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GENEVA – The United States should adopt a moratorium on death sentences, a U.N. rights body said Friday, noting that capital punishment appears to be disproportionately imposed on minority groups and poor people. The U.S. “should place a moratorium on capital sentences, bearing in mind the desirability of abolishing death …

NEW YORK – The biggest challenge of his life awaits Joey Chestnut on the Fourth of July — and he doesn’t want to choke. It’s a legitimate worry. Chestnut aims to inhale more than four dozen frankfurters in 12 minutes at the annual Coney Island hot dog eating competition. And …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mickey Mouse made this medium-sized city loom much larger in the public eye than its population would suggest, but this year it has been running up a big-city statistic its residents would be better off without. In less than seven months this city of about 215,000 reported …