winner at the MTV Video Music Awards show in Los Angeles, taking home eight prizes. LOS ANGELES,
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