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Techno-skeptics’ objection growing louder

Taylor Taylor, 36, is a documentary filmmaker, musician and political activist. She’s also an emerging star in the world of…

December 27, 2015

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BAGHDAD – Islamic State fighters are putting up a tough fight in the militant-held city of Ramadi, slowing down the…

December 26, 2015

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Year-end Review Congress GOP upheaval overshadows legislating

Ryan It was the first year of Barack Obama’s two presidential terms when the GOP ran both the House and…

December 26, 2015

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Man buns, tiny houses and hacks: We’re over you

Some things that need to be left behind in 2015

December 26, 2015

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2015 the year that Tumblr became Web’s front page

“Guys please help me,” the blogger wrote, ignorant of the fact that her words would echo in eternity. “Is this…

December 26, 2015

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Boulder, Colorado project seeks to help older LGBT adults

Kurt Sanford dances to the song YMCA during the Lavender Gala for LGBT elders at Nissi’s Bistro in Lafayette, Colo.…

December 26, 2015

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NEW YORK – Mass shootings and attacks weighed heavily on the minds of Americans in 2015, according to a new…

December 26, 2015

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Editors choose Islamic State conflict as top news story of 2015

Gay marriage ruling ranked No. 2

December 26, 2015

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

President Barack Obama listens as Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during their bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…

December 26, 2015

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EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list

Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned…

December 25, 2015

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Pope urges Christmas prayers for peace

Pope Francis delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of…

December 25, 2015

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Alabama tornado adds to storm woes in South

More storms expected in Mississippi

December 25, 2015

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World Briefs

ABUJA, Nigeria – A gas tanker truck ignited an inferno at a crowded industrial gas plant in Nigeria on Thursday,…

December 25, 2015

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16-year-old Aspen High School student solos her own flight

From left, Aspen High School students Juliette Woodrow, Ethan Burkley and Grace Ferguson pose in Aspen on Dec. 11. Ferguson…

December 25, 2015

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Self-cleaning litter box fuels online pet supply sales

Bobby Hill, co-owner of Countryside Pet Supply in West Plains, Mo., says the ScoopFree Automatic Litter Box has turned his…

December 25, 2015

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The ‘Dogist’ blog, book makes dogs look human

Elias Weiss Friedman, author of The Dogist, explains that there are few people in his photographs of dogs because they…

December 25, 2015

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

Typical days involve feeding tubes, breathing treatments, medications and assembly-line showers, not to mention taking kids to school, making dinner…

December 25, 2015

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Rogue toy drones are interfering with military operations

The Air Force launched a new program last week to begin training its pilots and air-traffic controllers about the hazards…

December 24, 2015

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Feds won’t accept Missouri driver’s licenses

Transportation Security Administration agents check travelers identifications on Nov. 15 at a security check point area in Terminal 3 at…

December 24, 2015

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Christians in Bethlehem mark Christmas amid violence

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, center, wished “peace and love” for all after he arrived in Bethlehem Thursday to…

December 24, 2015

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A long-standing dispute sparked a shooting at a crowded North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve, police…

December 24, 2015

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Curtain falling on Hollywood junkyard

Dozens of TV shows, movies have filmed at site over years

December 24, 2015

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Scientific paper: Rudolph’s red nose offers some real advantages

Dartmouth College professor Nathaniel Dominy is recommending that children leave Santa’s favorite reindeer cookies this Christmas Eve because Rudolf’s bright…

December 24, 2015

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Tornadoes pound South

Storm brings heavy rains as it moves farther East

December 24, 2015