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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Democratic vice presidential candidate and former senator John Edwards (search) will be among visiting fellows at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics this spring, the school announced Wednesday. Edwards, 51, of North Carolina, ran for the Democratic nomination for president before being chosen as Sen. John Kerry’s running …

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Two tornadoes tore through northern Bangladesh (search), killing at least 28 people, injuring nearly 900 and leaving thousands homeless, officials and news reports said Monday. The tornadoes struck late Sunday almost simultaneously, blowing away huts in dozens of farming villages in Gaibandha and Rangpur districts. At least …

PARIS – Lance Armstrong (search) finished 140th Sunday in the prologue of the Paris-Nice cycling race, a key tuneup for the Tour de France (search) in July when he will go for a record seventh straight title. Armstrong, who previously raced in this event in 1999, has not placed a …