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Pleas for calm try to rise above chanting

Private autopsy shows Missouri teen shot 6 times

August 16, 2014

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Pet owners may want to try picturing this

Facial recognition app helps find lost dogs

August 16, 2014

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Space specks may be our first interstellar stardust

The comet-chasing spacecraft Stardust returned these microscopic samples that scientists believe may be the first intersteller dust to have ever…

August 16, 2014

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10M Americans changed race in last census

People switched between races, moved from multiple races to a single race or back, or decided to add or drop…

August 16, 2014

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Archaeologists find Colonial-era secrets

Lake George site has yielded many artifacts over decades

August 16, 2014

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Ebola puts focus on tobacco plant use

Biotech greenhouse associate specialist Derek Haynes replaces young tobacco plants of a unique strain in the greenhouse at Medicago USA,…

August 16, 2014

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World Briefs

BERLIN – Germany’s foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2013 and…

August 16, 2014

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Pope praises Korean martyrs

800K attend beatification ceremony

August 16, 2014

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Scores executed in Iraq

Airstrikes near key dam target Islamic State group insurgents

August 16, 2014

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Stigmas, stereotypes surrounding comedians

Depression more common than not – even for Williams

August 16, 2014

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Native Americans connect to past through gardens

People, plants seen as part of life’s continuum

August 16, 2014

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Nation Briefs

Governor says indictment against him is abuse of power AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Saturday to…

August 16, 2014

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U.S. sees surge in Cuban rafters

Refugees set sights on Florida

August 16, 2014

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Missouri governor imposes curfew in Ferguson

After days of clashes, Nixon declares emergency

August 16, 2014

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National Guard on border, but not Perry’s 1,000

Perry One, dubbed “Operation Strong Safety,” was called for by Gov. Rick Perry to bolster border security at a time…

August 16, 2014

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Just what is your baby watching on TV?

Studies suggest content impacts development of language skills

August 15, 2014

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Are we overarming police?

Critics say program ‘militarizing’ local forces

August 15, 2014

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Russia denies entering Ukraine

Aid mission remains mired in drama

August 15, 2014

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Nation & World Briefs

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to…

August 15, 2014

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45 years later, Woodstock continues to signify freedom

Woodstock Music and Arts Fair, held on a 600-acre pasture in the Catskill Mountains near White Lake in Bethel, New…

August 15, 2014

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Supervalu becomes latest to suffer data breach

Customers leave a Shop’n Save grocery store in Mount Lebanon, Pa. Supervalu said Friday a potential data breach may have…

August 15, 2014

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Texas’ Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted by a Travis County, Texas, grand jury on charges of abusing his powers…

August 15, 2014

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Indian senior community part of a growing niche

Ram Chandran demonstrates his prayers in his bedroom at ShantiNiketan, a retirement community for people from India, in Tavares, Fla.…

August 15, 2014

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Richard Nixon’s back! (At least on Twitter)

President Richard Nixon sits at his desk at the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 1969. Nixon suffered a…

August 15, 2014