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Route 66 motels stamped historic

Neon-lit motels along Route 66, once considered tacky, have now been officially stamped as historic landmarks.

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Connecticut Team Takes Top Honors at 2007 Canon Envirothon

A five-member team of high school students from Housatonic Valley High School in Falls Village, Connecticut, are the winners of the 2007 Canon Envirothon.

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Puppy Saved From Pipe

A puppy named Tough Guy is rescued from a sewer pipe in Winfield, MO.

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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...

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Skies to be swept for alien life

The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.

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Pedicabs get legalized in Boston

Boston Pedicab's fleet of 17 bicycle rickshaws was licensed by the Hackney Division of the Boston Police Department Thursday, following Kansas City which permitted pedicabs earlier this month.

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70 Years Young & in 1st Grade

A local man makes the pages of a national magazine.

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Pulitzer widow donates art, $45M to Harvard art museum

The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of 31 works of art and $45 million US from Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former assistant curator and longtime benefactor.

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Secret Santas in 3 states spread cheer, $100 bills

At a suburban Goodwill store on Friday, Theresa Settles selected a large, black comforter to warm her family until she can raise the money to turn the gas heat back on.

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Violinist plays for those who saved his arm

The melodic strains of a violin that emanated Friday from a lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital carried the gratitude of a former patient who nearly lost the ability to play the instrument.

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Police departments look for more fuel-cutting cars

Police Chief Richard Watson admits his department's newest patrol car is a curious departure from its big-horsepower Ford Crown Victorias.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to its Green Car Fleet

Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced last week they will add nearly 5,000 gas/electric hybrid vehicles to its nationwide rental fleet and designate 80 "hybrid rental branches" - locations with a high...

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‘Tough’ toddler found alive after 2 days in woods

Thirsty, dirty and tired after spending two days and nights barely clothed in the wet, chilly woods of Mark Twain National Forest, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to go home.

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Rock Port, Missouri celebrates being “100% wind powered”

We've seen a number of locales pipe in quite a bit of energy from eco-friendly sources, but the community of Rock Port, Missouri is claiming to be 100-percent wind-powered.

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Scientists, doctors unite to fight malnutrition

In a new fight against worldwide hunger, a doctor who has long treated malnourished people is working with plant scientists trying to improve the nutritional content of food.

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Note found in antique chair spurs treasure hunt

Patty Henken always thought she found great value in the rickety rocking chair when she plunked down $200 for it at an auction, figuring she could restore the century-old relic to its former charm.

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Mickie Drake loses 236 pounds, shares her secret to beating obesity

It's often said there's no magic bullet when it comes to losing weight.

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KC Woman Brings Home Adopted Haitian Child

Amanda Taylor was certain it would be years before the adoption of her baby boy from Haiti went through, but it was because of the earthquake in Haiti that baby Isaac is at home in Kansas City.

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New plasma “brush” may mean painless cavity filling

We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded dentist's drill a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic)....

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Google Unveils Ultrafast Web Service

Google on Thursday unveiled an ultrafast Web service along with an Internet television subscription in the Kansas City area as part of a pilot project to boost broadband speeds. The Google Fiber...

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