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EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells

Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.

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Officials: Man tied 15 lizards to chest at airport

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

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ALL BUSINESS: Economics 101, by way of toy hamster

In a world full of economic indicators, the best one during the holiday season may prove to be a furry toy hamster.

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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC

Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

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Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue

The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money throu ...

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Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.

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Atheist student groups flower on college campuses

The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."

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Dems snare 60 votes to move ahead on health care

Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top d ...

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Big crowds expected as Palin kicks off book tour

Huge crowds are expected when Sarah Palin kicks off her national book tour in Michigan.

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Go 'Rogue' in brief: Alaska, campaign, family, oil

Not a speed reader? Want to get through Sarah Palin's new book in a flash?

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'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite

Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single day domestic box office ...

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Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of ...

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Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West

Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt wild horse roundups in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.

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Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West

Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.

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Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction

Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him ...

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Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery

The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.

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Clips' broadcasters suspended for Haddadi remarks

Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments abo ...

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12 Klansmen rally briefly before LSU-Ole Miss game

About a dozen hooded Ku Klux Klan members rallied briefly at the University of Mississippi before Saturday's football game with No. 10 LSU.

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Holmgren interested in meeting with Browns

Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren says he would be interested in working for the Cleveland Browns.

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Rain forces LPGA Tour Championship to 54 holes

Persistent rain and wet conditions have washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship, forcing officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.

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Shanahan retires from NHL after 21 seasons

Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career.

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Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slaloms

Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

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Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism

The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular vid ...

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