Harsh Winter Puts The Brakes On U.S. Economic Growth Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Harsh Winter Puts The Brakes On U.S. Economic Growth First-quarter GDP fell to just 0.1 percent from a year ago, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which blamed much of the slowing on weather-related factors. Read this story Amid Violence And Without U.S. Troops, Iraq Votes Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party appears to be the strongest going into Wednesday's polls. In a country plagued by bloodshed and sectarian divisions, the vote is testing Iraq to the limits. Read this story British Actor Bob Hoskins Dies At 71 He was best known for films such as The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mona Lisa. Hoskins' agent confirmed his death, which was from pneumonia. Read this story An Afghan Village Of Drug Addicts, From Ages 10 to 60 Afghanistan is not just a world leader in producing drugs. It's also a leading consumer. Drug users addicted to heroin, and more recently crystal meth, are everywhere in the western city of Herat. Read this story Mysterious Kidney Disease Slays Farmworkers In Central America One community has lost so many men that it's now called the Island of Widows. Researchers are struggling to figure out the cause of the disease. Some suspect a popular herbicide. Read this story more news stories

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