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Furry rodent-like nutria and herds of Asian deer may look cute but are among 1,000 invasive species that have disturbed ecosystems, threatened native animals and left governments across Europe with hefty damage bills, scientists said Monday.
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The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln’s blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
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Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
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Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
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Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
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A Michigan woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing the country in 2007 has been arrested in Austria.
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Chairman of the Indian Premier League Lalit Modi, center, at a news conference in Johannesburg, Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Modi announced that the Indian Premier League’s Twenty20 cricket tournament will be played in South Africa from April 18. On left...
