A 15-year-old German girl could not have a horse, so she trained one of her family’s cows to become a show jumper. Luna the cow has come to navigate the pasture with equine ease. (April 5)
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Fans watching the NCAA title game on the UConn campus Monday erupted in cheers when their Huskies won the school’s third title in men’s basketball. (April 5)
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Low-cost carrier AirTran had the best overall performance of the 16 largest US carriers last year in an annual study of airline quality released Monday, knocking the previous leader, Hawaiian Airlines, into second place. (April 4)
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Investigators scouring dense undergrowth for victims of a suspected serial killer along a remote New York beach area found three more sets of remains Monday, authorities said, bringing the total number of bodies to eight. (April 4)
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Aflac held auditions in New York City Monday for those who want to take a quack at being the new voice of the insurer’s ever-abrasive duck mascot. (April 4)
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NASA engineers in California are putting the finishing touches on a Mars mega-rover before shipping it off to Florida for launch later this year. The AP’s John Mone got an inside look at the vehicle named “Curiosity.” (April 5)
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Only one person survived among the 33 UN personnel and crew membOnly one person survived among the 33 UN personnel and crew members aboard a plane that crashed in Congo on Monday, UN officials said. (April 4)
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Federal officials are telling pipeline companies to speed up efforts to repair and replace aging oil and gas lines, saying recent deadly explosions in Pennsylvania and California highlight the need for safety improvements. (April 4)
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Bernie, put down the bong! On Cenk Uygur's MSNBC show this evening, Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator from Vermont who caucuses with the Dems, claimed that rich Americans “have not contributed one nickel to deficit reduction.” Cenk of course failed to challenge Sander's certifiably silly assertion. View video after the jump. Watch Bernie defy reality, and consider that in the last analyzed year, the top 1% paid . . . 38% of all federal income taxes. CENK UYGUR: How are you going to rally progressives? I'm not putting it all on you.
Continue reading …Bernie, put down the bong! On Cenk Uygur's MSNBC show this evening, Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator from Vermont who caucuses with the Dems, claimed that rich Americans “have not contributed one nickel to deficit reduction.” Cenk of course failed to challenge Sander's certifiably silly assertion. View video after the jump. Watch Bernie defy reality, and consider that in the last analyzed year, the top 1% paid . . . 38% of all federal income taxes. CENK UYGUR: How are you going to rally progressives? I'm not putting it all on you.
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