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Urban hens often abandoned once their egg-laying ends
Mary Britton Clouse, who operates Chicken Run Rescue in Minneapolis, holds a chicken named Cristhina in her living room. Britton Clouse and her husband, Bert, take in domestic fowl, mostly…
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Obama relying more on immigration rule changes
With it looking less likely that an immigration reform bill will get through, President Barack Obama is using his administrative powers to amend the country’s immigration rules. The administration Friday…
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Syria weapons plan set back
Albanian protesters are hailing the country’s decision to not serve as host for the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Albania, a staunch U.S. ally, announced Friday the NATO country…
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China eases one-child policy rules
China is easing its family rules, making it easier for parents to have more than one child if they wish. The new policy rules are being made because China’s elderly…
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TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan militiamen attacked white-flag-carrying protesters demanding the disbanding of the country’s rampant armed groups Friday, killing at least 22 people as they opened fire on the march…
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Victims seek ‘revenge porn’ laws
Several states are looking at adopting “revenge porn” laws that would make it illegal for anyone to post sexually explicit digital images of another person online without their consent. Maryland…
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MIAMI – Authorities released the identity Friday of a Florida man who they say fell out of a private plane, and searchers continued looking for his body in the Atlantic…
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U.S. envoy: NSA spying causing distress in Germany
U.S. Ambassador John Emerson says he has been making “good progress” repairing relations with Germany over reports that the National Security Agency was monitoring German communications. The new envoy to…
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U.S. officials: Nuke deal offers Iran minor relief
President Barack Obama says critics concerns that the United States and other countries are offering too many concessions to get an agreement on its nuclear program are mistaken. He said…
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In Philippine relief efforts, China beat by Ikea
Many foreign nations are contributing supplies and personnel to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines a week ago. China’s pledge of $2 million is far less than…
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Doggone debate continues
This photo provided by the Center for American Archaeology shows canine bones. New DNA evidence suggests that dogs first appeared in Europe about 19,000 to 32,000 years ago, scientists say…
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Typhoon-stricken Philippine town starts rebuilding
As many as 600,000 people have been displaced by the typhoon that hit the Philippines last week. Aid shipments from the United States and other countries are finally gathering steam…
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Health exchanges slow to attract young, healthy
Health-care officials are warning that insurance premiums could rise next year if more younger and healthier people fail to sign up for health insurance on federal and state exchanges. So…
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FAA: Florida pilot says passenger fell into ocean
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the call came at 1:30 p.m. Thursday from the pilot of a Piper PA 46 aircraft. The plane was flying at about 2,000 feet when…
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Many see typhoon looters as desperate, not thieves
The men had been caught with stolen laptop computers outside the shuttered Redstone Printing store on Justice Romualdez Street, the police said. They are among the many looters being blamed…
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Government speeds research on car safety systems
The federal government is looking at requiring automobile makers to begin installing safety systems in use in luxury models in more vehicles. The government wants to speed up research on…
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Fed plan to bury nuke waste in Nevada drawing fire
U.S. Department of Energy officials told residents at a town hall meeting Wednesday in Las Vegas that the state doesn’t have authority to prevent shipments of uranium waste from Oak…
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More young people caring about privacy
What’s more, the poll, commissioned by anti-malware vendor ESET, reveals clear evidence that, contrary to what some believe, young people actually do care about the privacy of their online personas.…
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Scientists find big cat fossil
An artist rendering by Mauricio Anton of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows a reconstruction of an extinct big cat, Panthera blytheae, based on skull CT scan data.…
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WASHINGTON – FBI Director James Comey told senators Thursday he is not opposed to Congress speaking with the survivors of the 2012 attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.…
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Secret Service investigating new allegations
This time, two supervisory agents assigned to President Barack Obama’s protective detail have been investigated for misconduct involving sexually suggestive emails sent to a female subordinate. The alleged misconduct does…
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Egypt welcomes Russian officials
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, right, says his country is not seeking to replace U.S. aid with Russian assistance even though the country gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and…
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Dems target tax fix
Democrats are asking Republican lawmakers to consider closing several tax loopholes as a way to raise new revenues to avoid automatic budget cuts that will go into effect next year…
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Typhoon-hit city begins burying its dead
Aid is beginning to reach the thousands of displaced typhoon victims in Tacloban, the Philippines. Authorities buried several unidentified victims of Typhoon Haiyan in mass burial sites Thursday. Authorities say…
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TORONTO – Toronto’s mayor denied Thursday that he pressured a female employee for oral sex, in an obscenity-laced statement on live television in which he also threatened to take legal…
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N.Y. court says gold tablet still belongs to museum
This 3,200-year-old gold tablet will be returned to a German museum that lost it during World War II. The tablet is inscribed with an exhortation to honor Assyrian King Tukulti-Ninurta…
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Warhol painting fetches record $105 million at New York auction
Andy Warhol’s “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)” by Andy Warhol was auctioned off for $105 million Wednesday, seting a record for the artist’s works. The silkscreen print with multiple photos…