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Seed 'ark' preserves plant diversity

[2017-09-12 08:00]

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts - An ordinary-looking freezer in a sturdy cinder block shed at a suburban Boston botanical garden holds what might be New England's most important seed catalog.

Fashion on upward curve: Plus size model out to prove bigger is beautiful

[2017-09-12 08:00]

NEW YORK - For years, images of impossibly slim, gorgeous, blemish-free women have filled fashion magazines, billboards and television screens.

Cats roam the railway to raise plight of strays

[2017-09-12 08:00]

OGAKI, Japan - A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to let some 30 cats roam on a local train at an event, hoping it will raise awareness of the culling of stray cats.

Mystery surrounds feted photographer who never existed

[2017-09-12 08:00]

SINGAPORE - The fraudster created false identity and stole images, duping netizens and renowned news agencies.

Feast of fusion as designer debuts collection in NY

[2017-09-11 08:55]

NEW YORK - Shanghai label Taoray Wang's newest creations at the New York Fashion Week on Saturday created a visual feast with a fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.

Charles reaches royal milestone

[2017-09-11 08:55]

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II is already the longest serving monarch in British history, and this weekend her son Prince Charles reached another milestone for the royal family.

Protection for species around Easter Island

[2017-09-11 08:55]

SANTIAGO, Chile - President Michelle Bachelet officially created a 740,000-square kilometer marine reserve on Saturday around the remote Easter Island, a move that will protect dozens of species found nowhere else.

Sixteen years after 9/11, ever-vigilant city still on edge

[2017-09-11 08:55]

NEW YORK - It's a typical late summer weekend in New York's Times Square, and tourists from around the world are snapping pictures beneath the commercial hub's iconic neon billboards - watched closely by a heavy contingent of police.

Fairy tale shapes up to take top film prize

[2017-09-11 08:55]

VENICE, Italy - Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water, a dark fairy tale in which a mute cleaning lady falls in love with an aquatic creature, won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

Sloan blasts Venus out of orbit

[2017-09-09 07:31]

NEW YORK - Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys, both struggling with serious injuries just three months ago, advanced to their first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Thursday.

Imagining a World Cup without Messi

[2017-09-09 07:31]

Argentina's woes could turn superstar into sad spectator

'Dreamers' exit may drag on economy

[2017-09-08 09:06]

WASHINGTON - James Harrison, the owner of a Phoenix-based specialty construction firm, employs three workers protected by an Obama-era immigration program that the Trump administration took steps on Tuesday to eliminate.

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