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N.Y. village tries to control deer

It’s giving animals birth control

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sikhs sidestep fights about Wis. rampage donations

OAK CREEK, Wis. – In the aftermath of shooting rampages in Colorado and Virginia, victims’ families have clashed about how to distribute money donated by well-wishers. But after a gunman kil...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Al-Qaida: Egypt coup shows failed democracy CAIRO – Al-Qaida’s leader said the military coup that ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi provides proof that Islamic rule cannot ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Few Arab atheists inch out of shadows

Rafat Awad fervently preached Islam at his university, encouraging his fellow students to read the Quran and pray. But throughout, the young Palestinian-born pharmacist had gnawing doubts. T...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Actors with fake guns bring police with real ones

LOS ANGELES – College filmmakers were using fake guns to shoot a robbery scene at a suburban Los Angeles coffee shop when the movie took a scary twist that wasn’t in the script. ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Final hurricane forecast calls for busy season

All of the forecasts are in, and with the heart of the hurricane season just weeks away, an unusually busy year still looks likely. The final “preseason” forecast from top experts...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pamplona inspires new bull run in U.S.

ATLANTA – Organizers of a new event planned for several U.S. cities plan to unleash bulls to sprint through fenced-in courses as daredevils try to avoid being trampled. The Great ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lead-poisoned children receiving care in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian village that suffered one of the world’s worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can begin treating more than 1,000 contaminated...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Swaddle-maker swamped after prince’s photo op

LONDON – It took 45 seconds, but it was enough. Newborn Prince George, carried from the hospital to the royal car, appeared in a cotton swaddle with the tiny birds on it. Mums-to-...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Snowden finds comfort in new Russian home

Leaker gets job offers; misses his U.S. girlfriend

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survey: Vets worry most about suicide

The nation’s newest combat veterans – those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan – say the biggest challenge facing their generation is suicide, according to a survey by the group Iraq and Afg...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World