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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntarily recall of Trader Joe's Pinjur sauce because of possible contamination.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 14-ounce Wegmans Wreath Kuchen because of undeclared ingredients.

PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Rare whooping cranes have appeared in an Illinois county for the first time since the 1800s.

LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Britain's secretary of business reportedly is backing a plan to have wind farms power all homes in the United Kingdom within 13 years.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds that women who gain weight after being diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to die.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers in Africa say they have identified a new species of spitting cobra, the largest and most venomous snake known.

LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Environmental activists worldwide Sunday called for tough greenhouse gas emission laws as United Nations climate talks continued in Bali.

LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A top British health official says people who use homeopathic medicines could be causing themselves more harm than good.

MAYWOOD, Ill., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Loyola Medical Center in Chicago is putting bar codes on surgical sponges to make sure they aren't left inside a patient after an operation is over.

MIAMI, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Colorado State University predicts next year's hurricane season will be slightly above normal.

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say noisy toys can cause permanent damage to a child's hearing.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The launch of space shuttle Atlantis from Kennedy Space Center has been put off another day to give launch and management teams more time to rest and prepare.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Researchers in Buffalo, N.Y., are trying to determine whether post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with changes in brain structure and function.

LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization kicked off a campaign in London calling for more medicines tailored to children's needs.