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February 13, 2016

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Social workers are offering counsel to students at a suburban Phoenix high school a day after two 15-year-old girls died in a murder-suicide shooting. Glendale police say…

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February 12, 2016

al-Jubeir MUNICH – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Friday defended his country’s foreign policy and its stance in Yemen and Syria, insisting that the kingdom has no ambitions beyond its…

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February 12, 2016

PHILADELPHIA – Lawyers for Bill Cosby are trying again to have the comedian’s sex assault case in Pennsylvania dismissed. They say Cosby had an agreement with a former prosecutor that…

Mario Puzo archive for sale
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Mario Puzo archive for sale

February 12, 2016

The 45-box archive, which includes multiple drafts with handwritten revisions to both the novel and the screenplay, is being sold by Boston-based RR Auction on Feb. 18. The collection covering…

Climate change does affect pets
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Climate change does affect pets

February 12, 2016

Penny, a mixed-breed rescue dog, sits with her owner, Margery Cooper of Brooklyn, N.Y., who had a previous dog that died of complications from Lyme disease. Climate change is increasing…

Protest nixed after ‘greased pig’ revealed
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Protest nixed after ‘greased pig’ revealed

February 12, 2016

Steve Smith, an organizer of the 100th Newport Winter Carnival, said People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched its alert despite his reassurances that no pigs would be harmed…

Smithsonian gives virtual look inside Apollo 11
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Smithsonian gives virtual look inside Apollo 11

February 12, 2016

The interior of the Apollo 11 command module is covered with graffiti left by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins during their historic 1969 mission to the moon.…

Doctors can’t explain declining risk of dementia
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Doctors can’t explain declining risk of dementia

February 11, 2016

By 2025, Alzheimer’s disease alone will rob 7.1 million people over age 65 of their memories, their ability to function, their very personalities – a 40 percent increase from today.…

World Briefs
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February 11, 2016

BRUSSELS – In a dramatic response to Europe’s gravest refugee crisis since World War II, NATO ordered three warships to sail immediately Thursday to the Aegean Sea to help end…

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February 11, 2016

BURNS, Ore. – Surrounded by FBI agents in armored vehicles, the last four occupiers of a national nature preserve surrendered Thursday, and a leader in their movement who organized a…

Congress gives final OK to banning local Internet taxes
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Congress gives final OK to banning local Internet taxes

February 11, 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky praised a bill Congress sent to President Barack Obama on Thursday that would ban states and local governments from imposing any taxes on…

FBI arrests Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy in Portland
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FBI arrests Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy in Portland

February 11, 2016

Rancher Cliven Bundy stands along the road near his ranch in Bunkerville, Nev. Bundy, the father of the jailed leader of the Oregon refuge occupation, was arrested in Portland on…

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February 10, 2016

A rare weather event is seen that caused spontaneous snowballs at The Nature Conservancy’s Silver Creek Preserve and surrounding fields near the tiny town of Picabo, Idaho, on Jan. 30.Sunny…

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February 9, 2016

German officials say they are investigating why automatic safety controls appeared to not work Tuesday when two fast-moving trains collided near Bad Aibling, Germany.Josef Reissner/dpa WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on…