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A lesson from mating birds: The song gets sweeter over time, a Miami scientist finds
MIAMI - On a dewy summer morning, Karla Rivera-Caceres, an ornithology researcher at the University of Miami, crouched i…
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Long-maligned Mary Magdalene now seen as stalwart disciple
MAGDALA, Israel (AP) - If there's a feminist figure from the Bible for the #MeToo era, it could very well be Mary Magdal…
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Nobel Prize winner Malala visits her Pakistan hometown
MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai returned to her hometown Saturday for the …
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump departs from reality on wall, Amazon
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump hailed the start of his long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall this past week, pro…
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Trump's call for tariffs creating anxiety in the farm belt
HOSPERS, Iowa (AP) - In Sioux County, where swine barns interrupt the vast landscape of corn-stubbled fields, exports of…
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Trump goes after Amazon _ again _ over postal delivery
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com, calling its business deal with t…
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Rally seeks justice for black man shot by police in backyard
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The family of Stephon Clark joined hundreds at a rally Saturday, urging California's capital c…
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Male suffered 'serious injuries' in Peoria stabbing
PEORIA - A male was stabbed Friday night in the 300 block of Wayne Street, near In-N-Out Grocery and Liquor, Peoria poli…
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Rivermen notch 37th win in fight-filled 5-2 road finale over Dawgs
ROANOKE, VA. - The Peoria Rivermen notched four unanswered goals, and scored three times in a fight-filled third period,…
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Shots fired at South Peoria gas station with every pump occupied
PEORIA - Shots were fired at a South Peoria gas station early Friday morning, but no injuries were reported, according t…
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Basement fire damages West Bluff house on Saturday
PEORIA - Peoria firefighters responded to a basement fire in the West Bluff on Saturday afternoon, according to a news r…
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Manual graduate, soldier 'Jay' Gibson honored Saturday at community funeral
PEORIA - Black, orange and white balloons filled the sky above Manual Academy on Saturday afternoon following the funera…
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Synthetic marijuana causes one death in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported one death from severe bleeding after the person used synthetic cannabi…
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Peoria Public Library Deputy Director Roberta Koscielski earns national recognition
PEORIA - The national publication Library Journal named Roberta Koscielski, deputy director of Peoria Public Library, a …
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