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    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana daycare owner who authorities say was severely beaten after she refused to hand over three children to their drunken father said she was holding her own against him, until his girlfriend hit her in the face with a snow shovel.

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  • Widower Tells Mom To Butt Out Of Plans With Pregnant Girlfriend

    DEAR ABBY: My son, a widower with two boys, ages 6 and 9, has just informed me that his 33-year-old girlfriend, "Karen," is pregnant and due in five months. He started seeing her three months after his wife died, and they have been an item for eight months. She has been staying at his house every…

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  • New York teen dies after hours-long beating at church

    A New York couple was charged with manslaughter in the death of their 19-year-old son after allegedly beating him for hours during a family counseling session inside the "sanctuary room" of an upstate Christian church, police said on Wednesday. The victim's parents, Bruce Leonard, 65, and Deborah…

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  • Turkey, Saudi warn over Russia's 'Syria mistake'

    Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned Russia over the consequences of its intervention in Syria, with Ankara telling Moscow its bombing campaign in support of the regime was a "big mistake". The two majority Sunni Muslim powers both support the moderate opposition in Syria and have been…

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    Monstrous El Nino expected to hit Southern California

    Big storms are expected this winter, prompting warnings of El Nino in Southern California.

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  • This is why Americans are overweight

    America is in the midst of a health crisis when it comes to both obesity and heart disease, two serious conditions which often go hand in hand. Hardly a controversial or surprising statement, the statistics in this regard speak volumes. As is stands today, heart disease is the leading cause of…

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  • Outrage as Danish zoo dissects lion in front of children

    A Danish zoo on Thursday dissected a lion in front of a group of children, in an educational event condemned as a "macabre spectacle" by animal rights groups but given a thumbs-up by many Danes. The nine-month-old lion was one of three that Odense Zoo in central Denmark put down in February, on the…

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  • Teammates remember Lamar Odom's productive, selfless career

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Lamar Odom's marriage to Khloe Kardashian introduced him to untold millions of fans who don't know a power forward from a paparazzo, reality television notoriety was only a small part of a life largely spent in basketball.

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  • Poll finds Trump 'most electable Republican for 2016.' Really?

    Donald Trump doesn't just defy the laws of political gravity. A whopping 47 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in Nevada said Mr. Trump has the best chance of winning the general election next November, according to a new CNN/ORC poll out Wednesday. Recommended: What do you know about Donald…

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  • Mexican boy arrested for murder-for-hire via Facebook

    A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Mexico for killing a man after he was allegedly contacted on Facebook and offered $1,900 to commit the crime, authorities said. Prosecutors said the minor was caught on Saturday as he tried to flee the scene of the crime in the northwestern city of Tijuana, which…

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  • Police: Brothers were beaten in church to make them confess

    NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church — one fatally — in an effort by their parents, sister and other members to get them to confess their sins, police said Wednesday in a case involving an insular congregation that had sparked gossip and suspicion among…

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    15 Lego Wedding Cake Toppers For Your Delectation (16 photos)

    A delightful collection of Lego wedding cake toppers, featuring Harry Potter, Batman, Elvis and more!  Lovingly created by Heart of Bricks .

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  • Mother of Saudi youth facing beheading urges Obama to intervene

    The mother of a youth facing beheading for taking part in protests in Saudi Arabia has pleaded with US President Barack Obama to "rescue my son" in an interview published by the British daily the Guardian Thursday. The sentence against Ali al-Nimr, a Shiite Muslim who was only 17 when he was…

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  • 7 Ways Social Security Will Change in 2016

    There wasn't enough inflation in 2015 to trigger a cost-of-living adjustment to monthly benefits. This is the third time there has been no Social Security payment increase since automatic cost-of-living adjustments began in 1975. In January 2015 the cost-of-living adjustment was 1.7 percent.

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  • Fungus found in brains raises Alzheimer's questions

    Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers, researchers said Thursday, relaunching the question: might the disease be caused by an infectious microbe? There is no conclusive evidence, but if the answer turns out to be "yes", it means Alzheimer's Disease (AD) may be…

    AFP

  • Wyoming man found dead after cliff diving accident in Arizona

    The body of a 29-year-old Wyoming man was recovered on Wednesday from a northern Arizona lake after he plunged about 90 feet (27 meters) to his death while cliff diving, authorities said. Burke was reported to have jumped off a cliff and into the lake last week during an outing with friends, but he…

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  • Lamar Odom's spiral leaves ex-NBA star fighting for his life

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom didn't last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.

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  • 747 plane engine snaps off during Iran flight, no injuries

    An engine of a Boeing 747 operated by Iran's Mahan Air detached from the plane Thursday shortly after takeoff from Tehran, causing terror among passengers but no injuries, local media reported. The 747, with 300 passengers on board, was on a flight from the capital's Mehrabad airport to Bandar…

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  • Man Breaks Into Church, Puts on Priest's Robes and Commits Lewd Act at Altar

    Surveillance footage released by police in Cambridge shows the identified man inside St. Sava Serbian Church last month.

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  • Dead mouse found in Subway sandwich in Oregon

    LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — A Subway customer says he found a dead mouse in a sandwich at a restaurant on the Oregon coast.

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