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More than 800,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms in 2009 were for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments. In hard times, states often cut Medicaid's dental benefits, pushing low-income patients from the dentist's office to the emergency room.

In light of recent squabbles, here's a primer on music and copyright law for political operatives.

Journalists have been invited to an Apple product event next month. The company issued the invitation Tuesday and that was enough to send the company's shares to another all-time high. There's wide speculation the event will introduce the next generation of Apple's iPad tablet.

Among the reports of more deadly violence in Pakistan today — about 70 people were killed in three incidents — is word that about 20 of the deaths were the result of one militant group attacking another.

It will be appealed, but Ani Chopourian's judgment against a hospital where she worked is thought to be the largest in U.S. history for a single victim.

The animated feature, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, is based on the classic Dr. Seuss environmentally themed children's book and stars the voices of Ed Helms, Danny DeVito and Zac Efron. Critic David Edelstein says the movie is far from the best Seuss adaptation.

Lead poisoning in children can be reduced by cleaning up pregnant women's homes, according to a new study. That would be better than waiting until children are exposed to identify the problem, experts say. But the cleanups are expensive, and money is tight.

Kenneth Cuccinelli wanted records concerning a scientist who was at the center of the "climate gate" scandal.

In his book The Hockey Stick And The Climate Wars, Michael Mann discusses what he calls a well-funded campaign to discredit climate change. He describes efforts by opponents with ties to the fossil fuel industry to harass climate scientists and create doubt about climate change.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney received a key endorsement Sunday morning when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia endorsed him on NBC's Meet the Press.