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In New York, Gun Owners Balk At New Handgun Database

The Gun Owners of America – which has been described as a more extreme version of the NRA – recruited members for its New York chapter at the Albany Gun Show. Lauren Rosenthal/NCPR hide caption

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In New York, Gun Owners Balk At New Handgun Database

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A plan to have gun owners in New York register their handguns has sparked anger. State officials say a database will help keep guns out of the hands of people who legally shouldn't have them.

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Whale Hello: Orcas Can Imitate Human Speech, Researchers Find

A female orca named Wikie swims with a calf in 2011 at Marineland in Antibes, France. Wikie was the central animal in a study, published Wednesday, about orcas' ability to imitate human speech. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Whale Hello: Orcas Can Imitate Human Speech, Researchers Find

A killer whale attempting to say "hello" or "Amy" did not sound as clear as, say, a parrot. But scientists found that the whales could repeat human vocalizations with some success.

Discovery In India Suggests An Early Global Spread Of Stone Age Technology

Middle Palaeolithic artifacts recently excavated from Attirampakkam, an archaeological site in present-day southern India. The artifacts suggest the technique used to make them spread across the world long before researchers previously thought. Sharma Centre for Heritage Education, India/Nature hide caption

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Discovery In India Suggests An Early Global Spread Of Stone Age Technology

Scientists have found stone tools in India dating back to 385,000 years ago. The sharp tools were made with a Stone Age technique thought to have originated in Africa and Europe.

Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep Scars'

Peruvian authorities are pursuing charges against a truck driver who damaged the ancient lines at Nazca on Saturday. Here, an aerial view of the geoglyph known as the Guarango Tree at the site in 2014. Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Truck Driver Plows Over Peru's 2,000-Year-Old Nazca Lines, Leaving 'Deep Scars'

The driver reportedly said he didn't know the area because he had never traveled there before and that he left the road owing to a mechanical problem. But some think he was trying to avoid a toll.

National

Science Teacher Shares His Journey After Winning The Green Card Lottery

In 2003, in Burkina Faso, Abdel Akim Adjibade found out he won the lottery — the green card lottery. He became one of approximately 50,000 people each year to win entry to the U.S. this way, and now he teaches physics in Illinois. He shares what this experience was like for him.

Science Teacher Shares His Journey After Winning The Green Card Lottery

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Politics

Trump's Immigration Proposal Would Eliminate Green Card Lottery

As part of his immigration proposal, President Trump has proposed eliminating the Green Card Lottery that allows around 55,000 people who have no family connection or employer sponsor to enter the U.S. each year. Muzaffar Chishti, a director of the Migration Policy Institute, explains the origin of the program and how it's changed.

Trump's Immigration Proposal Would Eliminate Green Card Lottery

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With Focus On Unemployment, Yellen Led Fed Through Tough Balancing Act

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen waits for a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, 2017. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

With Focus On Unemployment, Yellen Led Fed Through Tough Balancing Act

As she leaves the Fed's top job, Janet Yellen gets high marks for the way she resisted calls to raise interest rates as the economy began recovering. Instead, she was determined to boost job growth.

With Focus On Unemployment, Yellen Led Fed Through Tough Balancing Act

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It's In Their Blood: Siblings Eye 1st Mixed Curling Gold At Winter Olympics

(Left) United States' Becca Hamilton releases the stone during a match against Switzerland in the Women's World Curling Championship in Beijing on March 23, 2017. (Right) Becca's brother, Matt Hamilton, delivers a stone during the bronze medal game USA vs Japan at the World Men's Curling Championships on April 10, 2016. Mark Schiefelbein/AP; Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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It's In Their Blood: Siblings Eye 1st Mixed Curling Gold At Winter Olympics

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Matt and Becca Hamilton will compete in PyeongChang as mixed doubles curling makes its debut at the Olympics. The brother and sister from Wisconsin say their family bond helps drive their success.

It's In Their Blood: Siblings Eye 1st Mixed Curling Gold At Winter Olympics

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White House Scuttles Ambassador Pick Apparently Over View On North Korea Policy

President Trump's State of the Union address is broadcast at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. The White House is no longer considering Victor Cha for the South Korea ambassadorship. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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White House Scuttles Ambassador Pick Apparently Over View On North Korea Policy

Victor Cha, the top candidate for ambassador to South Korea, voiced his opinion that a pre-emptive strike against North Korea could be very dangerous. He is no longer being considered for the post.

World

Journalist Details Israel's 'Secret History' Of Targeted Assassinations

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Ronen Bergman says that while Israel's shootings, poisonings, bombings and drone strikes against its perceived enemies were "tactical successes," they were also diplomatically harmful.

Journalist Details Israel's 'Secret History' Of Targeted Assassinations

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Fujifilm To Acquire Photocopying Pioneer Xerox In A $6.1 Billion Deal

The logo of Fuji Xerox Co., the joint venture between Fujifilm Holdings and Xerox, is displayed outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Fujifilm To Acquire Photocopying Pioneer Xerox In A $6.1 Billion Deal

The deal signals the end of independence for a once-iconic U.S. company. Tokyo-based Fujifilm said it will cut 10,000 jobs as part of the restructuring of its 56-year-old joint venture with Xerox.