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Why Americas Falling Birth Rate Is Sensational News for the Pet Industry
Of course, pet spending also just seems to track pretty closely with disposable income. Two-paycheck households with no children have a lot more extra cash to throw around on premium dog chow and fancy kennels than most singles or young parents, after all. So for those out there who aren't particularly comfortable with Last's brand of cultural criticism, here's another way to ...
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Obama voices concern to Lebanon on Hezbollah role in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House ...
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Obama renewed US support during call to Suleiman
U.S. President Barack Obama called Lebanon President Michel Suleiman on Monday to stress the need for the formation of a new government in Lebanon and holding the parliamentary elections on ...
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Obama Foreign Policy Inaction Proves Costly in Benghazi and Syria
One hundred and fifty four years after Dickens published "A Tale of Two Cities," we again face both the absurdity and the honor of the humans involved. The two cities in this tale are Benghazi and Damascus. As the world and American press engage in mental gymnastics over minimalist arguments, the firestorm far above these issues rages violently. These pygmy issues are myriad: Did the ...
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In Marine Umbrella Incident Republicans Still Deny Obama Is President
Sadly, apparently so. Critics of the president, seemingly not satisfied with the political ammunition provided by genuine scandals and controversies, are sniping about an episode last week wherein President Obama asked U.S. Marines to hold umbrellas over his head and the head of visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two were outside at the White House, holding a joint press ...
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Father of slain girl 10 unsure why home targeted
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. -; A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his Northern California home over the weekend, killing his 10-year-old daughter as she watched ...
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US urges Egypt govt to defend political speech
WASHINGTON -; The Obama administration is calling on the Egyptian government to rein in prosecutions of political expression amid what it called a "growing trend" of efforts to punish and deter people from speaking their ...
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Official FBI agents cause of death unlikely soon
NORFOLK, Va. -; The Virginia medical examiner's office says it will likely be weeks before the cause of death is determined for two FBI agents who died during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia ...
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Arias trial wraps for day continues Tuesday
FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in ...
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Ill. State Police 5 killed in I-70 van crash
VANDALIA, Ill. -; Illinois State Police say five people were killed and six others injured when a van in which they were riding left a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several ...
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NYPD to increase presence after bias killing
NEW YORK -; A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for ...
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Colo. firefighters use ladder truck to rescue bear
This image provided by the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows a bear being rescued from a tree after being tranquilized May 19, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bear weighed between 150 and 200 lbs. State wildlife division spokesman Michael Serpahin a wildlife officer and firefighters put a harness around it. Then they lowered the bear to the ground as it dangled from the ladder. (AP ...
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Obama To Deliver Speech On Counterterrorism Policies Use Of Drones
President Barack Obama reportedly plans to deliver a much-anticipated speech on Thursday outlining his administration's evolving counterterrorism policies.Multiple news sources cited a White House official as saying that Obama will address the use of drones and plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in a speech at the National Defense University.The upcoming speech is seen ...
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Virgin America goes big for first nerd bird flight
Virgin America Inc. is rolling out the red carpet, boarding celebrities and an Austin band, and even launching a water cannon salute upon arrival for its first nonstop flight from Silicon Valley to Silicon Hills. The airline's first "nerd bird" flight from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lands in the Capital City at 3:35 p.m. tomorrow. ...
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Report NPS hantavirus response followed policy
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommend that design changes to tent cabins and other lodging run by private concessionaires first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.The report released Monday by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General found that park ...
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Omaha task force probes 4 slayings 5 years apart
OMAHA, Neb. -- Authorities in Omaha have launched a task force to investigate any connection between last week's killings of a Creighton University professor and his wife and the 2008 slayings of an 11-year boy and his family housekeeper.Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Monday that the public should report any suspicious activity as authorities investigate the deaths of Dr. Roger ...
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Calif. gov cites safety in possible bridge delay
The planned repair for broken seismic safety rods on the new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge could cost between $5 million and $10 million, a state transportation official said ...
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Obama Accelerates Infrastructure Review Process
has signed a presidential memorandum that is intended to cut the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure by months and even years.In March 2012, the president issued an executive order launching an initiative to improve the efficiency of federal review and permitting of infrastructure projects. Since then, government agencies have expedited the review and permitting of 50 major ...
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Keystone XL Opponents Turn Up Heat on Obamas Faux Grassroots
Organizing for Action, the so-called 'grassroots arm' of the Obama administration, was designed to harness the youthful and hopeful energy of its members, and bring the political energy generated during the previous presidential campaigns to help support the current White House agenda.In the last week, however, the group itself has become a target for progressive activists who are fed ...
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Obama to Young Black Graduates Break Cycle of Fatherlessness Set High Standards Stop Using Racism as an Excuse
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) attends the graduation ceremony of the class of 2013 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19, 2013. With Obama are College President John Wilson (L) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert ...
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Obama tries to bounce back after tough scandal-plagued week
ATLANTA--U.S. President Barack Obama complained on Sunday that partisan battles in Washington are holding back stronger economic growth as he tried to recover from one of the most difficult weeks of his ...
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HandM considering production in South America and Africa CEO
STOCKHOLM--Swedish fashion giant H&M is considering starting production in South America and Africa, chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told the Financial Times in an interview published on ...
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Obama set to host leader from Myanmar at the White House
President Obama will become the first U.S. president in nearly 50 years to host a leader from Myanmar at the White House. And he may not mention the name "Burma." Alex Wagner discusses the historic meeting and the meaning behind the ...
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Search dogs at Canada’s borders more likely to sniff out meat than drugs records show
OTTAWA -- Federal search dogs at international border entry points have a penchant for sniffing out one thing more than anything else: meat.The release of the data comes as federal officials question the necessity and effectiveness of the dogs, with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) dismantling some of its search-dog teams over the past year -- a move the federal union believes will erode ...
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Harper escapes to South America
More allegations of questionable accounting from Duffy as critics step up attack OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper darts off to South America Tuesday as his party and office attempt to put a lid on an explosive Senate firestorm at home. Harper will dodge the direct ire of opposition parties this week, which will demand answers after his chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned and Senators ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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