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New York -
It's been almost a year since we first encountered Disco, the amazing budgie with an astounding repertoire. And what a year it has been for the fine-feathered talker. Last week, Disco and his human friends landed on NBC's Today Show.
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Oklahoma City -
Among so much devastation from the horrendous mile-wide tornado that has ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, there is, at least, some good news as an elderly lady and her dog have survived the storm. Updated.
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Mckinney -
A lesbian couple has been forced to break up their happy home by a homophobic Texas judge who threatened to take their two children away if they continued to live together.
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Washington -
The US government, as part the "war on terror," has erected an expensive and extensive surveillance empire, that monitors not just AP reporters but everyone's communications throughout the US and no doubt far beyond.
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A new study shows that elderly people at risk could stave off Alzheimer's disease by taking vitamin B supplements. The study shows that Vitamin B with folic acid reduces brain atrophy in areas of the brain associated with Alzheimer's by up to 90 percent.
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Microsoft revealed the new gaming console Xbox One, featuring voice commands and gesture controls so you can access video games, TV, music and movies without a remote or controller. Also, you can make Skype calls while gaming, the company announced.
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Oklahoma City -
At least 91 people are dead, including 40 children, after a record-breaking tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed including two schools. (Updated)
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This past weekend I was off to photograph a friend at the MudMorial Race in Concord, NC. It sounded like a fun way to celebrate five years of fitness after her heart surgery, but how safe are these races?
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Edmonton -
A 62-year-old man was charged after an SUV accelerated and smashed through a restaurant patio, killing the 2-year-old and injuring three members of his family.
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The parents of an 18-year-old Florida woman, a high-school senior, who had sex with a 14-year-old girl say the charges brought against their daughter are about her sexual orientation, not age differences. They seek to have them dropped.
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London -
In the U.K., new efforts have been announced to tackle what the U.K. government has described as "shockingly low" rates of dementia diagnosis.
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Paris -
Notre Dame Cathedral was evacuated after Paris police say that a man committed suicide at the 850-year-old monument, and popular tourist site.
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It is not a done deal, so Canadians have time to comment on it and sway the outcome, but a French company is planning to build a wind farm at Juno Beach, where 359 Canadians gave their lives in W.W. II. A commission in France is seeking public input.
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The third season of 'Hawaii Five-0' comes to an end with another cliff hanger that expects viewers to come back for the next season.
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Ottawa -
Canadian Prime Minister waded into an ongoing scandal revolving around Senator Mike Duffy, and other senators, Tuesday on Parliament Hill, but offered little substance. The P.M. did not comment directly to reporters on any of those involved.
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A man, Jason Leon, 23, has killed the biggest ever Burmese python captured in Florida. Leon capture the 128-pound, 18-foot-8-inch monster in the Florida Everglades while driving in the night in a rural area of Miami-Dade county.
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London -
How would you like to spend £7,000 on your birthday party? Better still, how would you like your employer to pick up the tab?
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Popular golfer Tiger Woods has confirmed that he has not reconciled with fellow golfer Sergio Garcia following their spat at the TPC Sawgrass last May 11-12 over Garcia's claim that he was distracted by Woods's behaviour during the game.
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The 2013 musical extravaganza may only just have taken place but the Eurovision Song Contest bandwagon continues to roll, with the news that provisional dates for 2014 have already been set.
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Boston -
When Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev came through the doors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the trauma nurses felt ambivalent but duty-bound to care for him.
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