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Malaysian plane wreckage still missing despite survey data report

The hunt for the wreckage of Malaysian Flight 370 continues after an Australian-based exploration program dismissed survey claims that plane remnants had been found in the Bay of Bengal.

WHO: The world is headed for ‘post-antibiotic’ era

Bacteria resistant to antibiotics have now spread to every part of the world and might lead to a future where minor infections could kill, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Health Organization.

 
Republicans block push to raise minimum wage to $10.10

The congressional push by Senate Democrats to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 over 30 months, “a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s economic plans,” has been derailed by Republicans.

 
Lumber mill employee accused of killing 2 with shotgun

A Canadian lumberer is accused of shooting two people dead and injuring two others at a Western Forest Products sawmill on Vancouver Island.

Alabama swimmer dies saving girlfriend in severe storm

A 21-year-old University of Alabama swimmer who died during a severe storm on Monday is being talked about across the nation as a “true hero.”

 
Outrage after students assigned to pick cotton

A mother in Washington is one of a handful upset that their child was told to pick cotton as a class activity. Redmond Middle School students were handed cotton plants last Friday and told to pick it “to see what it was like to be a slave.”

Beached, bloating whale stinks up Newfoundland town

The 60-ton carcass of a blue whale is rotting on the shore on Canada’s east coast, stinking up a town and triggering fears that it could burst.

Autopsy underway after botched Oklahoma execution

Oklahoma officials were conducting an autopsy Wednesday on an inmate who writhed, clenched his teeth and appeared to struggle before prison officials halted an execution in which the state was using a new drug combination for the first time. The man later died of an apparent heart attack.