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December 12, 2011

Global climate deal extends talks, avoids emissions cuts

The Durban conference ends with some 'useful' decisions but little to stop the causes of warming.
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December 12, 2011

Nation/World Dispatches

WASHINGTON Obama predicts voters will reject Republican agenda In making the case for his re-election, President Obama is arguing that it doesn’t matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own. The president laid out […]
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December 11, 2011

In Focus: Time to scale back on public-sector pensions?

Changes are proposed as states and cities face billions in unfunded obligations.
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December 11, 2011

Police: Parents hired man to beat teen

IRVINE, Calif. – An Irvine couple who suspected their 15-year-old son of smoking turned to a man believed to be relied on in their church to violently discipline children, authorities said. The parents asked Paul Kim of Chino Hills to discipline their son after finding a lighter in his possession, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokesperson […]
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December 11, 2011

Unusual feline lends paw to help shelter

GREENDALE, Wis. – In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home. However, this orange-and-white tabby named Daniel is no typical cat. He has a near-record 26 toes, a phenomenon that is helping the nonprofit Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center raise money […]

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December 11, 2011

Peace prize winners urge women to fight repression

The three Nobel laureates from Yemen and Liberia symbolize the power of united resistance.
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December 11, 2011

Sunset Boulevard gunman identified

LOS ANGELES – Authorities on Saturday identified the 26-year-old gunman who was shot and killed by police after he fired at passing cars on a Hollywood street, wounding one driver. Tyler Brehm was shot and killed Friday while walking down Sunset Boulevard, firing randomly, police said. Investigators still were trying to determine a motive. Chris […]
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December 11, 2011

World Dispatches

MOSCOW Protests over elections span Russia, challenge Putin Russians angered by allegedly fraudulent parliamentary elections and actions of the country’s ruling party took part in protests Saturday in cities from the freezing Pacific Coast to the southwest, eight time zones away. It was a striking show of indignation that challenges Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s hold […]
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December 11, 2011

Christmas tree dilemma: Real or fake?

Growing Christmas trees is good for the planet, say supporters, but the fakes have their fans, too.
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December 11, 2011

Penn State police chief lived near Sandusky

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The former head of Penn State University’s police department who oversaw a 1998 investigation of possible sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky once lived three houses down from the defensive coordinator, property records show. Chief Thomas Harmon took over leading the department just one month before […]