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Edwards backs Obama's White House bid
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, giving a major boost to the Illinois senator's effort to unify the party behind his bid for the White House. Full Article
China intensifies quake rescue but hopes dim
DUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - China ordered fresh waves of helicopters and aid to earthquake-devastated areas as the sheer magnitude of caring for tens of thousands of homeless survivors threatened to overwhelm relief efforts. Full Article
Polar bears listed as U.S. threatened species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away. Full Article
Casualties mount in China
Ma 14 - Two days after a deadly earthquake, hundreds of patients started to arrive at hospitals from the most remote areas of China's devastated Sichuan province. Play Video
Seventeen-year-old, mother of 7
Pamela Villarruel, 17, bore all seven children in just three pregnancies, having her first boy in 2005 when she was 14 and the other six girls in two deliveries of triplets in the following two years.
