Sunday, August 10, 2014

Subject: Catching up on the latest

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Winning $90M Powerball ticket sold in Colorado: Associat...
DENVER (AP) - Someone in Colorado is holding the winning Powerball ticket for a $90 million prize. The Colorado Lottery says it's the largest Powerball jackpot ever...
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How to save by stretching your comfort level
Pushing the limits of what you consider normal could save you money.
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How Vancouver Became One of North America's Most Fam...
It took very concerted policy efforts going back to the early 1990s.
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Week in Photos: Scratch that itch, dancing for pride & m...
A selection of the most striking images from around the world this week.
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Image of the day
The first international waterfall jumping competition.
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Smokey Bear turns 70
Smokey Bear turns 70 on Aug. 9, 2014. As the friendly, huggable bear with the brimmed hat and shovel enters his golden years, he's burning up Twitter. But his messa...
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World War I: the war that inspired innovative art
NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 1914, with the war in Europe just two weeks old, Henry James knew that something had been lost forever.
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US bots flagged Ebola before outbreak announced
BOSTON (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is focusing a spotlight on an online tool run by experts in Boston that flagged a "mystery hemorrhagic fever" in for...
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Who owns this monkey's selfie?
When a monkey commandeered a nature photographer's camera on a small Indonesian island a few years ago, the results were extraordinary. Among the images capt...
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