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Associated Press Karen Sciascia of Red Hill, Pa., holds a baby moose she and fishing guide Seth McLean rescued in the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana on Saturday near Missoula, Mont.
Doctor, guide rescue baby moose from Montana river
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Pennsylvania doctor on a guided fishing trip in southwestern Montana went home with an amazing tale of hauling in a 25-pound lunker — a baby moose she helped rescue from a rushi...
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New York authorities: Self-help couple commits suicide
NEW YORK — On a radio show they hosted called “The Pursuit of Happiness,” John Littig and Lynne Rosen urged listeners to embrace spontaneity. “So much about life is about impulse,” Littig said o...
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Associated Press A Philadelphia firefighter (center) lays with his hand thrust into an empty area underneath a clothing rack Wednesday under the rubble of a collapsed building on the edge of downtown Philadelphia. The four-story building being demolished collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks down on a thrift store.
Building being torn down collapses, killing 1
PHILADELPHIA — A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining bricks on a neighboring thrift store, killing a woman and injuring at least 13 other people in...
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Associated Press Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, leaves the lottery office escorted by son Scott Mackenzie (right) after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla. Officials say she is the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history.
Widow, 84, claims jackpot of $590 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An 84-year-old Florida widow who bought her Powerball ticket after another customer let her get ahead in line came forward Wednesday to claim the biggest undivided lottery jackp...
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Churches split on Scouts’ welcoming of gay youth
In suburban Atlanta, northern Idaho and a number of other places, churches have moved swiftly to sever ties with the Boy Scouts of America in protest over the vote last month to let openly gay boys...
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Airline starts serving wine in cans
NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines is thinking outside of the bottle. The low-cost carrier known for extra fees and cheeky ads is now pouring wine out of aluminum cans. Starting this week, passengers...
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Senators blast military response to sex assaults
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators dressed down senior military leaders Tuesday, led by female lawmakers, combat veterans and former prosecutors who insisted that sexual assault in the ranks has cost the s...
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Nuke missile crews cite morale-sapping pressures
WASHINGTON — Officers with a finger on the trigger of the Air Force’s most powerful nuclear missiles are complaining of a wide array of morale-sapping pressures, according to internal emails obtain...
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Officials: Russia rejects chemical arms evidence
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration came back empty-handed after a diplomatic delegation to Moscow last month presented intelligence suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government use...
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Associatd Press Leaders of organizations that say the Internal Revenue Service unfairly targeted them prepared to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Ways and Means Committee. From left are Kevin Kookogey, founder and president, Linchpins of Liberty; Diane Belsom, Laurens County, S.C., Tea Party; John Eastman, chairman, National Organization for Marriage; Karen Kenney, San Fernando Valley, Calif., Patriots; Sue Martinek, Coalition for Life of Iowa, and Becky Gerritson, Wetumpka, Ala., Tea Party.
IRS springs for lavish arrangements
WASHINGTON — Already heavily criticized for targeting conservative groups, the Internal Revenue Service absorbed another blow Tuesday as new details emerged about senior officials enjoying luxury h...
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