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Baltimore cease-fire brings glimmer of hope

[2017-08-12 09:12]

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Erricka Bridgeford points out the intersection where her cousin was shot dead in 2015, an all-too-familiar tragedy in gang-wracked Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in the United States.

Moon to spoil meteor show

[2017-08-12 09:12]

PARIS - A bright moon will outshine the annual Perseids meteor shower, which will peak Saturday with only one-fifth the usual number of shooting stars visible from Earth, astronomers said.

Pig gene editing provides organs safe for humans

[2017-08-12 09:12]

WASHINGTON - Scientists seeking to make pig organs safe enough to transplant into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released on Thursday.

Goat reigns supreme in Irish town

[2017-08-12 09:12]

KILLORGLIN, Ireland - For a few days this week, a goat will be king of a small town in Ireland's rural south west.

Climate catastrophe etched in Peru's past

[2017-08-11 08:23]

LIMA - Peru's archaeological ruins of Vichama, built by Peru's Caral culture, contain "the collective memory of climate change that occurred more than 3,800 years ago", said Peruvian archaeologist Aldemar Crispin, who is in charge of field research at the site.

End of era for typewriting tests in India

[2017-08-11 08:23]

MUMBAI - The unmistakable chatter of typewriters outside courthouses and government offices will soon fall silent in India's financial capital Mumbai as stenography colleges on Friday hold their final manual exams.

Game of Thrones fans shun spoilers from HBO hack

[2017-08-11 08:23]

NEW YORK - For many Game of Thrones fans, the routine spoilers are bad enough: You miss an episode, then stumble on an unsought plot twist before you've had a chance to catch up.

Ancient beast named after Motorhead's frontman

[2017-08-11 08:23]

WASHINGTON - A ferocious sea-going crocodile that menaced coastal waters about 164 million years ago during the Jurassic Period has been given a name honoring the similarly ferocious looking heavy-metal rocker Lemmy, the late frontman for the British band Motorhead.

New hope for Japan's summer delicacy

[2017-08-11 08:23]

FUJISAWA, Japan - The summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their mysterious migrations become increasingly endangered.

Report refutes hoax claim by Trump

[2017-08-10 08:28]

Just days after the Trump administration submitted a letter to the United Nations withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord, a leaked government draft report showed that climate change is already having an impact on the country.

Vietnam's shrimp farmers fish for fortunes

[2017-08-10 08:28]

SOC TRANG, Vietnam - With a flashy gold watch and a chunky matching ring, Tang Van Cuol looks a far cry from the average Vietnamese farmer as he slings back a shot of rice wine and boasts about his projected earnings.

Country music legend Glen Campbell dies

[2017-08-10 08:28]

WASHINGTON - Country music legend Glen Campbell, the mellow-voiced "Rhinestone Cowboy" who sold millions of albums over a career that spanned decades, has died at the age of 81.

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