• U.S. Navy to send destroyer within 12 miles of Chinese islands

    By Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy plans to send the USS Lassen destroyer within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea within 24 hours, the first of more regular challenges to China's territorial claims, a U.S. defense…

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  • Woman sentenced to prison in death of newborn son at work

    DETROIT (AP) — A 26-year-old woman on Monday expressed her indescribable pain and regret for the death of her newborn son whom she stuffed into a plastic bag after giving birth to him at her suburban Detroit workplace.

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  • Man Returns To His Ex And Kids While Married To Someone Else

    DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I have been back together for eight months. We were divorced for two years, during which time he remarried. We stayed in contact during his second marriage and he says he still loves me, so he left her. He's now back with me after living on his own for a few months. I'm…

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  • New Mexico man kills friend to stop him becoming 'zombie': police

    A New Mexico man who had been watching the hit TV series "The Walking Dead" beat his friend to death because he believed the victim was turning into a zombie, police said on Monday. Damon Perry, 23, of Prewitt, New Mexico, is charged with murder after allegedly attacking Christopher Paquin, also…

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  • What led Oklahoma woman to crash into homecoming parade crowd?

    A young Oklahoma woman will make her first court appearance Monday after being charged with killing four people and injuring dozens of others by driving her car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade Saturday. The annual celebration turned into a horror scene when Adacia…

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  • No Spouse, No Kids, No Caregiver: How to Prepare to Age Alone

    When Carol Marak was in her 30s, she asked herself whose life she wanted: her brother's -- the life of a successful and well-traveled businessman -- or his wife's -- the life of a woman whose career better accommodated raising three children. The answer was a no-brainer: "My brother was in a…

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    At Least Three Dead After Whale Watching Ship Sinks

    At least three people died when a tour boat carrying 27 people sank off the coast of British Columbia on Sunday.

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  • An intolerable unimaginable heat forecast for Persian Gulf

    WASHINGTON (AP) — If carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current pace, by the end of century parts of the Persian Gulf will sometimes be just too hot for the human body to tolerate, a new study says.

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  • Four women killed in Nebraska crash when SUV swerves to avoid deer

    The driver of the second vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash Saturday night on a highway about five miles south of Beatrice, Nebraska, the Nebraska State Patrol said in a statement. Creighton's president, the Reverend Daniel Hendrickson, said a memorial mass was planned on…

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  • Indonesia arrests India's most wanted criminal after 20 years on the run

    Indonesian police have arrested one of India's most wanted gangsters, sought in more than two dozen murder cases, on the resort island of Bali, Indian federal police said on Monday, ending a two-decade-long international manhunt. Rajendra Nikalje, widely known as Chhota Rajan, has been on…

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    Birthday Girl Raveena Tandon Spotted At A Mall In Mumbai (4 photos)

    Firstly, we wish Bollywood’s most quintessential actress Raveena Tandon a  very very happy 41st birthday! Raveena who was last seen in Bombay Velvet was snapped enjoying a shopping tour with her kids at a mall in South Mumbai. Well, she has a strict ‘no-kids-photography’ policy, and always makes…

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  • South Carolina police stumble upon massive cache of 7,000 guns

    Five county sheriffs with over 120 years of collective law enforcement experience stood in a house outside Pageland, S.C., last Saturday and agreed that they had never seen anything like it. Authorities say they have seized an illegal stash of thousands of guns, most of them stolen, from a house…

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  • Show us respect or ties will suffer, Saudi ambassador tells Britain

    By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Stung by criticism in Britain of his country's human rights record, Saudi Arabia's ambassador in London threatened "potentially serious repercussions" for the two countries' relationship unless a more respectful discourse developed. Saudi Arabia is an absolute…

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  • Here's What Your Manager Is Thinking When You Ask for Time Off

    Time away is one of the most beloved perks of professional employment. Here are some things your manager hopes you consider before you book that trip. In certain industries and companies, there are trends regarding what level or tenure of employee can take time off during high-demand seasons.

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  • Off the Deep End: Man's Drunken Lake Dive Bursts His Bladder

    The injury tore a hole in the 24-year-old's bladder wall, allowing urine to leak into his abdomen, according to a new report of the man's case. Hitting the water with a full bladder was "the equivalent of throwing a water balloon on the sidewalk," said Dr. Bradley Gill, a resident in urology at the…

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  • Florida bear cull called off; hunters kill nearly 300

    (Reuters) - Florida's first bear hunt in two decades, which sparked protests by animal rights activists, was called off after just two days after nearly 300 bears were killed, wildlife officials said on Sunday. The hunt, which was slated to last up to one week and allow as many as 320 black bears…

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  • Actress Charlotte Rae tells 'The Facts of My Life' in memoir

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — In "The Facts of Life," Charlotte Rae played the unflappable Mrs. Garrett, a girls' school housemother who smoothly guided her charges through crises and comedy.

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  • Oklahoma woman charged with killing four people with car to appear in court

    A woman suspected of plowing her car into a crowd at a homecoming rally for Oklahoma State University, killing four and injuring dozens, is set to make her first court appearance on Monday to answer to four counts of second-degree murder. Adacia Chambers, 25, is suspected of driving while…

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