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Ax-throwing skills a plus for this class
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Ax-throwing skills a plus for this class

July 19, 2014

The annual Adirondack Woodsmen’s School is being held this summer amid the tall pines and placid waters of Paul Smith’s College. Despite the course’s name, there are no bushy beards…

Nation & World Briefs
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July 19, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO – Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California’s battle against global warming and make it more expensive, officials said. For years, dams…

$12.3M to help restore general’s home
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$12.3M to help restore general’s home

July 19, 2014

Billionaire history buff David Rubenstein is giving the National Park Foundation $12.3 million to restore the Arlington House mansion and slave quarters to how they appeared in 1860. The historic…

Scientists going high-tech to fund research
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Scientists going high-tech to fund research

July 19, 2014

It’s her first foray into the modern-day world of crowdfunding, the practice of using the Internet to raise relatively small amounts of money from a lot of people to finance…

Nation & World Briefs
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Nation & World Briefs

July 19, 2014

FBI issues warning on air-conditioner coolant ATLANTA – As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant that is used in millions of air conditioners across the country, unapproved…

‘Funnel of fire’ destroys Washington homes
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‘Funnel of fire’ destroys Washington homes

July 18, 2014

A firefighter drags a hose past a line of fire Friday in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington has destroyed about 100 homes.Elaine Thompson/Associated Press Friday’s dawn…

Nation & World Briefs
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Nation & World Briefs

July 18, 2014

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The government is rapidly expanding the number of names it accepts for inclusion on its terrorist watch list, with more than 1.5 million added in the last…

Court rules for gay marriage in Oklahoma case
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Court rules for gay marriage in Oklahoma case

July 18, 2014

Sharon Baldwin, left, and her partner Mary Bishop leave court following a hearing at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in April. The three-judge panel Friday found…

Israel PM says expansion of Gaza assault possible
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Israel PM says expansion of Gaza assault possible

July 18, 2014

A Palestinian man inspects the damage from an Israleli strike on a home in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Friday. Some Israeli hard-liners are pushing for…

Obama: Plane shot down by missile, 1 American dead
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Obama: Plane shot down by missile, 1 American dead

July 18, 2014

President Barack Obama Friday called the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine a “global tragedy” that demands “a credible international investigation into what happened.”Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Evidence indicates…

Bergdahl gets little support in new survey
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Bergdahl gets little support in new survey

July 17, 2014

FILE – This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The U.S. Army says Bergdahl has been released from inpatient care at Brooke Army Medical…

Iranian seeks extension of talks
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Iranian seeks extension of talks

July 17, 2014

The talks aim at a deal that curbs Iran’s atomic program in exchange for an end to the nuclear-related sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Negotiators have been holed up for…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

July 17, 2014

BERLIN – The top U.S. intelligence official in Germany has left the country, a week after the government in Berlin asked him to go. U.S. Embassy spokesman Peter Claussen told…

Israel launches ground invasion of Gaza
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Israel launches ground invasion of Gaza

July 17, 2014

It was the first major Israeli ground offensive in Gaza in just over five years and came after Egyptian-led efforts to broker a cease-fire failed. Earlier on Thursday, 13 Hamas…