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Billions of cicadas about to overrun East

Gary Hevel, a research collaborator with the Department of Entomology at the National Museum of Natural History, holds a preserved…

May 7, 2013

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Satellite documents Earth’s surface

Landsat 8 is sending more than 400 data-filled images per day back to the EROS center north of Sioux Falls,…

May 7, 2013

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Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases

JAYCEE DUGARD Dugard was abducted in June 1991 on her way to school in South Lake Tahoe, California. Then 11,…

May 7, 2013

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‘Nightmare is over’: 3 missing Ohio women rescued

Brothers Onil Castro, Ariel Castro and Pedro Casto were arrested Tuesday after three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade…

May 7, 2013

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Europeans share common ancestors from 1,000 years ago

Scientists who compared DNA samples from people in different parts of the continent found that most had common ancestors living…

May 6, 2013

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President Assad says Syria able to face Israel

he does not threaten to strike

May 6, 2013

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Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

Sarah Davis, co-owner of Fashionphile.com, poses with her bags in a company warehouse in the Carlsbad, Calif. The Internet company…

May 6, 2013

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Friend of Boston suspect released

Robel Phillipos, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was released on $100,000 bond while he awaits trial…

May 5, 2013

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Violent separatists seek to derail Pakistan vote

Ethnic Baluch separatists who have waged a bloody insurgency trying to win independence for the vast, sparsely populated province of…

May 5, 2013

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Lauryn Hill gets 3 months for failing to pay taxes

I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them, Hill said before U.S. Magistrate Madeline…

May 5, 2013

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Where notorious criminals have been buried

Heres a look at how some of historys most well-known criminals have been buried over the years: OSAMA BIN LADEN…

May 5, 2013

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YouTube to begin charging for access to some channels

YouTube plans subscription service

May 5, 2013

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Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, Iran

A Syrian man, wrapped in a Syrian flag bearing the portrait of President Bashar Assad, walks past police Monday during…

May 5, 2013

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3 women missing for years found in Ohio; 3 arrested

Neighbor Charles Ramsey speaks to media near the home in Cleveland where three missing women were rescued Monday. Cheering crowds…

May 5, 2013

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Senate passes bill allowing states to tax online sales

The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support from Republicans and Democrats alike. But…

May 5, 2013

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President dares graduates in Ohio to reject cynical voices

I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better. I dare you to dream bigger, Obama said. In a sunbaked…

May 4, 2013

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Obama to discuss jobs during trips

President Barack Obama on Sunday told graduates of Ohio State University to rise above the cynicism and dysfunction many see…

May 4, 2013

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Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats

Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted…

May 4, 2013

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California’s Ventura wildfire appears to be accidental

Continuing cool, moist air significantly reduced fire activity and helped firefighters build containment lines around the 44-square-mile fire at the…

May 4, 2013

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Is you is or is you ain’t a tax cheat?

you shop online tax-free, probably

May 4, 2013

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Danish philosopher’s ideas adapted for kids

As Denmark celebrates the philosophers 200th birthday today, Marie Moeller has found her version of Either/Or featuring strobe lights,…

May 4, 2013

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Gerbils strut their stuff at New England pageant

Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil Saturday before the society’s annual New England pageant in Bedford, Mass. The…

May 4, 2013

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Weather helps ease Calif. wildfire

Calm, moist air aids fight against coastal blaze

May 4, 2013

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LaPierre: NRA members won’t give up guns

A young man who chose not to give his name sizes up an assault-style rifle during the National Rifle Association’s…

May 4, 2013