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Fishermen catch crocodile in Rio Grande
Oct 8 2006 9:02PM (CT)
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) - Mexican fishermen captured a 7.5-foot crocodile in the Rio Grande, the river that divides part of Mexico and the United States, authorities reported on Sunday.
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Bones of ancient giant camel found
Oct 8 2006 3:35PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The bones of a giant camel dating back 100,000 years have been unearthed in the Syrian desert, a government newspaper reported over the weekend.
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Zoologist, filmmaker Heinz Sielmann dies
Oct 8 2006 12:45PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Heinz Sielmann, a German zoologist and internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker whose works included "Vanishing Wilderness" and "Masters of the Congo Jungle," has died. He was 89.
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Archaeologists find 18th-century store
Oct 8 2006 1:23AM (CT)
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) - This history-rich Hudson River community has yielded a museum's worth of 18th-century military artifacts over the decades, from musket balls to human skeletons. But a colonial soldier's daily lot wasn't all fighting and bloodshed. They had their share of down time, and that's where the sutler came in, offering for sale two of the few diversions from frontier duty: alcohol and tobacco.
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Minor quake strikes near Mount Rainier
Oct 8 2006 12:31AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled homes east of Mount Rainier on Saturday night, but no injuries or damage were immediately reported.
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