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Democrats fall short in Wisconsin recall elections Democrats failed Tuesday in their effort to gain control of the Wisconsin state senate as Republican incumbents won four of six recall elections. US: Strike kills militants who downed US chopper Coalition forces in Afghanistan have killed the Taliban militants responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter last weekend, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday. UK readies water cannons as rioting spreads Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that police had drawn up contingency plans to use water cannons if necessary amid ongoing rioting in the U.K. Wall Street slides sharply in early trading Wall Street fell sharply again Wednesday as investor fears about the economy and high levels of public debt looked set to generate more volatile trading Back from the dead? Young boy amazes doctors Boy alive and recovering after drowning in Washington beach Video: Boy brought back to life after ocean rescue The dramatic rescue of a 12-year-old boy, trapped underwater in the Pacific Ocean for 20 minutes after being pulled to sea by a powerful rip current, was captured by a local photographer. TODAY’s Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY) Polygamist leader likely to keep grip on church A polygamous sect leader whose followers believe he is a prophet who speaks directly with God is likely to continue to lead his church from behind bars after being sentenced to life in prison on child sex assault charges. NYC to mandate sex education in public schools Mandatory sex-education classes are returning to New York City public schools for the first time in nearly two decades. Champion of working class named new poet laureate Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, known for his detailed and personal verse about the working class, has been appointed the country's new poet laureate. DNA's building blocks found in meteorites The components of DNA have now been confirmed to exist in extraterrestrial meteorites, researchers announced. Libyan TV shows footage of Khamis Gadhafi Libyan state television has shown what it says is footage of Moammar Gadhafi's son Khamis, who rebels said last week had been killed, visiting Libyans wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli. North, S. Korea exchange fire along sea border South Korea and North Korea exchanged artillery fire on Tuesday after the South said that a shell from the North landed near waters that it claims. Test reveals sex of baby as early as 7 weeks Blood drawn from expectant mothers could offer parents an earlier sneak peek at their baby’s sex than methods currently used in the U.S., researchers said Tuesday. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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