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Vietnam warns of dire impact from planned Mekong dams
Associated Press | April 5, 2016 12:08 amResearch commissioned by Vietnam has warned of devastating environmental and economic effects for millions of people living along the Mekong River if 11 proposed dams… -
India’s Bihar state bans all alcohol sales, starting Tuesday
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:49 pmPATNA, India (AP) — The Indian state of Bihar completely banned the sale of alcohol in a surprise move Tuesday, including liquor at bars and… -
One post at a time, a bombing survivor shares his healing
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:41 pmBRUSSELS (AP) — In the days since Islamic State suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport, survivor Walter Benjamin has been plugging away on Facebook from… -
Atlanta mayor latest to ban city travel to North Carolina
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:38 pmATLANTA (AP) — The mayor of Atlanta is joining other city and state officials in banning taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina over its new law… -
McDonald’s in Thailand blames rat sighting on local sewers
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:16 pmBANGKOK (AP) — McDonald’s in Thailand has apologized to customers after a video surfaced online showing a large rat scurrying around a dessert counter at… -
Facebook programs computers to describe photos for the blind
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:05 pmMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook is training its computers to become seeing-eye guides for blind and visually impaired people as they scroll through the… -
Subway posting calories nationally as regulation lags
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 11:01 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Subway is moving ahead and posting calorie counts on its menu boards nationally despite another delay in a federal rule requiring… -
Napoleon’s last home recreated in Paris’ exhibition
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 10:52 pmPARIS (AP) — France’s national army museum has recreated the home where Napoleon lived his final years, bringing furniture and belongings from the remote Atlantic… -
California woman gives up home to care for thousands of cats
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 8:44 pmPARLIER, Calif. (AP) — It started with a few kittens. But nearly a quarter century later, a California woman has transformed her 4,000-square-foot home into… -
Grouse suit seeks to block new fences on BLM land in Nevada
Associated Press | April 4, 2016 8:28 pmRENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing the Bureau of Land Management to block the construction of fences in northern Nevada they say are intended…