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Pop culture main reason Calif has Chihuahua crisis
AP – Thu Dec 10, 9:15 am ET Sent 4,907 times

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LOS ANGELES - California has more Chihuahuas than it can handle, and it has Hollywood to blame. Full Story »
College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market
Time.com – Wed Dec 9, 4:55 pm ET Sent 2,082 times

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A college degree may be more expensive today, but it's worth far less in the job market than it once was Full Story »
Germ-free kids may risk more adult illnesses: study
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 9:11 pm ET Sent 1,930 times

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Parents who let their kids romp in the mud and eat food that has fallen on the floor could be helping to protect them against maladies like heart disease later in life, a US study showed Wednesday. Full Story »
'Anti-social network' aims to be Facebook killer app
AFP – Wed Dec 9, 9:40 pm ET Sent 1,271 times

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PARIS (AFP) - Facebook makes you despair? Social networking makes you want to end it all? You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps you kill your virtual identity. Full Story »
Kansas' new Secret Santa gives away about $14K
AP – Thu Dec 10, 3:02 am ET Sent 452 times

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Terminal cancer patient Herman Smithey III left a Kansas City-area hospital wondering how he would pay $100 for antibiotics to treat his recent bout with pneumonia. Full Story »
Stubborn storm leaves behind a shivering nation
AP – Thu Dec 10, 4:42 pm ET Sent 295 times

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - A deadly, windy storm that has paralyzed a wide swath of the nation for days left bitter cold behind as it finally made its exit Thursday, with temperatures below freezing in several states and gusts that made it feel as cold as minus 25. Full Story »
Police kill CD peddler in Times Square shootout
AP – Fri Dec 11, 3:45 am ET Sent 186 times

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NEW YORK - Raymond Martinez was running a common scam on the throngs of holiday tourists in Times Square, pushing shoppers to buy his CDs, police said. But Martinez was no ordinary peddler, they said: He was carrying a loaded pistol and had a handful of business cards from gun dealers in his pockets. Full Story »
Promotion day arrives for white Conn. firefighters
AP – Thu Dec 10, 9:14 pm ET Sent 184 times

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amid blaring bagpipes, the crowd erupted with even louder cheers, whistles and shouts when firefighters entered a high school auditorium to receive their promotional badges after a 5-year legal battle that ended with a U.S. Supreme Court victory. Full Story »
Atheists at Christmas: Eat, drink and be wary
AP – Wed Dec 9, 5:17 pm ET Sent 150 times

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MINNEAPOLIS - Angie O'Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors and she's trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist. Full Story »
Calif. city gets Charlie Brown Christmas tree
AP – Wed Dec 9, 11:45 pm ET Sent 145 times

CONCORD, Calif. - Oh Christmas tree, how puny are your branches. Full Story »
Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes
AP – Thu Dec 10, 5:33 pm ET Sent 124 times

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater. Full Story »
Snow-blanketed US battles freezing winds and ice
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 1:36 pm ET Sent 119 times

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CHICAGO (AFP) - Heavy snow blanketed much of the central United States Thursday after a massive winter storm left residents battling frigid temperatures and icy roads. Full Story »
SC Gov. Sanford wants to reconcile with first lady
AP – Thu Dec 10, 9:14 pm ET Sent 93 times

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COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he still wants to reconcile with the first lady even though Jenny Sanford has made clear she won't be standing by his side in the wake of his affair. Full Story »
SF Bay schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum
AP – Thu Dec 10, 9:43 am ET Sent 86 times

ALAMEDA, Calif. - A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage. Full Story »
Jeweler: White House gate-crasher's watch a fake
AP – Thu Dec 10, 6:07 pm ET Sent 81 times

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WASHINGTON - A couple that crashed a White House party turned over a watch to pay a landscaping debt, but a jeweler is saying it's a fake luxury timepiece. Full Story »
US-born Hispanics see gains in education, income
AP – 24 mins ago Sent 75 times

WASHINGTON - Young Hispanics born in the U.S. are less likely to drop out of school and live in poverty than young Hispanic immigrants, but they have higher exposure to gangs and violence, an independent research group says. Full Story »
Giant oil spill in Alaska likely caused by ice
AP – Wed Dec 9, 10:52 pm ET Sent 66 times

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials believe that ice plugged up a pipeline and likely caused a rupture that sent 46,000 gallons of crude oil and water gushing onto snow-covered tundra on Alaska's North Slope late last month. Full Story »
Detained Americans in Pakistan facing deportation
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ISLAMABAD - Five young American Muslims detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links are most likely to be deported, a local police chief said Friday. Full Story »