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July 25, 2013

Admiration, puzzlement over Weiner’s loyal wife

When her new husband's political career disintegrated in 2011, Humin Abedin couldn't escape the obvious comparisons with her mentor, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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July 25, 2013

Lobsterman survives 12 hours by clinging to his rubber boots

The Coast Guard rescues John Aldridge off of Montauk Point after he falls off his lobster boat.
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July 25, 2013

At 112, N.Y. man is world’s oldest; oldest woman 115

Guinness World Records used census reports, immigration papers, marriage records and news reports to confirm the record.
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July 25, 2013

80 dead in Spain train crash; dramatic video shows impact

An analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track.
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July 25, 2013

Indian principal arrested in deaths of 23 kids

NEW DELHI – The principal at an Indian primary school where 23 children died last week after eating free lunches contaminated with pesticide was arrested Wednesday on murder and criminal conspiracy charges after eight days on the run. Principal Meena Devi, 35, was caught in Chhapra, the same city where the tragedy occurred, in India’s […]

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July 25, 2013

Willie Louis, who testified in Emmett Till lynching, dies at 76

CHICAGO – Hearing the screams of 14-year-old lynching victim Emmett Till from inside a Mississippi barn left a teenage field hand with an unbearable choice. He could tell a courtroom and risk paying for it with his life or keep quiet and let those screams eat away at his conscience. Grisly photos of Till’s mutilated […]
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July 25, 2013

Pakistani superhero cloaked in reality

In the new cartoon, the Burka Avenger battles thugs who are trying to close a girls' school.
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July 25, 2013

Snowden may soon be allowed out of airport

His lawyer says the American fugitive is learning Russian and planning for an extended stay.
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July 25, 2013

Work requirement for food stamps on the table

WASHINGTON – About 47 million Americans received food stamps last year, but only a relative few are required to work or look for a job as a condition of receiving the aid. Now, House Republicans are considering whether the work requirement should be strengthened as they seek cuts to the $80 billion-a-year program, which has […]
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July 25, 2013

Fungicides on crops may be missing link in bees getting sick

WASHINGTON – Researchers have unearthed another reason that bees might be getting sick, and they suspect it’s connected to common fungicides used on crops, such as blueberries and almonds, for which commercial honeybees are brought in as pollinators. A study the University of Maryland released Wednesday found that bees are more susceptible to a lethal […]

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