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When times get tough, the tough get naked. At least that's what a Florida motel owner hopes, as he turns his 32-room property into a potential magnet for nudists. The Fawlty Towers Motel in Cocoa Beach, Fla., is set to go clothing-optional May 1, after years of declining business and increasing competition from larger chain hotels, its owner...

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While "table side racism" might sound like an insane dining service, it's actually a phenomenon sweeping American restaurants. A new study finds that "dining while black" can be just as bad for African-Americans as driving while black. Minus the police brutality, of course. The study was conducted by researchers from North Carolina State University. Researchers polled 200 food...

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The New York Police Department (NYPD) raided at least three activists’ homes in advance of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) May Day Protests, using old warrants for roommates or individuals previously living in the homes as pretext.

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The Future of California Corrections Runtime28:30 Views943 Published on Apr 23, 2012 by California ... Go here to see the original: California – The Future of California Corrections

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Australia has listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country due to its dwindling population, officials say. The rest is here: Australia lists the koala as 'vulnerable' species

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PHNOM PENH, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is conducting a new research with foreign experts on conservation of the Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong River, both in Cambodia and the trans- boundary dolphin population shared with Laos, the World Wildlife Fund said in a statement released Monday. See the article here: New research to save Irrawaddy dolphins from...

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The government of Peru is investigating the deaths of more than 500 pelicans along a 70km (40-mile) stretch of the country's northern coast. See the original post here: Peru examines deaths of more than 500 pelicans

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BETHEL, Vt. - Last year's hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, it dispersed aggressive invasive species as well. Read more from the original source: Flooding disperses invasive plant, fish species

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RAMBLE, Hanover - Minister of Education Reverend Ronald Thwaites has indicated that climate change could be included in the education curriculum at the primary level in the next school year, which begins in September. Read more: Climate change could be in primary school curriculum by September

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The rising tide laps at the feet of local children and fishermen and submerges all but the tops of the mangrove trees of Tiwoho village in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. At one degree of latitude north of the equator, the climate here is about the same all year round: hot, wet and perfect for the forests of salt-tolerant...