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Hot Dogs, Other Processed Meat Increase Cancer Risk

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Studies show a strong link between different types of cancer and processed meats. Eating 50-grams of processed meat, or one hot dog a day, could give you a 21% risk of colorectal cancer, according to studies at the American Institute of Cancer Research.
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Magnetic field exposure linked to asthma risk

Children whose mothers had high exposure to electromagnetic fields while pregnant may have an increased risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to an ongoing debate.
Muslims Celebrate Ramadan on Monday Amidst Arab Unrest [Photos]

Muslims Celebrate Ramadan on Monday Amidst Arab Unrest [Photos]

Muslims around the world ushered in Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers and spiritual reflection on Monday. This year, unrest and government crackdowns in Arab countries cast a pall on the beginning of Ramadan. As the struggle for change continues, Arab rebels fear that if they stop fighting during this period, they will be brutally attacked again and killed.
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Two killed in plane crash near Grand Canyon

A rescue crew on Saturday located the bodies of two men in the burned wreckage of a small aircraft that went missing while flying near the Grand Canyon the night before, authorities said.
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FBI offers $25,000 reward in case of Missing N.H. girl

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the location of a missing 11-year-old New Hampshire girl last seen nearly a week ago, and the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance.
A couple embrace on the third day of the Glastonbury Festival in Somerset

Young adult dating trend slows road to marriage

Young adults are slowing the road to marriage with "stayover relationships," a dating trend that allows them to enjoy committed relationships without living together, new research shows.
A boy cools off at the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago

Hot Weather Persists in Central United States

Sticky heat was expected to smother much of the country's midsection in the coming days as hotter-than-usual temperatures continued to roast parts of the Midwest and South, forecasters said on Sunday.

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