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The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits t

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel accused China on Friday of using “economic coerci

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in h

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens o

Belching – not flatulence – is the major cause of methane produced by the world’s cows and a Seattle

Cow farts are bad for Earth, but cow burps are worse. New plan could help cows belch less.