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Dropping body temp raising odds of survival
BY JERRY MITCHELL Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Putting humans into suspended animation — the stuff of science fiction movies such as Avatar — could arrive in emergency medicine sooner t...
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Freak temperature hike hits Wichita after midnight
WICHITA, Kan. — An unusual weather pattern caused temperatures in Wichita, Kan. to soar nearly 20 degrees in 20 minutes even though the sun had long gone down. National Weather Service meteorolo...
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Chris Renfrow wears the new, light-weight beekeeping veil he received as a birthday gift while he points out the drones on a frame from a bee hive. Contributed photo
Beekeepers in a colony all their own
Depending on the day of the week, you could catch Chris Renfrow in any number of community roles. Weekdays he works as a paramedic with Mercy Regional. On Sunday you’ll find him speaking to his con...
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Schools, academically and socially different
GARY, Ind. — There are no swings at Lafayette Elementary School. In fact, there’s almost no playground equipment at all. That’s OK, though, because they don’t really do outside recess here. They...
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Angry crows take dive at police officers
Associated Press EVERETT, Wash. — Police in Everett, Wash., have found themselves in a flap with some unusual suspects: an angry flock of birds. Crows have been attacking officers in the park...
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Sumter man king of summertime
SUMTER, S.C. — Herbert Wells is the king of summertime. The 40-year-old Sumter native can be seen throughout Sumter County in his truck, parts of which are covered with sun-faded stickers displa...
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Mini home reminds woman of humble start
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The house that Maude Alston built has a porch just like the one on the show, “The Waltons.” Inside, the canned goods, toilet tissue, silverware and dishes — like the house — a...
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Mary Eason tries on a pair of magnifying glasses to help with reading during an event hosted by Mid-South Access Center for Technology at Orange Mound Community Center in Memphis on Monday. Associated Press
Center provides recycled equipment to disabled
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Karen Wilson, 53, remembers when she received a 4-foot walking cane from the hospital after brain surgery. It was too heavy for her, and she had trouble keeping her balance. ...
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Lee Roberson works on a cedar coffin in his workshop in Red Lick, Ky. on April 22 Roberson cut the cedar from his farm in southern Madison County near the Jackson County line. Associated Press
Craftsman’s work outlives his customers
RED LICK — You might say Lee Roberson has a down-to-earth pastime. He makes handmade coffins. When he isn’t busy bricklaying, Roberson fashions coffins from wood he cuts from his southern Madiso...
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Births
Price — Keaton Paul Price, son of Kent and Catherine (Ray) Price of Mayfield, April 30, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents were Jerry and Frances Ray of Mayfield, Don and Dorothy Price of Lowes...
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