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Forests’ futures in doubt

Putnam “Put” Blodgett, president of the Vermont Woodlands Association, has implemented a succession plan for his 670 acres family owned…

December 9, 2014

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Museum lifts lid on mummy

2,500-year-old remains to go on tour in U.S.

December 9, 2014

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Volunteers help with Santa visit

Program delivers toys to remote Alaska village

December 9, 2014

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10 key findings from report on CIA interrogations

1. Enhanced interrogation techniques used on terror detainees, including simulated drowning and sleep deprivation, were ineffective in gaining intelligence leads…

December 9, 2014

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Senate report: Harsh CIA tactics didn’t work

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday as…

December 9, 2014

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British royals serve U.S. a personal visit

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, greets children and parents outside the Northside Center after her visit to New York on Monday.…

December 8, 2014

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KABUL, Afghanistan – American and NATO troops closed their operational command in Afghanistan on Monday, lowering flags in a ceremony…

December 8, 2014

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BP’s settlement appeal rejected

Roughly $7.8B to be paid out to victims of Gulf of Mexico oil spill

December 8, 2014

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First spark of life on Earth repeated by way of a laser?

Scientists think so, others doubt it

December 8, 2014

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U.S. unveils federal law enforcement profiling ban

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will brief local law enforcement officials on Monday about new federal guidelines prohibiting federal officers…

December 8, 2014

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Of dozens missing in Mexico, 1 ID’d

Remains sent to Austria for analysis

December 7, 2014

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Study of police shootings is difficult

Existing data limited in value

December 7, 2014

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Millennials, employers stuck for now

young Americans’ job prospects may be limited

December 6, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Veterans who survived the Pearl Harbor attack that launched the United States into World War II…

December 6, 2014

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Harlem Hellfighters live on

effort shows post-WWI lives of storied black regiment

December 6, 2014

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Macaws take flight in Caracas

parrots offer respite from Venezuela capital’s crime, pollution

December 6, 2014

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Time to let your freak-food flag fly

Cinnamon crickets are ‘in,’ and they just might save the Rust Belt

December 6, 2014

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U.S. to keep more troops in Afghanistan

Counterterrorism to continue

December 6, 2014

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IS ‘caliphate’ gains momentum in Jordan

Government neglect stokes protests

December 6, 2014

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Nation Briefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An SUV involved in the death of a Missouri teenager outside a Somali community center had…

December 6, 2014

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World Briefs

HONG KONG – A prominent teenage leader of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests ended his hunger strike Saturday after 4½ days…

December 6, 2014

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Another typhoon ‘smashes’ Philippines

Hagupit second storm to hit in two years

December 6, 2014

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Job market is partying like its 1999

Unemployed finding work at a pace unprecedented post-Great Recession

December 6, 2014

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400 killed annually by police

There’s reason officers rarely are indicted by grand juries

December 6, 2014