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Cities try to restore wild urban rivers
More than half a century ago, millions were spent to tame the flood-prone channel, turning it into a straight sluice to carry excess water to the Gulf of Mexico. The…
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Rescued calf gets high-tech prosthetics
Hero, believed to be the nation’s first double-amputee calf with prosthetics, snuggles with his owner, Kitty Martin, in Houston. Martin rescued the abandoned calf from a Virginia farm a year…
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Gasoline prices looking familiar
Stability wasn’t always the norm. Between 2003 and 2008 average retail gasoline prices more than doubled, reaching an all-time high of $4.11 per gallon in 2008. Prices then collapsed as…
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Thai coup leaders summon academics, journalists
‘Time to think’ given as partial custody rationale
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Pope Francis opens Mideast trip lamenting the conflict in Syria
in West Bank instead of Tel Aviv as a nod to Palestinians
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Drive-by shooter kills 6 in California
Director says son was responsible for the rampage
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President Obama to argue for avoiding overreach WASHINGTON – Confronting critics of his foreign policy, President Barack Obama soon will outline a strategy for his final years in office that…
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Election under threat in eastern Ukraine
Russia’s Putin will work with election winner
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Shiite pilgrims beat themselves as a sign of grief Saturday outside the holy Shiite shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, in Baghdad. Shiite pilgrims are expected to converge on the shrine…
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For $200, you, too, might join this trip – sans any LSD
Psychedelic bus gears up for 50th anniversary ride
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Black magic, curses turned to by these land-grab victims
Mountain gods, demons called upon by Myanmar locals
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At least seven dead from attack on Somalia’s parliament building
didn’t reach assembled members inside
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Reward offered for missing South Korea ferry owner
A man watches the TV news program about the reward being offered for information about Yoo Byung-eun Friday. South Korea is offering a big bounty to find the mysterious billionaire…
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Companies push safer credit cards
Credit and debit cards used issued by banks in Europe already use microchips, which offer better security protections for users. Visa and MasterCard are urging U.S. banks and retailers to…
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Few pleased with new law
President Barack Obama touts his health-care overhaul program as a success when it was announced that 8 million people had signed up for health insurance through the federal HealthCare.gov website.J…
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated up-and-coming Democrat Julian Castro as the nation’s housing secretary. The move is part of a broader shuffle of Obama’s Cabinet that includes nominating…
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Crazy Horse Memorial sees change
Ziolkowski, who died Wednesday of cancer at age 87, had taken over leadership of the Black Hills tourist attraction that honors Native Americans upon the 1982 death of her husband,…
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Putin says Russia will respect result of Ukraine vote
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, suggested Friday that the United States is pushing the European Union to impose new sanctions on his country so the U.S. can gain a competitive…
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Obama picks Julian Castro for housing post
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will become one of the highest-ranking Hispanics in the administration if he is confirmed as the nation’s new Housing and Urban Development Department secretary. President…
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WASHINGTON – The House on Thursday passed legislation to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of American phone records, the first legislative response to the disclosures by former NSA…
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Report cites security woes at missile base
An Air Force report recommends that the military regularly hold exercises to ensure base security personnel can regain control of a missile silo seized by terrorists.Beau Wade/Associated Press The previously…
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Thai military takes control to end crisis
Thai soldiers are patrolling the streets of the capital Bangkok. Thailand’s military seized power Thursday, two days after it declared martial law.Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press The coup, the second in eight…
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SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire Thursday in disputed waters off the western coast, South Korean military officials said, in the latest sign of…
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America’s cities continue to grow
The Dallas Cowboys are building their new headquarters and training facility in Frisco, Texas, which was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country between 2012 and 2013, according to…
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House passes curbs on NSA surveillance
Critics, including technology companies such as Google, say a proposed House bill that would end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of U,S. phone records does not go far enough…
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Obama vows to fix VA health problems
President Barack Obama says he has concerns about proposed legislation that would give the Veterans Affairs secretary more authority to fire or demote senior career officials who head up VA…
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DOT moves to require airlines to disclose fees
The airline industry is opposing a Department of Transportation proposal to require airlines to disclose fees for basic services such as checked bags when customers buy tickets.David Tulis/Associated Press file…
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Russia threatens to block Syria war crimes resolution
The conflict is now into its fourth year, and tense peace talks have gone so poorly that the joint U.N.-Arab league envoy who tried to broker them has announced he…