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Montana Woman Wins $460,096 on Lotto A Montana woman won a Wild Card jackpot worth $460,096 three days before her ticket expired. The ticket was due to expire on Friday when Louise Malvey redeemed it....
View ArticlePresidential Pardon Sought for Former Heavyweight Champion
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is seeking a presidential pardon for John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, the nation’s first black heavyweight boxing champion. The resolution was introduced on Wednesday by both...
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Statue Opening Her Crown Again
The Statue of Liberty (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) The crown of the Statue of Liberty will be opened to the public again on July 4, almost nine years after closing following the September...
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Twitter Cat Draws Half a Million Followers
(http://twitter.com/sockington)A cat named Socks is quickly becoming the next pet celebrity. Socks, also known as Sockington, is a cat from Waltham, MA. The cat uses the website Twitter to share his...
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Obama Chooses Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Pres. Obama stands alongside his nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 26, 2009. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty...
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Dept. Energy Approves State Energy Plans
Pres. Obama speaks alongside Energy Secretary Steven Chu (L) on U.S. energy policy. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)The U.S. Department of Energy has approved 16 State Energy Program spending plans as...
View ArticleSmokey the Bear Celebrates 65th Birthday
Popular mascot Smokey the Bear will be celebrating his 65th birthday by reminding Americans once again to help prevent wildfires during the summer. The Advertising Council joined with the U.S. Forest...
View ArticlePit Bulls Rescued in Multi-State Raid
Over 400 pit bulls were seized in a multi-state raid in what officials are calling largest dog fighting crackdown in U.S. history last week. The raid by tasks forces were conducted across six states by...
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Tycoon Halts Plans for Texas Windmill Farm
T. Boone Pickens (R) speaks as U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (L) listens during a news conference on to introduce the 'New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions' (NAT GAS) Act on Capitol Hill...
View ArticleShortest Known Burglar in U.S.
It is a crime caught on camera. However, the main suspect in the robbery is a biped other than human. Surveillance cameras at Plant and Planters, a Richardson, Texas nursery, recorded an unusual thief...
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China May Appeal WTO Ruling on Entertainment Imports
In February 2009, China blocked a Hollywood film 'Shanghai' starring actor John Cusack (R) and actress Gong Li (L) due to concern over its script. The film was about Japan's invasion of China during...
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‘Lion of Senate’ Edward Kennedy, 77, Passes Away
Sen. Ted Kennedy succumbed to cancer at age 77. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) U.S. Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy died on Tuesday night after a lengthy battle with brain cancer at his home in Hyannis...
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‘Giant’ Oil Discovery in Gulf of Mexico
British energy giant BP has announced a 'giant' oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. (Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images)London-based British Petroleum PLC said it has made a 'giant' oil discovery that may...
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President Declares Swine Flu National Emergency
U.S. President Barack Obama returns from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)President Barack Obama declared the...
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College Tuition Rises Again
Brandon Hemphill fills out a form as Jesus Cisneros looks on during a stop on the Empowerment Tour September 4, 2009 in San Francisco, California. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images) Parents and students...
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Fort Hood Ceremony Honors Victims of Mass Shooting
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle view the Fallen Soldier Memorial at Fort Hood on November 10, 2009 during a ceremony honoring the 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at the army base...
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Atlantis Leaves Station for Final Flight of 2009
The Atlantis space shuttle lifts off on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center for its final round trip of the year. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)The space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space...
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Joule Biotechnologies Creates a New Fuel Source
Power lines on Nov. 26 in Central Israel. (David Silverman/Getty Images)First came corn and cane as biomass renewable energy, and then celluose and algae. This year, a new contender to the biofuel...
View ArticleFBI Asking for Help to Locate Civil Rights Victims’ Next of Kin
In April 1963 William Lewis Moore took on a solo march from Tennessee to Mississippi to deliver a letter urging the governor to support civil rights. Moore's journey ended in Attalla, Alabama. On April...
View ArticleUCLA to Research Education Uses of Social Networking Sites
Social media sites aren't just for networking anymore. UCLA is now using them to support health care education. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health has given UCLA a $1.1...
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