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Laughter really offers best medicine
Did you know that you could laugh your way into good health? Research has shown that laughter is a great natural cure for many medical conditions. And now, three new studies drive home the point on...
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Boys lifting shirts ‘sexualizing’ trend
We’ve heard of girls posting pictures of themselves on Facebook, holding cameras above their heads to get as much cleavage in the shot as possible. Now it’s guys who are getting their kicks by lift...
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Births
Holt — Chloe Aalyiah Holt, daughter of Rodney and Darlene Holt of Paducah, Aug. 9, Western Baptist Hospital. Grandparents are Edward and Darla Jones of Paducah, the late Gloria Holt and the late Bi...
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Microsoft employee who tweeted about unreleased phone no longer with company
Is this a cautionary tale about imprudent/company-policy-violating tweeting, or about a company’s overreaction to such? Joe Marini, a principal program manager for the Web platform on Windows Ph...
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McClathcy-Tribune News Service Spiders gathered in unusual clusters at a field east of the Huffman post office in Anchorage, Alaska, recently, and apparently spread silky thread over fireweed and other plants.
Spider spins web of panic
AKRON, Ohio — Of all possible times to find a huge spider in the car, this had to be the worst. Last week, my son, Ian, opened the passenger-side door, and was greeted by a spider web that spanned ...
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New program helping the homeless find work
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Felix Eddins lives under a bridge, but he says that won’t be his permanent address. “I’ve got plenty of hope,” said the 37-year-old who hopes to someday become a mechanical ...
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Associated Press Dorothy 'Dot' Lindsey (left), Kate Lindsey (center), and Dee Ann Lindsey are the surviving members of Freeman 'Corky' Lindsey's family.
Family learns Korea POW’s fate
PULASKI, Va. — After more than 60 years of wondering, the Lindsey family has finally gotten an answer to a question that’s always weighed heavily on them: What happened to Freeman? Freeman Hopki...
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Guide dogs have to deal with more distractions than ever
LOS ANGELES — Guide dogs and their handlers have always undergone intense training on dealing with distractions from squirrels to skateboarders. But today’s guide dogs have a whole new generation o...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Ashley Cassidey writes a blog entry as she watches televison at her parents' house in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Aug. 31. She has a master's in communications but can't find work in her field of study.
Economy stalls generation
MINNEAPOLIS — Ashley Cassidy has spent most of her career trying to find a way to support herself without her parents’ help. So far, it hasn’t been easy. Cassidy has returned home twice after...
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Associated Press A feral hog eats grass through a fence at Easton View Outfitters in Valley Falls, N.Y. on Aug. 24.
Feral swine destroying crops
FLORENCE, Ala. — It has all the makings of a horror movie — a 300-pound beast with oversized teeth running amok in forests and fields, eating everything it can. Instead, it is a real-life scenar...
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