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FILE - In this April 2, 2013 file photo, Pelicans and cormorants gather on the cliffs above the cove in the affluent La Jolla section of San Diego, San Diego officials have announced a plan to rid the scenic beaches of La Jolla of stinky bird poop smell after declaring the excrement a health...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom spacecraft to be launched. The satellite, which...

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HONOLULU (AP) — Thirty-five plants and three snails found on Molokai, Lanai, Maui and Kahoolawe are getting endangered species status, an environmental group announced Friday. The Center for Biological Diversity said the protections are the result of a 2011 settlement it reached with the U.S....

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Robert Bentley has signed two bond issues into law, along with a bill changing Alabama's campaign finance law. Bentley spokesman Jeremy King said Friday the governor signed a $30 million bond issue to repair six schools damaged by tornadoes in 2011 and 2012....

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Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. 3rd GRADE FCAT SCORES REMAIN STATIC Third-grade math and reading FCAT scores remained static while writing scores have jumped significantly. Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of the...

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Here's a look at Netflix since its stock peaked in July 2011 at nearly $305. Netflix had just announced an unpopular price increase in the U.S., and investors got worried by the intensity of the customer backlash. Even after subscriber complaints subsided, investors remained concerned about...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients. The House early Friday passed legislation by a vote of 114-7 that would require food to be labeled as genetically engineered but only...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — People who rely on the state for health care and education pleaded Friday with senators to keep those programs off the chopping block in next year's $25 billion budget, in what has become an annual struggle to stave off cuts to services amid the state's financial...

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GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades. The quake centered near Greenville downed chimneys and sent...