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EPA aims to keep rat poison from children, animals

Ecological and conservation groups are praising a move by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose new restrictions on rat poisons to help reduce the threat of accidental exposure to children and wildlife.

Water-borne illness cases climb to 3,000

The number of reported cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to a water park in upstate New York grew to nearly 3,000 on Tuesday, state health officials said.

1,800 infected; water park blamed

Nearly 1,800 people from 20 New York counties have reported symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness related to a water attraction at Seneca Lake State Park in upstate New York, according to the New York State Department of Health and New York State Parks Department.

N.Y. attorney general urges halt to same-sex marriages

New York's attorney general urged local officials not to preside over same-sex marriages Wednesday, but he said the state's marriage law raises constitutional questions that the courts should decide.

Mayor vows to keep marrying same-sex couples

The mayor of a tiny village in upstate New York who conducted same-sex marriages last week said Monday he will continue marrying any couple who requests a wedding.

Money Magazine: HIGH COST OF ICE WATER IN YOUR VEINS

Largely because of the concern over AIDS, more and more Americans, reportedly including actor George Hamilton (below), have been storing their blood for their own use or for that of friends or love...

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