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The Colorado Springs fire has forced the evacuation of 32,000 residents.

Devastating Colorado Wildfires Most Recent in Decades-Long Surge

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Nora Ephron, 71, Was Good At Endings

Nora Ephron died last night at 71, of pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia

Cowboy Conservationist Frees Whales with Crossbow

Bacteria, Plants Turn Garbage Dump into Beautiful Park

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Things That Are Surprisingly New: Forks, Lunch, Huge Drinks

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That Pixellated Uniform Pattern Was So Bad, The Army Trashed $5 Billion Worth

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With No Human Supervision, 16,000 Computers Learn to Recognize Cats

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The Real Scottish Landscapes That Inspired Pixar’s “Brave”

Disney/Pixar's "Brave" is based on real places in Scotland. Now, "Brave"-centric vacations lets families experience the adventure first hand

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Movie of the Inside of a Woman’s Body as She Gives Birth

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Scientists Confirm that Somali Pirates Are On Holiday Now, Too

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Twitter Bot, “Injured,” Garners Sympathy from “Friends”

The new baby takes his first sip of water.

Adorable, Critically Endangered Baby Sumatran Rhino Born

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117th Element “Ununseptium” Confirmed, Will Get Name Not Stolen From Avatar

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Two Women Finish Olympic 100 Meter Trial At Exactly the Same Thousandth of a Second

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Bike-Powered Helicopter Smashes World Record, Flies for Almost a Minute

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Saudis to Send Women to London Olympics After All

In 45 States, It’s Illegal to Keep Your HIV Status Secret

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Sea Level Rising Three Times Faster Than Average on Northeast US Coast

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The Last of His Kind, Tortoise Lonesome George Dies, Leaving No Offspring

A Midwest field circa 1936

70 Percent of Illinois Is In A Drought (And It’s Better Off Than Indiana)

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