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Mother killed by stray bullet in Oakland neighborhood after yelling at her 2 children to run

OAKLAND, Calif. – When gunfire rang out in her San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood, a 30-year-old mother shouted at her two children to run to safety before she was hit by a stray bullet and killed. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1NIP2YE ) that Chyemil Pierce died Monday afternoon outside …

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Prince Charles, wife receive distinctly Kentucky welcome during stop in Bluegrass state

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Prince Charles and his wife received a distinctly Kentucky welcome Friday during a visit to the Bluegrass state, where the royal couple got a glimpse into efforts to promote environmental sustainability and protect historic buildings — among the prince’s favorite projects. During a whirlwind visit to Louisville, …

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The Price of Life

What price do you put on a long life? The reason I ask is that I’m just back from vacationing in Hawaii, and the issue came up during a visit to Pearl Harbor (search). As I was touring the Arizona Memorial (search), underneath which lie some 1,100 entombed in the …

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