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'Odysseo' to offer plenty of horsepower in Burbank
Cavalia’s latest traveling equestrian show, Odysseo, is galloping through Burbank again, bringing nearly 70 horses and 45 acrobats in front of audiences starting Wednesday. “It's the most magical and enthralling show,” said William...
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Toshiba Classic dates announced
The Toshiba Classic, which will have its 20th anniversary in 2014, has announced dates for the Champions Tour event. The tournament will take place March 10-16 at Newport Beach Country Club. Organizers are hoping for another successful year with...Tags: Toshiba Corporation, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Diabetes, Culture
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Pledging solidarity with Israel
Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, a member of the South African Parliament pledged his "solidarity with Israel" at a recent luncheon event hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County and the South Florida...Tags: Politics, Judaism, Israel, Elections, Palm Beach County
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Abrupt climate shifts spurred Stone Age innovation in Africa
A rapid shift in climate that brought wetter and warmer conditions in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age helped propel innovation and cultural advances in early man, a study has found. Paleontologists have long known that anatomically modern...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, Invention and Innovation
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California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus
Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...
Tags: Science, Research, Biology, Conservation, Science and Technology
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: National Government, Entertainment, China, Christoph Waltz, African Union
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Invasive frogs carry amphibian-killing fungus
African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the...
Tags: Science, Biology, Science and Technology
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Father and son sentenced to prison for rhino horn trafficking
Behind an unassuming storefront in Orange County's Little Saigon, prosecutors say, was the driving force behind an illicit international trade in rhinoceros horns. Vinh Chuong "Jimmy" Kha and Felix Kha may never have journeyed to the savannas of Africa,...
Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Prisons, Justice System, Prosecution
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Father, son sentenced to prison for rhino horn trafficking
Saying she wanted to send a message against the “extremely serious” crime of trafficking in rhinoceros horns, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a father and son to nearly four years in prison for selling hundreds of pounds of horns highly...
Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Prisons, Vietnam, Justice System
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Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...
Tags: Consumers, Transportation Industry, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Air Transportation, Travel
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Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
KAMPALA, Uganda — He is a celebrity across eastern and central Africa, a gospel music star known to many as the "Dancing Priest." But for years he also was a keeper of painful secrets — his own and many others'. In going public, Anthony...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Uganda, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Entertainment
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Best Travel Deals
$293 WELLSBORO June 15-16 tour includes free time at the Pennsylvania Laurel Festival with reserved seats for the parade and time to enjoy the Arts, Crafts and Collectibles Fair and the International Streets of Food. Also see Pennsylvania's Grand...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, International Travel, Entertainment, Cruises
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