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New Mexico's Biggest Crocodile Identified

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Unlabeled fossils — a jawbone, some teeth and armored plates — have been identified as those of a 30-foot-long crocodile, the largest that ever lived in prehistoric New Mexico. The fossils of the predator had been stored, unclassified, for six years among the 100,000 fossils at the …

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Congress Struggles to Finish Catchall Bill Before Weekend

WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators Thursday were closing in on a deal on a massive tax and trade package that is the main obstacle to bringing the 109th session of Congress to an end. Senate aides said they had reached tentative agreement on the legislation, which would extend tax breaks affecting …

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Aid Workers: 250 Killed in East Africa Flooding

NAIROBI, Kenya – About 250 people have been killed and 100,000 have lost their homes as catastrophic floods ravaged East Africa, aid workers said Friday as rains continued to pound the impoverished region. Floods have hit Kenya, Somalia, Rwanda and Ethiopia, affecting more than 1.8 million people, according to the …

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