The Salt
8:51 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Tainted Nectar? Consumer Group Warns Of Arsenic In Fruit Juice

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In addition to arsenic, dangerous levels of lead have been found in apple juice, according to Consumer Reports.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it will consider setting a standard for how much arsenic should be permitted in apple juice after a consumer group found high levels of the carcinogen in samples of apple juice it tested.

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The Two-Way
7:30 am
Thu December 1, 2011

'Monster Winds' Roar Across Utah

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Yellow: Gusts of 40 to 60 mph are likely. Orange: Gusts of 50 to 70 mph are likely. Red: Gusts of 60 to 80 mph are likely (and higher gusts have already been recorded).

The National Weather Service has clocked winds above 90 mph around Centerville, Utah, today — "monster winds" that are blowing with hurricane-force and have overturned semi-trailer rigs, toppled trees and knocked out power, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

The newspaper adds that:

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The Two-Way
6:40 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Jobless Claims Pop Above 400,000

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose by 6,000 last week, to 402,000, the Employment and Training Administration just reported.

They've basically been hovering around that 400,000 mark all year — another sign that while the economy appears to be growing slowly, it isn't advancing fast enough to boost job growth.

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The Two-Way
6:15 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Obama, Presidents Clinton And Bush To Mark 'World AIDS Day'

The ONE Campaign will be live-streaming at 10 a.m. ET as President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush and others take part in a forum on "The Beginning of the End of AIDS" at George Washington University.

It's one of many events marking World AIDS Day.

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The Two-Way
5:45 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Meth-For-Sex Charge Lands Former Sheriff In Jail Named For Him

Charged this week with trying to trade methamphetamine for sex with a man, former Arapahoe County (Colo.) sheriff Patrick Sullivan is now sitting in jail.

More specifically, he's being held in the county's Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility. That's right. It's named after him. His bail has been set at $500,000.

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Around the Nation
5:07 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Utah Duck Hunter Is Shot By His Dog

A man was duck hunting in Box Elder County, Utah, when he climbed out of a boat to move decoys. He left his shotgun and his dog behind. The dog ended up stepping on the shotgun, and the hunter received 27 pellets of birdshot in the rear.

The Two-Way
5:00 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Signs Signal Pause In Stock Market Rally

Three days of big gains, including the best day for the Dow Jones industrial average in more than two years, look like they'll be followed today by a bit of a pause in the latest stock market rally on Wall Street.

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Around the Nation
4:02 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Life Savings Left In Donated Suit

Many of us have left something in a jacket at the dry cleaner so it's easy to relate to the man who took a suit to Goodwill and gave it away. Only after he left did he realize what a donation he'd made. The suit had $13,000 inside.

Election 2012
2:00 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Gingrich Attracts Crowds In South Carolina

Originally published on Thu December 1, 2011 3:24 am

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