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Insect festival provides fun and learning for all

David Leffler April 23, 2012

All kinds of insects, creepy-crawlers and bugs were on display for people to see, touch and learn about on Saturday. Insecta Fiesta, which was held at the UT Texas Natural Science Center’s Breckenridge...

Md. neighborhood watch trial set against Fla. fury

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

RENO, Nev. — Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. Around 8 a.m. yesterday the explosion rattled windows...

UT selects private legal team for Fisher case

Andrew Messamore April 23, 2012

At the request of President William Powers Jr., UT has chosen a private legal team with noted experience defending affirmative action to represent the University in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. UT...

Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in Mexico

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report. The...

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US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support for at least...

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Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move

The Associated Press April 23, 2012

SANFORD, Fla. — By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman’s defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors’...

More firings likely at US Secret Service

The Associated Press April 20, 2012

WASHINGTON — A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal said more firings could be imminent following the ouster of three agency employees. “I wouldn’t...

Cops: McDonald’s worker spit in customers’ drinks

The Associated Press April 20, 2012

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — A South Carolina county’s deputies say a McDonald’s employee spit in two customers’ cups of iced tea after the drinks were returned because they weren’t...

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2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site

The Associated Press April 20, 2012

BARATARIA BAY, La. — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil...

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection

The Associated Press April 20, 2012

CHANTILLY, Va. — NASA turned over space shuttle Discovery on Thursday to the Smithsonian Institution, the first in its orbiter fleet to be transferred to a U.S. museum. The U.S. Marine Drum and...

Afghan leader condemns US troop photos

The Associated Press April 20, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the bloodied remains of three suicide bombers as “disgusting” and said Thursday that...

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