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More than other European monarchs , he had to fight for every scrap of popularity he attained .
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eats
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So Yan , a widow since her husband 's death nearly a decade ago , spends every weekday at a modest community center near her home , where she plays mahjong and eats meals prepared by a volunteer staff .
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WASHINGTON -- Eyeing the end of his presidency , Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House , declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear and division to put economic and security progress at risk .
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Despite warnings that the demonstrations could cause serious damage to Hong Kong 's economy and reputation as a stable Asian financial hub , the city 's stock exchange seemed to take the day 's activities in stride , falling less than 2 percent .
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stirring
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In the midst of the stirring `` Glory , '' the musical centerpiece of the Oscar-nominated movie `` Selma , '' Chicago rapper Common delivers a terse summation of how words , melody and a protest merged during the civil-rights movement .
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retirement
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And in a personal-finance course , 16 - and 17-year-olds are learning about something that might seem even more abstract for the teenagers : retirement .
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prying
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But today this ancient social contract is giving way as the Chinese economy booms , prying apart families with job opportunities in distant cities or abroad .
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enormous
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While she wanted to help , her husband worried they may be arrested or lose their land if they gave aid to the dozens of travelers , many of them desperate and dehydrated , and some nearly crippled by enormous blisters on the bottoms of their feet .
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officials
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Miscommunication , confusion and fear have long been the common threads as the problem grew to what some officials consider crisis-level proportions .
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sicken
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Each year foodborne illnesses caused by these microorganisms sicken 48 million Americans , hospitalize 128,000 and kill 3,000 , according to the agency .
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immigrant
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The actual change is expected to come in 2055 , when Asians will become the largest immigrant group at 36 percent , compared with Hispanics at 34 percent .
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attorney
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Other times , they 'll mention a court date or ask for help finding an immigration attorney .
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reforms
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`` Today , a younger generation deserves to come to the fore , one with new energy , willing to tackle with determination the transformations and reforms that the current situation demands , '' he said .
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crucial
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That leaves libraries as a crucial venue for their youngest patrons , but funding challenges , reduced hours on school nights and aging equipment have made it harder to meet the demand .
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touting
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For many , the second time around features a mixture of touting accomplishments while ticking off priorities for a second term .
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drawers
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WAYNE , N.J. -- Pencils roll around classroom floors , forgotten in drawers and backpacks and wedged between car seats -- unused , discarded , wasted .
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tensions
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An editorial in the state media China Daily charged , however , that Washington `` is turning a blind eye to Tokyo 's provocations , '' calling that the `` root cause of the tensions . ''
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exploring
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LEXINGTON , Ky. -- Before he even started school , Jason Borders tended to collect objects such as animal bones that he found while exploring his neighborhood near Ashland , the Henry Clay Estate in Lexington , Ky. .
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natural
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For more than a decade , increasing numbers of black women have been wearing their natural hair in Afros , braids , locks and twists .
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ride
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All that 's needed to travel to the upper reaches of the building , also known as the `` Freedom Tower , '' is a 60-second ride in the Western Hemisphere 's fastest elevator system .
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families
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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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And as the number of `` buddy '' or `` inclusion companion '' sporting opportunities continues to proliferate across the country , advocates for children with special needs say young people today are growing up with a better understanding and openness toward people with disabilities than the generations before them .
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WASHINGTON -- Whether belting out lyrics to Al Green 's `` Let 's Stay Together , '' leading a mournful congregation through `` Amazing Grace , '' or tweeting his Spotify music playlist that includes Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone , President Barack Obama has shown that he 's a pretty soulful guy .
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A Peruvian immigrant who lived in the United States without legal status until three years ago , when she obtained a green card through marriage , Praeli hopes to obtain citizenship in time to vote in the election that she is helping shape .
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Looking closer , the passenger on the Point Sur also noticed several buoys were strangely close to the whale , trailing behind it .
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publicly
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The governor , who throughout his career has joked about his weight on television , in social media and before countless audiences , said it was his plan all along never to acknowledge publicly that he had undergone gastric band surgery , more commonly known as lap band surgery .
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choked
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`` I almost choked , '' she said in an interview .
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questions
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In a brief appearance before reporters in which he took no questions , Biden did not go into details on differences over China 's newly declared restricted flying zone .
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store
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Fifty-four years ago , the eight college students and one civil rights organizer were convicted of trespassing and protesting at McCrory variety store in Rock Hill .
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breathes
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She breathes in the heady smell of Somali spices , halal meat and the bread she has loved since growing up in a nearby public housing project .
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From an astronomical observatory on Chews Ridge in the Santa Lucia Mountains , the University of California , Davis atmospheric scientist has for the last three years measured ozone , the lung-damaging gas in smog , as it arrives to California .
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inattentive
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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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fact
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How about a Lottie astronomer doll complete with a telescope , tripod and fact sheet about notable women stargazers , or a fossil hunter armed with a magnifying glass , geology hammer and ammonite fossils ?
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operators
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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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commissioned
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They point to numerous studies -LRB- except those commissioned by the film industry -RRB- which show that states never recoup the tax revenue they give away with the credits .
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health
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At least 184 people , nearly all children , suffered eye injuries over the recent Eid al-Fitr holiday from toy weapons that fire BB pellets and rubber shot , health officials said .
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suspicions
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Once in the United States , he reveled in the ability to walk down a street without raising the suspicions of gunmen , his oud , a lute-like Middle Eastern instrument , slung across his back .
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separated
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Philae separated from the Rosetta orbiter at 3:35 a.m. EST Wednesday , after a decade of being attached to the spacecraft .
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society
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There is also a call to reexamine a quieter but just as contentious aspect of the Civil War in American society -- how the history of the war , so central to our nation 's understanding of itself , is presented in public school classrooms and textbooks .
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crisis
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Depending on who you talk to , some of the children are doing relatively well , others are dealing with various issues and still others are facing a crisis .
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worlds
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Where this and the other rocky planets now orbit there may have first been a previous generation of worlds destined to be bigger , gas-shrouded , utterly uninhabitable orbs .
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sugar
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About half of the slaves died in the rough surf , while the survivors were resold and sent on to work on Brazil 's sugar plantations .
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escalation
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The overnight assault marked the expansion of the U.S.-led air campaign from Iraq to neighboring Syria , signaling a significant escalation in the conflict .
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Hyperion
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The software , called Hyperion , simulates the physics of light , which can make animated films more lifelike or give them an otherworldly look .
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personnel
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Sterling is immediately barred from attending any NBA games or practices , be present at any Clippers office or facility , or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team .
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wanted
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While she wanted to help , her husband worried they may be arrested or lose their land if they gave aid to the dozens of travelers , many of them desperate and dehydrated , and some nearly crippled by enormous blisters on the bottoms of their feet .
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readjusted
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That number gets readjusted each decade .
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accomplishments
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For many , the second time around features a mixture of touting accomplishments while ticking off priorities for a second term .
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filling
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She is one of many experts who have combed the terrain for clues on the origin of these potentially dangerous holes , which are about a foot in diameter and seem to survive for less than a day before filling in naturally with sand .
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opposition
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KADUNA , Nigeria -- In a historic moment for Africa 's most populous country , former dictator Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria 's presidency , the first time in 16 years of democracy that an opposition candidate has defeated a sitting president .
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hunkered
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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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books
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It might mean not asking too many questions about how a million dollars is getting here , or prodding people accustomed to financial privacy to open their books to a mortgage banker .
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10-foot
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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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payments
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An Associated Press analysis of households in the 10 biggest economies shows that families continue to spend cautiously and have pulled hundreds of billions of dollars out of stocks , cut borrowing for the first time in decades and poured money into savings and bonds that offer puny interest payments , often too low to...
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In a new study , researchers from the University of North Carolina led by nutrition professor Barry Popkin have found that even when they are not eating at fast-food restaurants , children who frequent them tend to eat food that would probably make many of them overweight or -LSB- obese -RSB- -LRB- https://www.newsela....
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ARLINGTON , Va. -- Teacher Michael Coughlin sometimes learns about his students ' harrowing trips across the border alone and what they left behind from the essays they write .
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southeast
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The 4-year-old from southeast Arlington was searching for fish fossils in Mansfield with his dad , Tim , last fall when the preschooler came back with a bone that has excited even seasoned paleontologists from Southern Methodist University .
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Inspired
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Inspired by their courage , demonstrators across the South adopted their `` jail not bail '' tactic and filled jail cells .
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capped
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The agreement capped two years of work by a parents advocacy group started by Teri Saurer , the mother of daughters who just finished first and third grades .
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stimulants
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On another day , the same volunteers swigged a `` placebo '' energy drink that had the same taste , texture and nutrients as Rockstar but none of the caffeine , taurine or other stimulants .
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represented
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The NFL was represented by senior vice president Adolpho Birch , and executive vice presidents Jeff Pash and Paul Hicks .
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greatest
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Tom Brady has been an NFL golden boy , with movie-star looks , a supermodel wife , four Super Bowl championship rings , and a regular-guy-makes-good back story -- he went from being a sixth-round draft pick to one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history .
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`` There are things Japan can do , '' the Mainichi Shimbun , a left-leaning Japanese paper , wrote in an editorial on Tuesday , adding that Tokyo could be more actively supporting the countries that are taking in Syrian refugees , especially Turkey and Jordan .
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wraps
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Publix supermarkets started an online ordering system in 2013 for deli subs and wraps .
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alone
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The student , who did n't want to be identified because of the stigma of mental illness , is not alone .
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rough
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That led to a weeks-long rescue effort involving federal and state agencies , six nonprofits , several businesses and dozens of volunteers , who battled rough seas from Monterey to Santa Barbara to give the humpback a shot at survival .
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indicated
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`` As we have indicated earlier , another lawsuit of this type is not unexpected , '' NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in an email to The Associated Press .
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simple
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Then came simple encouragement from senior Sierra McKenzie .
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species
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Northern gannets , a North Atlantic species , have been spotted off the coast of California several times in recent years , for instance , while several Pacific species of auks , a type of diving bird , have recently been observed in the Atlantic .
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sponsored
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The firefighters belonged to the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew , an elite unit sponsored by a fire department in nearby Prescott , where residents were grieving through social media after word of the deaths arrived Sunday night .
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acquittals
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani officials kept secret the acquittals of eight men accused of involvement in the October 2012 shooting of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai .
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clasp
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Its clasp is also a whistle that can be used to signal for help .
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104th
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He told NAACP members attending the group 's 104th annual convention to peacefully confront `` the unfortunate stereotypes '' that sometimes lead to police suspicion and private misjudgment .
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massive
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A massive bloom of microscopic algae -- which produced a natural toxin called domoic acid that is harmful to wildlife and fish -- in the Pacific Ocean is threatening the crab industry during a time when many fishing outfits make their most money .
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attracting
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No one seemed sure what would happen next -- in part because the movement has become diffuse and spontaneous , attracting a wide cross section of participants .
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built
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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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Born in Rome on Jan. 5 , 1938 , Juan Carlos was the son of Don Juan of Bourbon and Battenberg , the heir to the throne of the Bourbon dynasty , which had been overthrown in 1931 .
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The dolls are part of a movement catering to shoppers ' interest in STEM -- encouraging children , particularly girls , to study fields related to science , technology , engineering and math .
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She is one of many experts who have combed the terrain for clues on the origin of these potentially dangerous holes , which are about a foot in diameter and seem to survive for less than a day before filling in naturally with sand .
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species considers 12 percent of grouper , 11 percent of tuna and billfish and 24 percent of shark and ray species to be threatened with extinction .
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`` There 's no way around buying them , '' said Capper , a 41-year-old single mother who does n't work because of a disability .
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`` It seems like there is a theme of wanting to really support artists who are working hard -- not just in their craft -- but communicating about the issues of our time , '' said Spalding , an advocate of human rights issues at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba .
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halal
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She breathes in the heady smell of Somali spices , halal meat and the bread she has loved since growing up in a nearby public housing project .
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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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`` The entire gang involved in the murder attempt ... has been busted , '' Bajwa said , adding that the `` terrorists '' were part of Tehrik-e-Taliban , an umbrella group encompassing militant organizations across the tribal areas .
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Jewelry made of dolphin teeth has popped up in markets in the country 's capital city , and the value is rising : Over the past decade , the price of dolphin teeth has increased fivefold .
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ships
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Toughened ships like Marchenko 's converted Arctic fishing vessel , the RV Lance , can usually pick their way slowly through it .
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overseas
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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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vets
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The chain of home-improvement stores employs 35,000 veterans , around 10 percent of its workforce , and has committed to hire about 55,000 vets over the next five years .
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It 's about more than minding their manners .
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Opponents led by a group called Save Maine 's Bear Hunt say the Humane Society 's involvement shows that this is a fight being bankrolled by outside lobby groups with a broader agenda of ending sport hunting nationwide .
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`` Sometimes you just have to say you 're sorry ... my heartfelt apologies for what happened in 1961 , '' Brackett said .
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researchers
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Pedestrian injuries due to cellphone use are up 35 percent since 2010 , according to federal emergency room data reviewed by Stateline , and some researchers blame at least 10 percent of the 78,000 pedestrian injuries in the United States in 2012 on mobile device distraction .
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They 're endangering shorebirds , threatening city taps and quite possibly raising the crime rate .
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Their heart-shaped faces swiveled about , gazing with large , dark eyes at the creature who 'd taken them from their home .
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An Associated Press analysis of households in the 10 biggest economies shows that families continue to spend cautiously and have pulled hundreds of billions of dollars out of stocks , cut borrowing for the first time in decades and poured money into savings and bonds that offer puny interest payments , often too low to...
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Evans was thinking about how good she wanted to feel when she got back on it , how the success she tasted in her rookie season as a bobsled pusher still sent chills of excitement through her mind .
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articles
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It has taken longer than expected -- news articles profiled the waning fight in 2011 -- but finally , the state is almost free of the invasive rodents .
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CHICAGO -- On a recent afternoon at Chicago 's Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts , Ladon Brumfield asked a group of 9 - and 10-year-old African-American girls to define beauty .
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Less ice means more open water to generate large waves -- creating a feedback loop that could doom the ice cap .
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