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Latest Chicago shooting raises concerns
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Latest Chicago shooting raises concerns

December 27, 2015

Quintonio LeGrier, 19, was killed early Saturday by police responding to a domestic disturbance, along with downstairs neighbor Bettie Jones, 55, police said. Jones was hit accidentally by the gunfire,…

Techno-skeptics’ objection growing louder
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Techno-skeptics’ objection growing louder

December 27, 2015

Taylor Taylor, 36, is a documentary filmmaker, musician and political activist. She’s also an emerging star in the world of technology criticism. She’s not paranoid, but she keeps duct tape…

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December 26, 2015

BAGHDAD – Islamic State fighters are putting up a tough fight in the militant-held city of Ramadi, slowing down the advance of Iraqi forces, a senior Iraqi commander said Sunday.…

2015 the year that Tumblr became Web’s front page
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2015 the year that Tumblr became Web’s front page

December 26, 2015

“Guys please help me,” the blogger wrote, ignorant of the fact that her words would echo in eternity. “Is this dress white and gold, or blue and black?” “The dress,”…

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December 26, 2015

NEW YORK – Mass shootings and attacks weighed heavily on the minds of Americans in 2015, according to a new AP-Times Square poll that found most believe this year was…

In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status
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In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status

December 26, 2015

President Barack Obama listens as Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during their bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 19. The president is…

EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
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EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list

December 25, 2015

Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned copper mine near Yerrington. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to…

Pope urges Christmas prayers for peace
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Pope urges Christmas prayers for peace

December 25, 2015

Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Friday.L’Osservatore Romano/ pool…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

December 25, 2015

ABUJA, Nigeria – A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria on Thursday, killing more than 100 people lining up to refill their…

Self-cleaning litter box fuels online pet supply sales
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Self-cleaning litter box fuels online pet supply sales

December 25, 2015

Bobby Hill, co-owner of Countryside Pet Supply in West Plains, Mo., says the ScoopFree Automatic Litter Box has turned his company into an $8 million-a-year business. Sales of the litter…

The ‘Dogist’ blog, book makes dogs look human
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The ‘Dogist’ blog, book makes dogs look human

December 25, 2015

Elias Weiss Friedman, author of The Dogist, explains that there are few people in his photographs of dogs because they can be “distracting. This is the dog’s moment.”Courtesy Jeff Hodson…

For family of special-needs kids, there’s special help
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For family of special-needs kids, there’s special help

December 25, 2015

Typical days involve feeding tubes, breathing treatments, medications and assembly-line showers, not to mention taking kids to school, making dinner and washing clothes. “It’s just kind of like a well-oiled…

Rogue toy drones are interfering with military operations
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Rogue toy drones are interfering with military operations

December 24, 2015

The Air Force launched a new program last week to begin training its pilots and air-traffic controllers about the hazards posed by small drones flying near military bases.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press…

Feds won’t accept Missouri driver’s licenses
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Feds won’t accept Missouri driver’s licenses

December 24, 2015

Transportation Security Administration agents check travelers identifications on Nov. 15 at a security check point area in Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Sometime in 2016 people from…

Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence
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Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence

December 24, 2015

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, wished “peace and love” for all after he arrived in Bethlehem Thursday to lead worshippers in a Midnight Mass at the Church of…

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December 24, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A long-standing dispute sparked a shooting at a crowded North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve, police said, and an off-duty officer fatally shot an armed person…

Suspect in Las Vegas Strip crash is distraught, attorney says
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Suspect in Las Vegas Strip crash is distraught, attorney says

December 24, 2015

Lakeisha N. Holloway, third from left, leaves the courtroom as one of her public defenders, Scott Coffee, left, looks on following her arraignment in district court Wednesday.Chase Stevens/Associated Press Lakeisha…