Confronting an outbreak of Tibetan protest in western Sichuan Province, Chinese authorities have cordoned off the area.

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Chinese Crack Down to Curb Spread of Tibetan Unrest

In less than two weeks, scores of the mammals have washed ashore and died at a rate unusually high even for the area, which is considered a hotspot for strandings.

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Influx of Dolphins Stranded on Cape Cod Perplexes Rescuers

Matthew Branch and his wife Rachel Sayre decided to finally put down roots in Washington. After several months of searching for a house, the couple just made an offer on a detached home in the Northwest neighborhood of Takoma. Branch, 32, doesn’t seem particularly anxious about diving headfirst into the area’s housing market. “I think it’ll probably appreciate, but it’s anybody’s game,” he said. “It’ll be interesting to see what happens.” Read full article > >

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Buying or selling a home in 2012? Here’s what you need to know.

Matthew Branch and his wife Rachel Sayre decided to finally put down roots in Washington. After several months of searching for a house, the couple just made an offer on a detached home in the Northwest neighborhood of Takoma. Branch, 32, doesn’t seem particularly anxious about diving headfirst into the area’s housing market. “I think it’ll probably appreciate, but it’s anybody’s game,” he said. “It’ll be interesting to see what happens.” Read full article > >

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Police investigating the murder of a man who was shot dead in Paisley say a firearm found in the area may be linked to the case.

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Firearm linked to shooting murder

The authorities in Pennsylvania and New York City say they have made no connection between Joshua Rubin, the owner of Whisk Bakery Cafe, and the area in Pennsylvania where his body was found.

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Death of Coffee Shop Owner, Joshua Rubin, Leaves Questions

Backers of a “geopark” in the Highlands are continuing with efforts to promote its geology after the area lost its Unesco recognition.

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New work at status loss ‘geopark’

Glaciers in the French Alps have lost a quarter of their area in the past 40 years, according to new research.

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French Alpine glaciers in retreat

Explore where accidents happen in your area

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Crash map: UK road deaths

Occupy Wall Street protesters camped outside City Hall in Los Angeles defy an eviction deadline, with some 1,000 people flooding into the area.

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Occupy LA defy eviction deadline

About the daters. … Dating history as a TV show … Jeff:  John Cusack starred in my dating movie about four times. Kayla:  Attractive young professional, having a great time in D.C., but every guy she meets is training to be a pilot in the military. For some reason, men in uniform headed to flight school keep gravitating toward her. Find out in the next episode if she can meet her perfect match. Will he actually be a local and live in the area, or will this girl just declare herself a “No Fly Zone”? Read full article > >

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Date Lab: Will a Marine’s revelation take this date from ‘oo-rah’ to ‘ruh-roh’?

Law enforcement authorities in Washington were investigating a report late Friday that gunshots had been fired near the White House. Apparently the area involved is south of the Executive Mansion, possibly between the Ellipse and the Washington Monument. Read full article > >

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Everybody has weak spots in their character, fault lines in their personality where the right earthquake at the wrong time can lead to personal catastrophe. Most of us are fortunate that our worst experience doesn’t hit us with its biggest jolt in exactly the area where our flaws or poor judgment or vanity is most dangerously in play. It’s part good luck if we don’t disgrace ourselves. Read full article > >

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With his decision to remain until the end of the season, Penn State Coach Joe Paterno reaches a sad conclusion

At least 1,000 people are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has stopped flights in and out of the area.

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About 2,000 people, including tourists, are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has halted flights in the area, officials say.

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Everest trekkers stranded by fog