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...deaths reported, more than 80% were due to cancer. Among those deaths, 160 were in the "five-a-day" group and 155 were in the high-fruits-and-veggies group. "The main conclusion is that a woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer doesn't need to go to extraordinary lengths to eat fruit and vegetables," says Dr. Cheryl Rock, a co-investigator of the study and professor of nutrition at the University of California, San Diego. "But this study doesn't negate what we've been recommending, which is five servings...
...Jason Ewart, Davis's lawyer, has long argued that the courts have ignored new developments in the case, including the fact that seven of nine main witnesses recanted their testimony. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), a federal law passed in 1996 to limit appeals and expedite death sentences, forced federal courts to reject Davis's pleas on procedural grounds, said legal experts...
...crime, and an acquaintance who was there with him accused Davis of being the shooter. Since his conviction in 1991, Davis has seen each of his state and federal appeals fail. But in the court of public opinion, Davis presents a compelling argument. Seven of the nine main witnesses whose testimony led to his conviction have since recanted. The murder weapon has never been found, and there is no physical evidence linking the crime to Davis, who has asserted his innocence throughout...
...McCain's support for the unpopular conflict has cost him dearly, particularly among the independent voters whose support was once seen as his main claim to being the most electable candidate in November 2008. But it has also come to symbolize the resolve that his advisers insist is McCain's greatest asset. "This is a guy who refuses to back down from his core principles," McCain's New Hampshire Vice Chairman Steve Duprey said in introducing the Arizona Senator to the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, eliciting one of the few rounds of applause and cheering in what was otherwise...
Percentage by which the design of the Dreamliner will reduce fuel usage compared with similarly sized planes. Claims for the jet's main rival, the much larger Airbus A380, also include an environmental edge: by ferrying more passengers, it can reduce congestion and emissions in the skies...