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Body found in burn area as Thomas fire spreads along California coast

Body found in burn area as Thomas fire spreads along California coast

December 7, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Thursday said a woman’s body was found in a burn area near Ojai, as firefighters continued to battle several massive wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The...

Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing 215 people since August

Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing 215 people since August

December 7, 2017

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s main opposition leader accused the police of killing more than 215 people since a disputed vote in August and described the arrest of a colleague who is pushing for electoral...

Florida synagogue bomb plotter gets 25 years. But his first stop is prison mental ward

Florida synagogue bomb plotter gets 25 years. But his first stop is prison mental ward

November 28, 2017

MIAMI — A Hollywood man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up an Aventura synagogue suffers from such acute psychosis due to a cyst in his brain that he will be placed in a U.S. prison’s medical...

Music legend Tom Petty dead at 66

Music legend Tom Petty dead at 66

Bryce Wheaton October 3, 2017

I remember the first time I heard Free Fallin’ on the radio as a kid. I didn’t know who sang it or what the lyrics meant but what I did know is that I wanted to hear more. I begged my mom, “can we...

Business school dean says to grow female CEOs, get girls interested in finance (hint, cool shoes matter)

August 29, 2017

By Jane M. Von Bergen The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) PHILADELPHIA — Kudos to the STEM movement (science, technology, engineering and math) for building girls’ interests in science, engineering...

Professor fired after Hurricane Harvey ‘karma’ tweet

August 29, 2017

By Jeff Weiner Orlando Sentinel (TNS) A visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa was “relieved of duty” after describing the destruction from Hurricane Harvey as “instant karma”...

She started flipping burgers, now she’s the boss at Six Flags Magic Mountain

She started flipping burgers, now she’s the boss at Six Flags Magic Mountain

May 9, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Bonnie Weber is president of Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Los Angeles-area theme park that calls itself the “Thrill Capital of the World.” With 19 roller coasters, Magic Mountain has...

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Call them ugly, but Xolos rule as Mexico’s top dog

April 10, 2017

MEXICO CITY — The beasts are brown and hairless except for a wiry mohawk. Their bodies, warm and slightly waxy, call to mind a hot water bottle with four legs. They routinely win dog shows — in the...

Another Mexican journalist has been killed … the third one this month

March 28, 2017

MEXICO CITY — Mexican journalist Miroslava Breach spent her final days documenting murders. She reported on the six people killed in a single night in her home state of Chihuahua, and on the assassination...

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New view of dinosaurs could radically reshape their family tree

March 23, 2017

The dinosaur family tree may need to be radically rewritten — and even uprooted and replanted elsewhere, a new analysis of about 75 different species shows. The findings, published in the journal Nature,...

Mark Andol, owner and creator of the Made in America store located in Elma, New York, is photographed outside the store on March 2, 2017. He opened the store with only 50 products, which were 100% made in America. He is now up to over 7,000 products. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

It’s hard to be Made in America

March 16, 2017

ELMA, N.Y. — When you stroll the aisles of the Made in America Store, you might notice a conspicuous absence. There is not a single item for sale that requires a battery or a plug. That is because no...

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Olympians Phelps and Nelson push for more action against doping

February 28, 2017

WASHINGTON — Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Adam Nelson gave heartfelt pleas for Congress to help with the effort to eliminate doping in sports. The athletes were witnesses on Tuesday at...

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