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Australia's pristine beaches coated with black oil after cargo ship spill
Associated Press WriterBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Authorities declared a disaster zone Friday along a stretch of some of Australia's most pristine and popular beaches after tons of fuel oil that leaked from a stricken cargo ship rolled ashore as black sludge. The...Tags: Disasters, Emergency Incidents, Beverage Industry, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Associated Press
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FBI: soldier dressed like The Joker shot dead in Shenandoah National Park hours after stabbing
FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A soldier dressed and wearing face-paint like Batman villain The Joker was shot and killed by police in the Shenandoah National Park after he pointed a loaded shotgun at them after a chase, an FBI affidavit says. Army Spc....Tags: Fort Eustis, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Firearms, Police Investigations
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Broward County: Sea turtle may have starved
A sea turtle found dead on Hollywood beach was a rare species that appears to have starved, a Broward County official said Thursday. The sea turtle was found in front of the Westin Diplomat on Wednesday. Lou Fisher, natural resource specialist at the...Tags: Texas, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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Soldier shot by police idolized "the Joker"
247-7821++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ NORFOLK — A Fort Eustis soldier who was killed Sunday in a shootout with police was described as idolizing the Joker from "Batman," and he painted his face during a failed getaway attempt that took him...Tags: Fort Eustis, Injuries, Employees, Police, Batman
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Upcoming concerts: The ones to watch
Music Pop DJ Le Spam & Allstars — 5:30 Friday at Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-579-6675. Choral Festival — Songs of My Family. With Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus, Miami Gay Men's Chorus, George Takei, Sharon Gless. 8...Tags: Bolt (movie), Music Theater, Georgia O'Keeffe, Broadway, Miami Art Museum
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Volunteer 'right at home' with history
247-7429Williamsburg resident Jerome Bridges might have retired as an interpretive park ranger at Newport News Park, but he can still be found interpreting history as a volunteer at places like Historic Jamestowne and Colonial Williamsburg. At Historic...Tags: Elizabeth II, Historic Jamestowne, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Barack Obama, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Obama likes 'science' - but whose?
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley President Obama is big on science. He said as much on the campaign trail, where he ripped President George W. Bush for suppressing scientific debate in the federal government; in his transition to the White House, when......Tags: Health Organizations, Barack Obama, National Government, Natural Resources, Clubs and Associations
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Wis. compiles final deer population numbers
Wisconsin wildlife officials have compiled their final post-hunt deer population figures. The Department of Natural Resources now estimates about 1 million deer were left after the close of all hunting seasons in January. The agency released preliminary...Tags: Population, Hunting, Wisconsin
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Eustis soldier shot by police was obsessed with "the Joker"
247-7821The FBI has charged a woman with helping her boyfriend after he allegedly stabbed a fellow soldier at Fort Eustis and fled across the state. Her boyfriend, Army Spc. Christopher Lanum, 25, was killed hours later in a shootout with police. He was later...Tags: Injuries, Employees, Fort Eustis, Police, Batman
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Wildlife officials euthanize first salmon-eating sea lion at Oregon's Bonneville Dam
Associated Press WriterPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a sea lion trapped below Bonneville Dam is the first to die in a campaign to protect the salmon the animals feed on. The agency said Thursday the sea lion had a viral lesion that...Tags: Animals, Oregon, Associated Press, Shedd Aquarium
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Dead sea turtle rare for South Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelA sea turtle found dead on Hollywood Beach was a rare species that appears to have starved to death and was too badly decomposed for a necropsy, a Broward County official said today. The sea turtle was found in front of the Westin Diplomat Wednesday...Tags: Texas, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Science, Natural Resources
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Convicted man apparently kills himself at Yosemite
Associated Press WriterAuthorities at Yosemite National Park in California were looking for the body of a Connecticut man who went over North America's highest waterfall earlier this week in an apparent suicide. National Park Service officials identified the man as David...Tags: Rivers, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Waterbury, California
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