HARTFORD, Conn.—Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called on state lawmakers Wednesday to help him create an economic revival in Connecticut, creating more jobs and overhauling the state's public school system, including teacher tenure. Full Story
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad—A sweeping U.N. study finds that rising crime across the Caribbean threatens the region's tourism-based economy and has exposed a weak and ineffective judicial system.
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BEIJING—A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.
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VATICAN CITY—The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI receives many invitations and that a trip to Lebanon is under consideration but that there are no plans for a visit to Iran.
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad—A sweeping U.N. study finds that rising crime across the Caribbean threatens the region's tourism-based economy and has exposed a weak and ineffective judicial system.
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