Nation & World
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Protesting miner killed in clash with police in South Africa
The death will likely escalate tensions in a labor protest for higher wages.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Boulder smashes French Alps tourist train; 2 dead
The force of the boulder, which was the size of an automobile, caved in the side of the train.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Maxine Kumin, prolific New England poet, former U.S. poet laureate, dies at age 88
She won numerous prizes, including the Pulitzer.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
World Dispatches
BEIRUT Dozens evacuated from besieged Syrian city of Homs Dozens of Syrian civilians trapped in the old quarter of the besieged city of Homs were evacuated Friday by United Nations aid workers who had access to the area for the first time in almost 18 months. Syrian state television showed a series of buses […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Tuberculosis an epidemic in Indian villages known for sari weaving
Close working conditions and inhalation of tiny threads make poor villagers vulnerable to the disease.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Muslims fleeing violence in Bangui
They are leaving the capital of Central African Republic in hopes of finding safety in Chad.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Mammoth tusks: Cllimate change dividend?
But claims that Arctic ivory could take pressure off elephants may not pan out, conservationists say.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
FAA regulators want to go where none has gone before
The FAA says space has become a freewheeling frontier, and it’s time to write some rules.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
School district changes policies after kids’ lunches are seized
Students will be given meals now even if they owe money.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2014
Florida theater gunman says: ‘You don’t get do-overs’
Prosecutors play a recording of the retired officer’s police interview after the shooting.
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