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Day: April 18, 2013

Zoomobile coming to Lime Creek

MASON CITY – The Zoomobile from the Minnesota Zoo is coming to the Lime Creek Nature Center on Monday, April 29 at 4 p.m. for a special “after school” program. People of

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Americans like keeping finances private

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 17 (UPI) — More U.S. residents prefer to share details about their weight than their finances, a survey released Wednesday indicated. There are gender differences, the financial services group

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Man blames police standoff on diabetes

FORT PIERCE, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) — A man who engaged in a 4-hour standoff with police in Florida this week blamed his behavior on his diabetes, authorities say. TCPalm.com reported Tuesday

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Biothreat detector being developed

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 2 (UPI) — Researchers in California say they’re developing a medical instrument that can quickly detect a number of biothreat agents such as anthrax or botulism. Scientists at the

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Expert: Ricin terror plot not doable

GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 9 (UPI) — Bioterrorism experts say the four Georgia men accused of plotting domestic terror by making and distributing the toxin ricin in U.S. cities would have failed. The

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4 alleged militia members indicted

GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 4 (UPI) — Four men have been charged by federal prosecutors in Georgia with plotting to acquire silencers and the deadly poison ricin to use against the government. An

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Market roller coaster closes lower

NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. markets went through another dramatic mood swing Wednesday, this one dropping stocks sharply after two days of triple-digit adjustments. The Dow Jones industrial average and

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