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Food dyes a danger in children's foods 05/12/2014 03:17am • WASHINGTON -- Many parents have heard the warnings about overloading kids with sugar, but there may be something in food that's even worse. Artificial food dyes are showing up in disturbing amounts of things such as popsicles, Jello, pudding and even macaroni and cheese. Boston Globe health bl Syria opens presidential campaign as war rages on 05/11/2014 09:40pm • ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- On billboards and in posters taped to car windows, new portraits of President Bashar Assad filled the streets of Damascus on Sunday as Syria officially opened its presidential campaign despite a crippling civil war that has devastated the country a Gordon pulls away late for win at Kansas Speedway 05/11/2014 11:32am • DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- At any age, Jeff Gordon sure knows how to win.Nearly two decades after he burst onto the scene with his first victory, Gordon keeps taking checkered flags, storming to the lead in the final laps at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night for his first Raiders take 5 defenders on final day of draft 05/10/2014 11:00pm • JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- After watching his defense get picked apart all last season, Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie made a priority this offseason of upgrading that side of the ball.McKenzie spent most of his draft finding defensive reinforcements for the Steelers focus on speed during busy NFL Draft 05/10/2014 08:34pm • WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Mike Tomlin insists his team went looking for contributors and not track stars during the NFL draft.The fact the Pittsburgh Steelers picked up some of the quickest players on the board turned out to be a bonus. Now the group labeled "old" and "slow" by Jets draft 3 WRs, QB Boyd among picks on final day 05/10/2014 08:28pm • DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Jets began the NFL draft with a whopping 12 picks -- and they made every single one of them.General manager John Idzik did consider making some moves throughout the three days. Move up? Move down? In the end, the Jets thought Germany, France press Putin to help calm Ukraine 05/10/2014 06:32am • GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- Germany and France pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to do more to calm the situation in Ukraine and make May 25 presidential elections there possible, with Chancellor Angela Merkel insisting Saturday that Putin must send "more signals of de-escala Appeals court upholds stronger soot standard 05/10/2014 04:30am • PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an industry challenge to stronger health standards for soot.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit says the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency substantial discretion Bears draft LSU DT Ferguson in second round 05/10/2014 01:30am • ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Phil Emery still sees some holes, some issues to address, so the Chicago Bears' general manager wasn't quite ready to declare the makeover on defense complete.He likes the progress, though.The Bears drafted two defensive tackles Friday, grab Bengals get RB Hill in 2nd round, DE Clarke in 3rd 05/10/2014 01:10am • JOE KAY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) -- Running back Jeremy Hill wrote a lengthy letter to all 32 NFL teams, telling them he wouldn't be a problem if they drafted him. The Bengals took him at his word.Cincinnati chose Hill in the second round on Friday night, showing their commitment to running Giants take DT Bromley from Syracuse in 3rd round 05/10/2014 12:30am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Jay Bromley didn't expect getting a phone call Friday night that he was going to be selected in the NFL draft."My agent said somewhere between four and six (rounds)," Bromley said. "I thought the earliest would be tomorrow (Saturday)."So Bromley went to a grocery store Seattle finally picks, gets Colorado's Richardson 05/10/2014 12:20am • TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) -- The belief was that if Seattle decided to address adding a wide receiver in the NFL draft that size and height might outweigh all other factors.Instead, the Seahawks chose speed over size.After twice trading down, the Seahawks picked Colorado wide rec Ravens shore up defense by drafting 2 FSU stars 05/10/2014 12:06am • DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome established an unmistakable pattern in this NFL draft: His first three selections were defensive players from successful, big-name schools.The Ravens chose Florida State nose tackle Timmy Jerniga Steelers pick DE Tuitt from Notre Dame 05/09/2014 11:57pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau admits he had some anxiety entering this year's NFL draft.Normally, the Steelers don't need to rely on the draft to produce immediate defensive starters. This year, they didn't have that luxury.His fears were quickly eased, he Redskins gamble works, get pass-rusher, linemen 05/09/2014 11:51pm • JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- The offensive lineman they wanted was there. So was the linebacker who led the nation in sacks last season, a player coach Jay Gruden said was "too hard to pass up."So the Washington Redskins gambled, selecting Trent Murphy of Stanford in the second