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There are tricks for keeping Halloween fun without risking cavities and extra pounds, like handing out dark chocolate instead of chewy candies

CHICAGO (AP) -- Offer apples to trick-or-treaters and risk having your house get egged - maybe even by your own kids. But dentists and dietitians say you can still make Halloween reasonably healthy for little devils and witches without resorting to dracul-onian tactics, like no candy.


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Beagle named Daniel walked out unscathed from carbon monoxide administered by Alabama officials

ROCKAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- A stray beagle mix that cheated death in an Alabama dog pound's gas chamber is up for adoption in New Jersey.


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SportWatch makes it easier to use the running technology amid signal-blocking buildings

NEW YORK (AP) -- Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well in big cities.


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Bayer drug Yaz and others contain synthetic hormone known to increase potassium levels in blood

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Safety concerns with the popular birth control pill Yaz increased Thursday as federal health scientists reported that the Bayer drug and other newer birth control treatments appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications.

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Cardinals come back, then come back again; now team must make pitching decisions

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A drained Tony La Russa sat behind the podium, jersey gone and a blue towel draped around his neck.


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Influential manager Mark Block has twice been arrested for drunken driving

ATLANTA (AP) -- He is the man with the mustache who takes a rebellious drag on a cigarette in the Herman Cain Internet ad gone viral.


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Englewood Film Festival aims to bring outsiders to one of nation's most dangerous areas

CHICAGO (AP) -- Striding quickly through the streets he learned as a boy, Mark Harris handed out fliers hoping to entice people to spend a weekend in Chicago's most violent neighborhood, where barred windows are the norm and even residents keep watchful eyes on their parked cars.


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In Oakland, Philly and elsewhere, food storage and wastewater are pressing concerns

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators roughing it in parks for up to six weeks, garbage, human waste and hygiene are becoming a growing worry in public encampments nationwide.


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No past reports of structural problems in locker room at Williamston High School

WILLIAMSTON, Mich. (AP) -- An 8-foot wall collapsed in a Michigan high school locker room, killing a 14-year-old student who had jumped and grabbed for the top to do a pull-up, police said Thursday.


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Three leopards, two primates and grizzly were set free last week

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio zoo says despite its opposition, a woman plans to reclaim three leopards, two primates and a young grizzly bear that have been cared for by the zoo since her husband freed dozens of exotic animals at their farm and killed himself.


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