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Students fight addiction at ‘Recovery High’

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:05 PM PDT

Recovery high schools prevent relapse by supporting kids as they work towards graduation.

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Andy Griffith died of heart attack

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT

The actor, beloved as a small-town sheriff on the popular television program "The Andy Griffith Show," died of a heart attack, according to his death certificate.The actor, beloved as a small-town sheriff on the popular television program "The Andy Griffith Show," died of a heart attack, according to his death certificate.




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Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT

Whites-only Christian gathering riles some Alabama neighbors

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT

  A three-day whites-only religious conference — which will conclude with a flaming cross — in Lamar County, Alabama, has some residents upset at the racist implications while the minister complains that his freedom of speech is being violated.A three-day whites-only religious conference — which will conclude with a flaming cross — in Lamar County, Alabama, has some residents upset at the racist implications while the minister complains that his freedom of speech is being violated.




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The VW, Porsche marriage is back on track

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:50 PM PDT

The on-again/off-again tie-up of Porsche and Volkswagen finally is set to be completed after a series of potentially costly snags that threatened to scuttle the deal.

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Vatican reports it's nearly $19 million in the red

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

The Vatican reported on Thursday that its budget deficit hit $19 million, making 2011 was one of the Holy See's worst financial years on record.The Vatican reported on Thursday that its budget deficit hit $19 million, making 2011 was one of the Holy See's worst financial years on record.




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Lifeguard fired over rescue is offered job back

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT

A Florida lifeguard who was fired for leaving his patrol zone to help rescue a drowning man says he won't accept an offer for his job back, NBCMiami.com reported.

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Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Body of park ranger recovered from Mount Rainier

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:39 PM PDT

Favorable weather conditions Thursday allowed authorities to recover the body of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who fell to his death on June 21.

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PBT: Kidd jilts Mavericks, will join Knicks

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT

PBT: Mark Cuban's PBT: Mark Cuban's "tear it down to build it back up" plan has worked out about as well as Napoleon invading Russia. No Deron Williams. No Steve Nash. No Dwight Howard (yet, at least). Jason Terry leaves for Boston. And now Jason Kidd.




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4 ex-Armstrong teammates reportedly to testify

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie — all former teammates of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong — reportedly have struck a deal with USADA to admit to using doping and to give evidence against Armstrong in exchange for a 6-month ban on professional cycling.Four former teammates of Lance Armstrong who have suddenly found themselves the center of an international media firestorm can stay in the Tour de France.




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Giving severely burned girls a place to find strength

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 07:07 AM PDT




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Teacher likens pupil to 'orangutan' on Facebook

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:16 PM PDT

A teacher who got on Facebook and likened one of her students to an orangutan could wind up losing her teaching license for the derogatory comments she made on the social network.A teacher who got on Facebook and likened one of her students to an orangutan could wind up losing her teaching license for the derogatory comments she made on the social network.




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Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:16 PM PDT

The strange reason diet soda makes you fat

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:51 AM PDT

Want one reason for your beer belly? How about 100 quintillion? That's about how many bacteria live in your gut. And scientists now believe these bacteria can have a significant impact on your weight.Want one reason for your beer belly? How about 100 quintillion? That's about how many bacteria live in your gut. And scientists now believe these bacteria can have a significant impact on your weight.




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Big retailers fighting back against 'showrooming'

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:20 AM PDT

As part of a new turnaround strategy, Best Buy, the nation's largest electronics retailer, is fighting back against 'showrooming' by taking a page out of Apple's retailing play book.

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Drought hits 56 percent of continental US; 'significant toll' on crops

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

The prolonged heat across the Midwest has not only set temperature records, it is also expanding and intensifying drought conditions -- and relief isn't on the horizon for most areas, the National Weather Service reported Thursday.The prolonged heat across the Midwest has not only set temperature records, it is also expanding and intensifying drought conditions -- and relief isn't on the horizon for most areas, the National Weather Service reported Thursday.




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Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Ex-Arizona governor detained at border checkpoint

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT

A 96-year-old former Arizona governor says he holds no grudges against the border patrol agents who he says detained him for more than a half-hour in stifling heat.

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Will online exams mean more test-taking for kids?

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:56 AM PDT

The use of computers is allowing states to give standardized tests multiple times a year. But some educators aren't convinced that's a good thing. The use of computers is allowing states to give standardized tests multiple times a year. But some educators aren't convinced that's a good thing.




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