Nation & World
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Interpol unveils Most Wanted list for environmental crimes
High on the list are men wanted for smuggling wildlife and ivory
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Bandits in Guinea unwittingly steal suspected Ebola blood
The local Red Cross had a shortage of vehicles for transporting blood samples to a testing facility and so used a taxi, which was held up.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Obama kicks off ‘very aggressive sales job’ on immigration overhaul
Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress promise to take action to derail the president's directives.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Islamic State stockpiles gold, silver
Observers say the militant group may be moving ahead on a vow to mint its own currency.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
World/Nation Dispatches
LONDON Worldwide cost of obesity hits $2 trillion, report says A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute released Thursday that the global cost of obesity has risen to $2 trillion annually – nearly as much as smoking or the combined impact of armed violence, war and terrorism. The report focused on the economics of […]
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Poachers kill record number of rhinos
With more than 1,000 rhinos killed this year, the toll is triple the number taken four years ago.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Man freed after victim recants 1995 allegation
Jerry Lee Brock, 55, had been in prison nearly two decades since being convicted of first-degree molestation.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Egypt acquits doctor charged with genital mutilation in girl’s death
The country's first such trial surprises activists, who had hoped for a strong, deterrent sentence.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Woman says Bill Cosby drugged, raped her in 1976
The Florida woman is the fourth in recent weeks to make allegations that are similar to previous claims.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2014
Student gives Barbie a new attitude
A book criticized for its can't-do implication gets a rewrite by a college student, and it goes viral.
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