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Diverse water sources key to food security: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
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Querrey wins, hopes to put 'US' back in US Open
(AP)
 AP - Sam Querrey wants to put the "U.S." back in the U.S. Open.
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Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers
(AP)
AP - The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on their habitats.
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1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution
(AP)
 AP - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.
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Quake-hit New Zealand city remains shut
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A state of emergency after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake is keeping much of New Zealand's second-biggest city shut on Monday but financial markets have mostly shrugged off the quake as the long-term economic impact is seen limited.
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Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit
(AP)
 AP - Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala — some of them rescuers trying to save people already buried under a wall of mud.
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Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save
(AP)
 AP - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.
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Congo: 70 dead, 200 missing in 2 boat capsizes
(AP)
 AP - Two boats capsized over the weekend in separate incidents on Congo's vast rivers, leaving 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, and both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures, officials said Sunday.
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