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Nation & World

Published
January 18, 2013

Study shows alarming death rate of Kenyan elephants

JOHANNESBURG – A 14-year study of nearly 1,000 elephants in Kenya shows an alarming death rate among older males — those with large, valuable tusks — and an acceleration in poaching deaths, the group Save The Elephants said Thursday. The study said that in 2000 the region of Samburu had 38 known elephant males over […]
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January 18, 2013

Government killing of Sunni civilians reported in Syria

Militiamen are accused of trying to drive Sunnis out in order to ensure control of an Alawite enclave.
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January 18, 2013

Nation Dispatches

BOSTON King sees no strong reason to oppose Hagel for defense Maine Sen. Angus King said Thursday that he sees no strong reason to oppose President Obama’s pick for secretary of defense. King said he won’t make a final decision on former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination until confirmation hearings are finished. King serves as a […]
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January 18, 2013

U.S. Navy ship remains grounded on Philippines reef

MANILA, Philippines – A U.S. Navy minesweeper was stuck on a coral reef in the Philippines for a second day Friday, as the crew struggled to extract the ship and Philippine authorities tried to evaluate damage to a protected marine park. The Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement that the crew of the USS […]
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January 18, 2013

Algeria: Nearly 100 of 132 foreign hostages freed

The militants, meanwhile, reportedly offered to trade two captive American workers for two terror figures jailed in the United States.

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Published
January 17, 2013

Christie attacks NRA ad on Obama daughters

The New Jersey governor announces the creation of a task force to examine "violence control" measures in the wake of the shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn.
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January 17, 2013

Republicans discuss repairing image

House GOP members at a retreat examine their identity and gear up for a fight over spending.
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January 17, 2013

Armstrong admits doping: ‘I’m a flawed character’

After 13 years of denials, the cyclist tells Oprah he used many illegal substances and procedures to win seven Tours de France.
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January 17, 2013

Biden defends gun reforms to summit of U.S. mayors

The vice president says the issue is 'more urgent and immediate' than any other facing the country.
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January 17, 2013

Ex-Cardinal fullback says he met Te’o’s girlfriend

Although Notre Dame and T'eo say the woman doesn't exist, Reagan Maui'a insists he met her and her family, and can describe her in detail.