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• Women hail feds' NY contraceptive ruling stance
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• 2nd child in Philly sues over lung transplant list
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• UC Davis tests unmanned copters for crop spraying
• OAKVILLE, Calif. - UC Davis researchers are testing small, unmanned helicopters for use in pesticide spraying at farms and vineyards in Napa Valley.
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• Komen ending San Francisco 3-day cancer walk
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