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Adult Course Offers Learning For The Sake Of Learning

12:12pm May 31, 2015

by Beth Fertig

The Clemente course provides low-income adults with college-level education about the arts, literature and the humanities — topics often lost in the race to get a practical degree.

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A gate blocks the entrance of a farm operated by Daybreak Foods, on May 17, 2015 near Eagle Grove, Iowa. The facility was reportedly struck by the current outbreak of bird flu. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsick says biosecurity measures are crucial to

Secretary Of Agriculture: Bird Flu Poses 'No Health Issue' To Humans

12:12pm May 31, 2015

The largest outbreak of avian flu in U.S. history is ravaging poultry at farms in the Midwest. Sec. Tom Vilsack says there's no risk of transmission to humans, but egg prices may rise.

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Martin O'Malley performs with his Irish rock group, O'Malley's March, in Baltimore in 2002.

5 Things You Should Know About Martin O'Malley

7:40am May 31, 2015

by Juana Summers

His announcement is quintessentially Baltimore with a venue well-known to area residents and the addition of a well-known local group, the Kelly Bell Band, booked as entertainment.

License plate scanners have helped police locate stolen vehicles and have even assisted in murder investigations. But with their ability to track a person's every move, skeptics worry about privacy.

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Questions Remain About How To Use Data From License Plate Scanners

9:05pm May 30, 2015

by Martin Kaste

The scanners are standard equipment for police, but what's not settled is what happens to all the data collected. That data can link people to certain addresses and flag unusual activity.

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Dan Byers, an elite-cattle breeder, checks the heartbeat on a newborn calf, born from an embryo implanted in a surrogate heifer. Because the calf was delivered via C-section, he sprinkles sweet molasses powder on her to prompt the surrogate mother cow to

America's Elite Cows Don't Give Birth — Their Surrogates Do

2:38pm May 30, 2015

by Abby Wendle

Implanting cows with the embryos of genetically superior heifers is big business these days. It's helping elite cattle breeders and beef and dairy producers spread U.S. cow genetics around the globe.

The sun sets along 42nd Street in Manhattan in 2013 during a semi-annual phenomenon known as

Manhattanhenge Set To Wow New Yorkers

2:14pm May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The semi-annual phenomenon in late May and mid-July each year occurs when the Sun aligns with the street grid in Manhattan, casting a shaft of light between the skyscrapers.

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert addresses the Illinois House in 2013. Hastert is due next week to be arraigned on charges of structuring payments to an accuser and lying to the FBI.

Hastert Due To Be Arraigned Next Week

12:49pm May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Los Angeles Times reports that the FBI spoke with two individuals who made accusations of sexual abuse against the former Speaker of the House.

Flood waters from the Brazos River encroach upon a home in the Horseshoe Bend neighborhood in Weatherford, Texas, on Friday.

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Death Toll In Texas, Oklahoma Floods At 28

9:26am May 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The region is expecting more rain and officials warn that the Colorado River at Wharton could crest today, causing even more flooding in what has been the wettest May on record for the state.

Tex Toler watches the Llano River rise Friday in Llano, Texas, after another round of heavy rains that have brought flooding and deaths to the state.

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Obama Signs Texas Disaster Declaration As Death Toll In Flooding Rises

1:20am May 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"There has been enough rain across Texas during May to cover the entire state nearly 8 inches deep," says the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.

While governor of Texas, Rick Perry refused to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid.

Texas Politicians And Businesses Feud Over Medicaid Expansion

12:12am May 30, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas has turned down federal funds to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Hospitals and some business owners want the money, but it's a tough sell in Republican-dominated state politics.

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