Utah teachers train to use guns amid safety debate
West Valley City Utah teachers join about 200 others in free six hour pistol training offered by a major gun lobby to prepare for armed confrontation after mass shootings. Critics warn arming educators risks accidents and crossfire while supporters say quick action can save lives in early minutes.
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West Valley City
Utah
Jessica Fiveash
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Ohio
Arizona
National Rifle Association
Rand
Connecticut
Clark Aposhian
Utah Shooting Sports Council
Aposhian
Rick Bowmer
Christine Caldwell
Jim McCarthy
Clemson student’s turtle project reveals dark human nature
Clemson University senior Nathan Weaver staged a realistic rubber turtle in a busy campus road lane and watched seven drivers swerve or run over it, sparking discussion of why people harm wildlife and prompting ideas like turtle underpasses or teen-focused education to protect box turtles facing population decline.
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Clemson, S.C
Clemson University
Nathan Weaver
Weaver
Campus
Clemson
School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences
Hal Herzog
Western Carolina University
Herzog
EPA chief Lisa Jackson resigns after four years
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announces she will step down after nearly four years as environmental chief in the Obama administration. The departure follows clashes with Republicans over pollution rules, the Keystone XL pipeline, and coal plant limits, while Jackson cites no specific reason.
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Washington
EPA
Lisa Jackson
Jackson
GOP
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Fred Upton
Michigan
Capitol
Mitt Romney
Agency
Volunteers toughen up bobcat kitten
In Plumas National Forest rescue tale, the orphaned bobcat Chips is trained by Sierra Wildlife Rescue volunteers in Placerville to become fierce for a planned wild release next spring. Chips hunts mice and rabbits and learns distance from humans while meeting two male bobcats in a rigorous regime.
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Placerville
Calif
California
Plumas National Forest
Sierra Wildlife Rescue
Sacramento Bee
Chips
Tuffy
Sierra
Jill Tripoli
Man pleads guilty in dinosaur smuggling case
New York fossil dealer Eric Prokopi pleaded guilty to smuggling charges and agreed to surrender the Tyrannosaurus skeleton known as Ty plus seven other specimens. The 70 million year old Tyrannosaurus bazaar skeleton was seized by the U.S. government for eventual return to Mongolia as part of the plea deal.
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U.S
Martin S. Bell
Ronald L. Ellis
Prokopi
Gainesville
Fla
Great Britain
Bell
Florida
New York
Mongolia
Eric Prokopi
Recall Over 150000 Nap Nanny Baby Recliners
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of more than 150,000 Nap Nanny Generations One and Two and Chill infant recliners sold 2009 to 2012 after at least five infant deaths and many near-falls. The product, designed to mimic a car seat’s curve, poses serious injury and death risk due to design, warnings, and instruction flaws. Availability and recall details are provided by Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com, and Toys R Us Babies R Us contact lines.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Amazon.com
Buybuybaby
Confidence Dims as Taxes and Spending Cuts Loom Next Week
Consumer confidence fell to 65.1 in December from 71.5 in November. The Conference Board cited fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts taking effect Jan 1, signaling gloom about the next six months. Lynn Franco noted the outlook deterioration to its lowest since 2011, reflecting budget-deal worries.
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Conference Board
Lynn Franco
White House
Congress
Mississippi River barge traffic threatened by low waters
The Mississippi River drops to critical low levels south of St. Louis risking stoppage of barge traffic as early as next week. Corps of Engineers reports record low flows amid drought with Thebes gauge near 3 feet by Jan 6 and forecasts to 2 feet by Jan 23. Trade groups urge President action to boost Missouri River inflow.
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St. Louis
Mike Petersen
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Thebes
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council Inc
Corps of Engineers
Missouri River
South Dakota
Mississippi
Michael Toohey
Waterways Council Inc
Cairo
Ill
Ohio River
Markets End Mixed After Thursday Trading Lesson
The Dow slipped 18.28 points to 13,096.31 while the Nasdaq fell 4.25 to 2,985.91 and the S&P 500 eased 1.73 to 1,418.10. Bond yields edged up slightly and commodities moved with modest changes led by corn rising 1.75 cents to 6.92 a bushel and oil easing to 90.87 a barrel. Gold climbed to 1,663.70 per ounce and silver rose 20.50 cents to 30.24.
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Chicago
Kansas City
New York
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Violence Policy Center
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