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Administration Lists Polar Bears as 'Threatened Species'

WASHINGTON – Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line: The government has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning. The Interior Department put the bear under …

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Missouri Botanist Rediscovers Strange Parasitic Plant

ST. LOUIS – A scientist with the Missouri Botanical Garden has rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant that hasn’t been seen by botanists in more than 20 years. A single specimen of the plant was found in Mexico in 1985, but the plant wasn’t seen again until St. Louis …

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Three Arrested at Filthy 'Drop House' in Los Angeles Charged

LOS ANGELES – Three Mexican men held dozens of illegal immigrants in a squalid “drop house” in South Los Angeles, where one woman was raped and others say they were threatened with sexual assault, authorities said Friday. Jose Teul, 23, Daniel Pena, 18, and Saul Mendez, 35, were charged with …

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