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BRAY, England – It’s a culinary mystery worthy of Agatha Christie. Britain’s Health Protection Agency said Friday about 400 people reported falling ill after eating at The Fat Duck, a world-renowned British establishment reputed for dishes such as snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream. Health officials are baffled by the …

SHANGHAI – Chinese auto sales surged 25% in February from a year earlier, as a tax cut for small cars and other measures helped revive the market, an industry group said today. February’s sales totaled 827,600 units, up 12% from the 735,000 sold in January, the China Association of Automobile …

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Clergy and laypeople voting to replace two retiring assistant bishops in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles will choose Friday from a pool that includes two openly gay candidates. The selection of one or both of the gay candidates at the diocese’s annual convention would mark the …