WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles since 1997 has sickened 127 people in 15 states, most of whom were not vaccinated against the highly contagious viral illness, federal health officials said on Wednesday.

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Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line and is headed to southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.
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AP - What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000?
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Rentokil Initial, the battered services group, has issued its fourth profits warning in just seven months, sending the shares plunging 30.3 per cent in early trading to a ten-year low of 70.5p.
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A former senior executive of Belgo Group, is to stand trial on insider dealing charges relating to the takeover of the restaurant chain more than a decade ago.
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Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was not chosen to be on South Africa's Olympic team for Beijing. Besides failing to meet the qualifying standard to run in the 400 meters, Pistorius was left off the 1,600-meter relay team.
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AP - Rarely in the history of American political conventions has the losing side received so much time and attention as this week in Denver.
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Award-winning chef says a culinary career is all about pressure and perfection.
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AP - Gustav was heading toward Jamaica early Thursday while many miles away, residents in the New Orleans area watched it with a nervous eye.

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Recent successes in Iraq could affect presidential candidates in unexpected ways
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A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.
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The number of childminders in England has continued falling in the face of increasing regulation.
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The end is near in a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of The Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case.
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John Hutton appears to warn against a windfall tax, saying the "right framework" is needed to attract future energy investment.
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats elect Shetland MSP Tavish Scott as their new leader north of the border.
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An ingredient in microwave popcorn may cause potentially deadly lung problems.
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AP - Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.
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A day after Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seemingly endorsed Barack Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. troops within 16 months, a government spokesperson says his comments were mistranslated, but did not explain exactly how.
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