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Doodle or something more? Ancient scratchings found on clam shell
It’s possible that a clam shell scratched by Homo erectus might be our oldest-ever example of artistic work.Wim Lustenhouwer/VU University Amsterdam The shell, which was found in Indonesia in the…
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Female mantises fake fertility to lure prey
When a female mantis is hungry, they will fake fertility and eat their duped mates.Linda Davidson/The Washington Post But when a lady is really hungry, she sometimes throws off fake…
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Bacteria aren’t so bad after all
could exist, but it wouldn’t be so pleasant without them
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‘Mystere’ guitarist the Cal Ripken of Las Vegas
Bruce Rickerd hangs up his guitar after a performance of the show “Mystere” in Las Vegas. On Saturday, a Guinness Book of World Records judge was expected to say Rickerd…
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North Korea fires insults at Obama
House declines to retaliate over the latest Sony fallout
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Lost children a Chinese epidemic
the police are no help, even a deterrent in this issue
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Lesson learned for panda cub
16-month-old Bao Bao triggers concern from Facebook followers
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‘Yes we can’ president faces twilight of maybes
has gained clarity, beginning to see legacy-building opportunities
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Police facing a major paradigm shift
media surveillance increasingly turned to – but what of our free speech rights?
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McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma’s last execution went so badly that the state tried to cancel it before it was over. With the inmate writhing while the lethal drugs seeped into…
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VATICAN CITY – The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican officials said.…
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Obamas’ chef to hang up his apron after six years
Sam Kass, seen with first lady Michelle Obama, was the Obamas’ personal chef for six years. Kass cooked up policy alongside his meals.Associated Press file photo Sam Kass has been…
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LOS ANGELES – While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally are gearing up to apply for a long-sought driver’s license in California starting Jan. 2, others…
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Democrats optimistic on 2016 presidential chances
The White House at sunset in Washington. After taking a shellacking in the November midterm elections, many Democrats remain confident that the 2016 presidential landscape still tilts in their favor.Jacquelyn…
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Fix sought for needling tree problem
Scientists hoping to make Christmas trees less messy
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Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
A woman releases a lantern in Ban Nam Khem, Thailand, while others light theirs, symbolizing the releasing of spirits, during a commemoration service for victims of the Asian tsunami that…
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Sanders: I’ll decide on presidential run by March
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a town hall meeting in Ames, Iowa. Sanders says he’ll decide by March whether to launch a 2016 presidential campaign.Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press file photo…
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BERKELEY, Mo. – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri, killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun…
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‘The Interview’ everybody wants to see
Hundreds of theaters open up their doors to the much-maligned satire
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Saudi women drivers referred to terrorism court
This video shows Loujain al-Hathloul driving to the United Arab Emirates-Saudi Arabia border before her arrest on Dec. 1 in Saudi Arabia. Al-Hathloul and another Saudi woman detained for driving…
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Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release
Friends and relatives of Mu’ath Safi al-Kaseasbeh, a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group, gather in the town of Aey near Al Karak in southern Jordan, Wednesday. Islamic…
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Leaders call for calm after police shooting near Ferguson
Police guard the entrance to a gas station in front of a memorial to Antonio Martin on Wednesday in Berkeley, Mo. The mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley…
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Sony hackers may remain unknown
experts are uncertain if North Korea is behind attack
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers fleeing the service in the face of deadly combat, long…