All Stories from July 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Webcams make Alaska bears accessibleJul 29, 2012 7:09 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to your computer or smartphone. Without having to ...
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Charities help pets when foreclosure victims can’tJul 29, 2012 6:55 am - LOS ANGELES — Carla Waller believes in promises. She was married for 37 years, held one job for 35 and never adopted a pet she didn’t keep for life. Until now. Waller an...
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Feds urge colleges to adopt new student aid formJul 29, 2012 6:50 am - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging colleges and universities to adopt an easy-to-understand financial aid form to help students determine where to study, how...
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Small Business Majority breaks away from pack, supports ObamacareJul 29, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — When John Arensmeyer owned a high-tech company, he didn’t think the organizations that lobbied on behalf of small business really represented him — or many ot...
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Chefs of world leaders boost diplomacy with foodJul 29, 2012 6:12 am - PARIS — They feed the powerful and are most at home in the kitchen. But French President Francois Hollande contends that the chefs who cook for the leaders of the world ...
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Playground design goes on a nature hikeJul 29, 2012 6:09 am - Architect and playground builder Ron King is part of a robust movement to bring back more natural play, with environments that serve up some messiness and risk-taking al...
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Run, swim and pose where Olympic champs reignedJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - SYDNEY — In Sydney, you can swim in the same pool where Ian Thorpe won five Olympic medals in 2000. In Berlin, you can pose for photos in the stadium where Jesse Owens w...
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On the road: Let Brat Days beginJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - Midwest How bratty Sheboygan, Wis., on the shores of Lake Michigan, is wienie heaven during Brat Days. Expect wall-to-wall free musical performances, a carniva...
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Manhattan's Hudson Park now a recreation destinationJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — In the last decade, the decrepit piers and industrial zones along five miles of the Hudson River on Manhattan's West Side have been utterly transformed. Hudso...
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Nevada's high unemployment makes election a toss-upJul 29, 2012 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS — They're called “the cooler crowd,” and Las Vegas is greeting them with ambivalence: A stream of post-recession tourists ready for fun but watching their wall...