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Aid trickles into Philippines amid gruesome typhoon scenes

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced a daunting relief effort that had barely begun Monday, as bloated bodies lay uncollected and uncounted in the streets and survivors pleaded for food, water and medicine.

 
51st state? Rural Colorado voters approve secession idea

The nation’s newest state, if rural Colorado residents had their way, would be about the size of Vermont but with the population of a small town spread across miles of farmland.

Grand Canyon flood to churn sediment, build sand bars

An abundance of sand in the Colorado River is giving federal officials an opportunity to flood the waterway to spread the sediment throughout the Grand Canyon, creating sandbars and beaches for campers as well as protection for archaeological sites.

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Record number of foreign students hit U.S. campuses

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels.

Satellite crashes harmlessly – but what about next time?

A research satellite crashed early Monday into the Atlantic Ocean between Antarctica and South America. It caused no known damage. But there’s lots more “space junk” that will eventually come down.

Comics lovers will be drawn to Ohio museum

There is a place where Snoopy frolics carefree with the scandalous Yellow Kid, where Pogo the possum philosophizes alongside Calvin and Hobbes. It’s a place where Beetle Bailey loafs with Garfield the cat, while Krazy Kat takes another brick to the noggin, and brooding heroes battle dark forces on the pages of fat graphic novels.

Smartphones seen tripling to 5.6 billion by 2019

The number of smartphones is forecast to triple to 5.6 billion globally by 2019, accounting for more than 60 percent of cellphones.

 
ABC’s Amy Robach to have double mastectomy

A month after undergoing a mammogram on “Good Morning America,” ABC’s Amy Robach said Monday she has breast cancer and will have a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery this week.

Dad denies son McDonald’s, psychologist wants visitation denied

Saying no to a toddler’s demands for a McDonald’s meal got a father branded an inept parent, he says in a lawsuit claiming a psychologist urged a judge to curtail his parental visits over the dinner debacle.

French out-tough United States on Iran nuclear program

When Iran appeared close to a preliminary deal with world powers over its nuclear program, France stepped up to say: Not so fast — a surprise move that exposed divisions among the United States and other Western negotiators who had long been in lockstep on the issue.