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The son of a British Duke is selling his estate — a wildlife charity wants to buy it for $40M

Broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough is lending his support to an appeal to raise £30 million ($40 million) to buy and a conserve a huge land estate in the UK.
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U2 looks back on two decades of innovation

Thus was born in Mullen's home the band U2 -- well, almost. The Irish teens didn't choose that name right away; after calling themselves the Hype and the Feedback, the quartet settled on U2, an ...
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Largest ever police raid in Brazil’s favela leaves at least 64 dead

At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security ...
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Florida pharmacy says it wrongly prepped horse meds before match

A veterinary pharmacy in Florida acknowledged Thursday that it incorrectly prepared medication used to treat 21 horses who all died around the time of an international polo match last weekend. The ...
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White House fires commission charged with advising the president on design as Trump pushes construction projects

The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of ...
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Republican calls for end to marriage-tax penalty

Republican calls for end to marriage-tax penalty. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Pat Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, Saturday urged President Clinton to sign a bill elimina ...
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As Kennedy laid to rest, a papal prayer request is revealed

Kennedy, the youngest and last-surviving brother of a heralded Kennedy generation, was laid to rest on a hillside at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his slain brothers, the ...
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Dems vs. McCain on campaign financing

John McCain's campaign said the Republican presidential hopeful has the "constitutional right" to opt out of the public election funds program. In a letter issued Monday to the chairman of the Federal ...
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Lee sidelined for first Ashes Test

Fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test match against England in Cardiff on Wednesday after a scan showed the 32-year-old has torn his abdominal muscle. Lee took six wickets ...
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Kobe Bryant: Suiting up for the 'Redeem Team'

And for Kobe Bryant, a prodigiously talented member of the team, the pressure is on to reproduce the form that made him the NBA's most valuable player of 2008. When he lines up for the U.S. "Dream ...
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U.S. Customs wants airline passenger lists

The head of the U.S. Customs Service is calling on Congress to require that his agency have access to airline passenger lists to help screen for terrorists, officials said Monday. Customs Commissioner ...
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Pentagon: New attacks aimed at similar targets

The Defense Department said a new round of airstrikes on Taliban and al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan on Monday focused on command and control facilities and air defenses. Monday's assaults, which began ...