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She reclined her seat -- smacking Fine 's head and sparking an emotional explosion .
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Digital
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The Digital Cookie upgrade , announced Tuesday , comes amid persisting challenges for the 103-year-old organization .
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predators
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The removal of top predators has been called `` humankind 's most pervasive influence on nature , '' and it is as detrimental in the sea as it is on land .
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drought-tolerant
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Nudged by local governments worried about water shortages , home builders and homeowners associations are showing increased willingness to embrace the drought-tolerant landscapes that more naturally suit California .
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highest-spending
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That kind of power shopping has made the Chinese tourist the highest-spending overseas visitor to the U.S. and one of the most valued customers for U.S. outlet malls , shopping centers and tour bus operators .
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beckoning
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Imagine for a moment that all of the nation 's fast-food establishments -- all the striped awnings and golden arches , the drive-thru windows , the beckoning dollar deals and wafting odor of french fries -- were to vanish overnight .
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pursuing
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JIDDAH , Saudi Arabia -- As the NBA season kicks off in America this week , a group of Saudi women and girls will be pursuing their own hoop dreams .
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Theatre
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Misty Copeland made history on Tuesday when she was promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre -LRB- ABT -RRB- , becoming the first African-American ballerina to reach the elite dance company 's top rank .
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see
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Today , Giambalvo and Dungan , both 18 , count down the days each week until they can see each other again on a baseball field for five Tuesdays in July and August .
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parcel
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As more people realize they can grow a significant amount of vegetables on a small parcel of land , they discover that `` they have the ability to take back their food system . ''
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finds
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For Scott , the most exciting finds have been a rock embedded with what appears to be part of a sea lion 's mouth -LRB- perhaps 2 million years old -RRB- and a non-fossilized 10-foot limb from a digger pine tree that would look right at home today in Central California woodlands .
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accounts
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This season , Mask is taking his players ' online personas so seriously that he 's assigning an assistant to monitor their accounts .
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embarking
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They 're now embarking on a new series of tests in California 's Central Valley , aimed at working out the answers to a multitude of technical questions that must be resolved to make the project work .
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R-Florida
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Ryan won 236 votes Thursday , while Rep. Daniel Webster -LRB- R-Florida -RRB- , who won a following among staunch conservatives for his procedural reform agenda , received nine votes .
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information
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Ma and his colleagues at the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs , a Beijing-based environmental group , have made that information available to millions of Chinese on their own computers and mobile devices .
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border
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ARIVACA , Ariz. -- There was a time when Maggie Milinovitch and her husband did n't agree on whether to give food and water to the weary border crossers who traversed the couple 's desert land a few miles north of the Mexico border in southern Arizona .
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come
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SAN JOSE , Calif. -- A popular and accomplished Los Altos High student received a parent 's text message at school last year , to come home to talk about her grades .
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convenience
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Restaurants and theme parks say they are responding to consumers who are increasingly tech-savvy and hungry for convenience .
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creativity
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Researchers at Stanford University recently set out to explore the neural basis of creativity and came up with surprising findings .
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housing
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LOS ANGELES -- When Alisha Chen first got into real estate 10 years ago , she did n't really plan on becoming a gatekeeper for a global housing market .
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radio
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In an address transmitted on Brazilian television and radio Friday night , Rousseff asked for understanding about `` the political and economic limitations '' the country is facing and beseeched Brazilians not `` to put at risk all that we 've achieved .
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leader
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`` I believe a large number , 50 percent , have been able to show up in immigration court and have been allowed to stay , avoiding deportation , '' said Nora Sandigo , leader of American Fraternity .
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facilities
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Egyptian television showed chaotic scenes of bloodied , unconscious protesters lying in makeshift triage facilities .
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ages
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The authors of the latest research combed through a national database of Americans ' health and nutrition behaviors and grouped 4,466 American kids -- from ages 2 to 18 -- according to what they ate when they were not eating food purchased at a fast-food restaurant .
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precocious
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Malala , a precocious teenage activist who had called for expanding girls ' education in deeply conservative areas of Pakistan , was shot in the head in October 2012 while returning from school .
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mostly
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The pieces consist of animal bones , mostly skulls , into which Borders has engraved and inked complex designs of lines and dots that resemble traditional mehndi tattoos .
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public
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She recently spoke in Dallas about the brain science behind golf and the yips at the Center for BrainHealth 's public lecture series at the University of Texas at Dallas .
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postscript
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FAIRHOPE , Ala. -- The state of Alabama ca n't rewrite a history shot through with hate and violence , but with the help of one determined woman it has added a postscript .
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catching
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Seated face to face , Joseph Luciani asked them to explain why they 'd fought and how they felt -- part of the school 's new approach to discipline that is catching on in urban districts and focuses more on students working out their differences with counselors than suspensions .
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motto
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A public elementary school decided in 2011 to require students to wear a uniform with the school 's motto , `` Tomorrow 's Leaders , '' emblazoned in small letters on the shirts around a gopher , the campus mascot .
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nothing
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ST. LOUIS -- High school agriculture programs sprouting across the nation 's Corn Belt are teaching teenagers , many of them in urban environments , that careers in the field often have nothing to do with cows and plows .
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collapsed
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She had collapsed , suffering a disabling emotional breakdown .
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staunch
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Ryan won 236 votes Thursday , while Rep. Daniel Webster -LRB- R-Florida -RRB- , who won a following among staunch conservatives for his procedural reform agenda , received nine votes .
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nation
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ST. LOUIS -- High school agriculture programs sprouting across the nation 's Corn Belt are teaching teenagers , many of them in urban environments , that careers in the field often have nothing to do with cows and plows .
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bring
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One piece of that market , e-sport multiplayer video-gaming competitions , is expected to bring in $ 612 million this year for games such as Dota 2 and League of Legends .
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orange
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Displayed on a tablet , the app shows a map of northeastern China covered with large orange circles , each representing one of the country 's major polluters , reporting its emissions in real time .
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accidental
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TUCSON , Ariz. -- The accidental death of an instructor at an Arizona shooting range , killed while teaching a 9-year-old girl to fire a fully automatic Uzi , has touched off a national debate on whether children should be given access to such weapons .
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artist
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Shop owner Mary Ginocchio said she decided to show Jason Borders ' work after Lexington artist Bob Morgan suggested it .
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bound
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The recommendations are bound to prompt eye-rolling and LOLs from many teens but an influential pediatricians group says parents need to know that unrestricted media use can have serious consequences .
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neurobiologically
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Yawning in response to another yawn is n't an emotional reaction per se , but the tendency for yawns to be contagious has been `` clinically , psychologically , neurobiologically and behaviorally linked to our capacity for empathy , '' according to the Japanese researchers who conducted the study .
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trips
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The 2015 seaweed invasion appears to be a bumper crop , with a number of shorelines so severely hit that some tourists have canceled summer trips and lawmakers on Tobago have termed it a `` natural disaster . ''
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joining
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More than 50,000 Iraqis have left the country over the past three months , according to the United Nations , joining the hundreds of thousands making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean .
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ripples
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CASPER , Wyo. -- These are boom times in the resource-rich Cowboy State , courtesy of an oil explosion whose ripples can be felt across the land .
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adds
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The expanding range of Naegleria infections could potentially be related to climate change , she adds , as the organism thrives in warmer temperatures .
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pine
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For Scott , the most exciting finds have been a rock embedded with what appears to be part of a sea lion 's mouth -LRB- perhaps 2 million years old -RRB- and a non-fossilized 10-foot limb from a digger pine tree that would look right at home today in Central California woodlands .
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expect
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KINGSTON , Jamaica -- The picture-perfect beaches and turquoise waters that people expect on their visits to the Caribbean are increasingly being fouled by mats of decaying seaweed that attract biting sand fleas and smell like rotten eggs .
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perplexing
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It 's a perplexing - yet apparently increasing - trend .
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appear
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The campaign around the Maine Bear Hunting Ban Initiative , which will appear on the ballot as Question 1 , has shed light on Maine 's unique status in the wildlife world .
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unscheduled
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The resulting screaming match caused an unscheduled landing in Jacksonville , Florida , the third diversion in nine days caused by passenger fights over shrinking legroom .
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resounding
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The NFL delivered that message in a resounding way Monday , suspending the New England Patriots star without pay for the first four games of next season for `` conduct detrimental to the integrity of the NFL . ''
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valid
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Apple told her the charges were valid purchases from the game DragonVale .
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athletic
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Turns out he did n't need healthy shoulders or knees for a college athletic scholarship .
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rolled
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Since Boeing rolled out its first 777 to a huge crowd at its manufacturing facility in Everett , Wash. , in 1994 , more than 1,100 have been built and only one had been in a major accident , with no fatalities .
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polished
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More than half of each is picked clean , the spine and rib bones almost a polished white , with no traces of flesh .
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Bunny
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WASHINGTON -- Harry Potter , Elvis Presley and Bugs Bunny share one thing in common : Traditional stamp collectors are no fans .
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tattooed
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BALTIMORE -- Devin Allen plans to get the word `` smile '' tattooed on his trigger finger .
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photos
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It will also be a wink to his craft , the one he uses to capture this city , his `` beautiful ghetto , '' in powerful black-and-white photos that have made him a surprise media sensation .
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moving
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They 're arguing that as sea ice continues to melt in the Arctic , passageways are opening for certain animals - heretofore restricted by the ice - to start moving through , enabling them to cross into new territories .
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City
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`` The more we looked at the data , the more we realized the situation is bleak , '' Willits City Manager Adrienne Moore said .
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guilty
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The jury found Tsarnaev guilty last month on 30 counts , 17 of which carried the death penalty .
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courtroom
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ROCK HILL , S.C. -- The convictions of nine South Carolina black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter during the height of the civil rights movement were tossed out Wednesday during an emotional hearing before a packed courtroom .
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pairs
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The University of Washington 's Burke Museum has been transferring and cataloging 2 million pairs of otoliths , representing some 80 species .
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capable
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Scientists believe it 's a sign that these animals are capable of feeling empathy -- and a new study of wolves suggests it 's more widespread among animals than experts had realized .
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labeling
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Oregon and Colorado on Nov. 4 will decide the fate of labeling laws for genetically modified organisms , or GMOs , the latest fronts in a battle over packaging .
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searched
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For three months , he holed up in the local library -- he did n't have a computer at home -- and searched out and applied for more than 70 college scholarships .
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hosing
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Outdoor watering , car washing and hosing down pavement are banned .
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embalming
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`` It shows clearly that Egyptians in prehistoric times were playing around quite sophisticatedly with embalming agents . ''
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indignation
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This was imposed upon us , '' said Isabelle Nizard , 41 , a dark-haired woman full of indignation and expressive gestures .
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remain
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Five years after U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed , triggering a global financial crisis and shattering confidence worldwide , families in countries as varied as the United States , Japan , the United Kingdom and Germany remain hunkered down , too spooked and distrustful to take chances with their money .
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norepinephrine
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A team of cardiovascular researchers at the esteemed clinic in Rochester , Minn. , reported that a single can of Rockstar energy drink can boost your blood pressure and cause the fight-or-flight hormone norepinephrine to increase in just 30 minutes .
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shyly
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Two girls in silky abaya gowns rush to embrace her , their mother standing back shyly .
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shouted
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the migrants shouted outside the cavernous Keleti train station , the latest focal point for European tensions over the unrelenting flow of migrants from the Middle East , Asia and Africa fleeing war and poverty .
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walkable
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As many cities and states promote walkable neighborhoods , in part to attract more young people , some also are levying fines on distracted walkers and lowering speed limits to make streets gentler for the inattentive .
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Shop
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Shop owner Mary Ginocchio said she decided to show Jason Borders ' work after Lexington artist Bob Morgan suggested it .
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influential
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She has authored a best-selling memoir , was featured this year on the cover of Time magazine 's `` 100 Most Influential People , '' and has starred in a viral Under Armour ad , twirling amid the reading of a rejection letter declaring she has `` the wrong body for ballet . ''
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intricate
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Years later , Borders still is collecting bones and curiosities , only now they are his canvas for intricate designs and hang in galleries where they sell for hundreds and thousands of dollars each .
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amiss
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<img class="pull-right" src="https://newsela-test-files-f331e.s3.amazonaws.com/article_media/extra/20140526_HUMPBACK_FREED_1.jpg" /> SAN JOSE , Calif. -- After a morning spent whale watching in Monterey Bay , the passengers on the Point Sur Clipper on April 27 did n't notice anything amiss when they first spotted...
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Experts
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Experts even recreated stalactites and stalagmites from the original site , as well as the cool temperatures and thick smell of humidity .
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still-valuable
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Fortunately for bargain hunters , there are also plenty of consumers who want the latest and greatest technology , requiring them to get rid of a still-valuable model from a year or two ago .
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nab
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It remains the only state in the Lower 48 where hunters may use bait , traps and dogs to nab bears .
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multi-generational
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For generations , elderly Chinese citizens could count on having a place in multi-generational households , where their children could treat them in infirmity .
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luckless
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ANGELS CAMP , Calif. -- In the humble-looking notebook of a luckless prospector staying in a cabin on Jackass Hill near here in California 's Gold Country a century and a half ago , there 's an entry barely longer than a tweet .
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losses
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Environmental and fishery groups say agriculture is manipulating the drought crisis to extract delta water , exposing even non-threatened fish and the fishing industry to catastrophic losses .
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snaking
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NEW YORK -- A New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve derailed Sunday , killing four people and injuring more than 60 in a crash that threw passengers from the toppling cars and left a snaking chain of twisted wreckage just inches from the water .
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New
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New research by the team that coined the term attempts to determine how severely predatory fish populations have declined worldwide since the start of industrial fishing .
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courses
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Virginia was one of many states that moved to offer more personal-finance courses on the heels of the Great Recession , hoping to instill practical money-management skills to help the next generation avoid the pitfalls that many of their parents experienced .
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digging
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We started digging and one bone connected to another bone that connected to another bone that connected to another bone . ''
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Owls
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Owls are reviled in many parts of Africa as harbingers of death .
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far
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Since then , however , infections have popped up as far north as Minnesota .
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easier
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The punishment comes days after the league announced results of an investigation that found Brady was `` likely generally aware '' that equipment assistants employed by the team had conspired to deflate the Patriots ' footballs for last season 's AFC championship game , making the balls easier to throw and catch .
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forms
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The designs usually are not symmetrical , taking on forms that can look like old maps , paisley patterns and other designs .
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backing
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The Humane Society supports the coalition backing the initiative , which is led by a group called Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting .
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treated
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Yan is one of a rapidly growing number of self-described `` orphan grandparents '' who feel personally or financially abandoned in a society that traditionally has treated its elders with a respect bordering on reverence .
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deported
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BERKELEY , Calif. -- To save their classmate who was deported to Mexico , the fourth-graders devised an epic plan .
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significance
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Yet only in recent years has the significance of Twain 's time in the Mother Lode come into sharper relief , in particular the transformative role the friendships he developed here played in his decision to abandon youthful dreams of a career piloting paddleboats down the mighty Mississippi River and instead `` excite ...
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The court did not decide whether states that do not have same-sex marriage will have to recognize marriages performed in other states .
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sound
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The name might make the condition sound trivial , but the yips can ruin a professional athlete 's career .
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ventilation
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LOS ANGELES -- Seventy feet below Wilshire Boulevard , catercorner from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 's street-lamp installation , fresh air roaring from giant ventilation pipes dulled the sickly sweet smell of petroleum .
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great
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Every high school senior in Tech Connect has gone on to attend college -- a great feat , especially considering that 62 percent of adults in Cutler-Orosi do n't have a high school diploma , compared to 32 percent throughout Tulare County , according to a 2013 survey .
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routes
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More than 1,100 of the planes have been delivered , and nearly all of the world 's most important airlines fly 777s on long-range routes .
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