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The lizard king
Volunteer in the Peace Corps helps discover lizard unknown to science
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VATICAN CITY – Catholic bishops have called for a more welcoming church for cohabitating couples, gays and Catholics who have divorced and civilly remarried, endorsing Pope Francis’ call for a…
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Studies: Fewer deaths where gun laws are strict
Gun-control activist Kim Yaman is seen with one her cats in her Cary, N.C., home on Oct. 20. Yaman and her children survived a mass shooting at a university in…
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Maureen O’Hara, spirited Irish movie star, dies at age 95
O’Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager. “She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life…
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VIENNA – The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey put forward new ideas Friday to revive a failed push for a political transition in Syria that could end the…
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Bush revamps his campaign to trim costs
Bush The moves will reduce the campaign’s payroll by 40 percent, while also cutting travel costs by 20 percent and eliminating extraneous overhead costs. Most campaign officials were told of…
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WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog says the Secret Service director knew earlier than he originally stated about a rumor that agents were digging up dirt on a…
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Dog trades life of abuse for applause
After 10 years of abuse in a Midwestern puppy mill, Harley has a diseased heart, rotted mouth, fused spine, broken tail, gnarled toes, deformed legs and a missing eye. But…
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WWII Monuments Men group facing demise
Robert M. Edsel, who founded the Dallas-based organization in 2007, said the foundation is closing for lack of funding. As Edsel spoke, representatives of the Monuments Men on Thursday were…
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Alaska tribal members get back totem pole
Tlingit Tribe member Jonathan Rowan of Klawock, Alaska, thanked Hawaii on Thursday for taking good care of a totem pole that was stolen by actor John Barrymore when he visited…
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Museums named recipients of art conservation grants
This 19-foot-tall Buddha Amitabha statute will be one of the ancient pieces that will be restored with grant money from the Bank of America.Bank of America Art Conservation Project/The Trustees…
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Detroit Zoo saving money by breeding its own crickets
Crickets are a dietary staple for close to 2,000 amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals at the Detroit Zoo – including this hungry monkey. But they are expensive, costing more than…
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Inmate art show depicts living life on death row
The University of South California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is displaying artwork by more than 20 artists on death rows around the country. Curator Anne Hromadka puts finishing…
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States reliant on fossil fuels sue over new clean air rules
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said Friday she’s joining other states in the lawsuit. Coffman said Friday that she and attorneys general in 23 other states will file a single…
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Hurricane slams Mexico
A couple looks out to sea as rainfall increases Friday with the approach of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Hurricane Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico as a monster Category…
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Democrats say they will remain on Benghazi committee
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, talks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., after a marathon hearing on Capitol Hill…
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New Horizons gets new target
A combination of new images sent back by the New Horizons spacecraft shows differences in the composition and texture of Pluto’s surface.NASA via Associated Press NASA’s New Horizons fired its…
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TRENTON, N.J. – A nurse who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital when she returned sued Gov. Chris Christie and…
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Coalition forces try to capture oil fields
U.S.-led group targets IS’s ability to generate money
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JERUSALEM – A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said Thursday, in a reflection of…
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Ryan formally announces he will run for top job in House
Lawmaker says he’s ‘ready and eager’ to be speaker
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WASHINGTON – The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account, including a draft security clearance application containing personal information. The…