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]]> All of the NPH children come from backgrounds of extreme poverty and the concept of property, much less personal property, is foreign to them.
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]]> Indonesian officials signed the first-ever island-wide commitment to protect Sumatra's stunning biodiversity
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]]> ANCHORAGE -- The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling.
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]]> When you think of someone who might have a mental illness, a child would be the last person who would come to mind. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
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]]> Loyalty, compassion, authenticity, intelligence, and ability to bring a smile to people's faces are all assets in a presidential candidate. The sincere desire to serve, combined with wisdom and good looks, makes a national leader memorable.
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]]> In so doing, one citizen gained insight into the inner-workings of City Hall, while the Police Department averted
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]]> Human evolution is grinding to a halt, according to a leading genetics expert.

The gloomy message from Professor Steve Jones is: this is as good as it gets.

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]]> For the third time in a month’s time, a black bear has wandered into their backyard to have a bite to eat out of their many animal feeders. The bear’s most recent visit occurred Friday evening at about 5.
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]]> Do you know a boss who struts around the office, preening himself and puffing out his chest, showing off a splash of colour – perhaps a red tie? According to a study of male managers, he is behaving like much of the animal kingdom,
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]]> Huntington police officers rescued five dogs from squalor Tuesday morning when they entered a rotting residence on 11th Avenue.



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]]> Animal Services Division officers have charged a man with animal cruelty after finding a dead horse and other neglected horses in Dickerson.
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]]> NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio -- A Thornville-area man was charged today with animal cruelty by humane officers who say they found dead and starving alpacas at his farm.
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]]> The e-mail from a stranger in Clear Lake was to the point, and an improbable end to a Pittsburgh woman's 13 years of searching for the father she hadn't spoken to since she was a kid.

"Is your father's name Robert Emery?
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]]> Halloween is getting close. Did you found mask for you?
Maybe this will help you.
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]]> It is the kind of advice any mother would want to give to her sons as they grew into men - don't complain, always think of others and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
But Sandra Carey-Boggans knew that she would not be around to deliver it.

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]]> Watercooler Office Tricks - The best way to make some really funny jokes on your work :)
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]]> "You are needed in this tumultuous time. There is suffering, tragedy, and despair all around you, but you must see past it all. When you do, you will realize that we are winning."
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]]> NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft flew past Mercury and photographed a broad swath of never-before-seen terrain. The first of more than 1,200 high-resolution images are arriving back at Earth now.
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]]> the domestic servant syndrome among the youths of the state would be eradicated and the problem of street hawking during school hours would be a thing of the past.
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]]> Surprisingly or not (I really don’t know if my stupefaction is justified in these modern times we live in, when anything is quite… possible) the picture you’re looking at shows you a piece of jewelery for your eyeball.
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]]> The obesity epidemic in America has gotten worse in the last year, despite the many public service campaigns promoting physical activity and warning about the health risks posed by being overweight, according to a new study.
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]]> Obama was the clear winner. He was centered where McCain was scattered. Forceful where McCain was forced. Presidential where McCain was petulant.

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]]> Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress say.
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]]> A study of blackbird nest failures found that most were plundered by other birds.
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]]> If you can't stand global warming, get out of the tropics.
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]]> The Bahama Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla insularis) is the rarest bird in the Bahamas occurring only in the Caribbean Pineforest of Grand Bahama. It is threatened with extinction as only 1000 individuals are thought to survive
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]]> Decades of clinical studies in humans have unequivocally documented the harmful effects of nicotine on adults and children. So much, in fact, is known about the ill effects of smoking from studying these human victims,
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]]> With all of the problems facing Florida, this one may be at the bottom of the list, or on the bottom of your shoe. But researchers at the University of Florida are warning you may see more and more, cockroaches.Scientists say the cockroach population
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]]> CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The South African government said Thursday that it will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade.

The Convention on Internatio
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]]> Six orcas have apparently disappeared from the Southern Resident orca pods this year, dropping the population to 83, the lowest since 2003.


The Center for Whale Research and others are blaming marine pollution, depleted salmon runs, and acoustic imp
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]]> THE mysterious deaths of 300 seagulls that dropped from the sky in July in two beachside suburbs south of Perth may never be explained.

The state's Department of Environment and Conservation confirmed yesterday that two months of exhaustive investigati
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]]> Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important islands.

Representatives of the island's 10 provinces, national government and the environment group WWF launched th
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]]> Many people around the world are opposed to whaling, but for some communities in Alaska it is part of their traditional way of life. BBC Radio Five Live's Stephen Chittenden is in Alaska looking at a series of issues affecting people who live there.


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]]> fearsome fish has started killing people after feeding on human corpses, scientists fear.

They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals.

Loca
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]]> Windhoek - A German aristocrat is scheduled to appear in court in the south-west African state of Namibia on Thursday on suspicion of killing scores of endangered mountain zebra.

Christian Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 28, is alleged to have killed th
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]]> Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.

A total of 274 species of fish, ancient corals, mollusks, crustacean
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]]> Enjoying a leisurely wade in the waters of the Dutch undergrowth this grey heron decided to go in search of lunch when he came across this unsuspecting black rabbit.

Undeterred by its size, the grey heron, the largest bird of its kind in Europe, swoop
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]]> A mouse bit a venomous viper to death after it was thrown into the snake's cage as a lunchtime snack.The tiny rodent killed the snake after a fierce 30-minute battle, emerging with "barely a scratch on him", according to on person who saw the fight.



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]]> Orcas are known for the precision of their displays in sealife centres around the world but rarely are such performances witnessed in the wild.However, wildlife photographer Rolf Hicker captured this trio off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
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]]> WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices voiced skepticism Wednesday about a federal judge's limits on naval sonar exercises off Southern California to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.
The case, which pits military against environmental inte
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