Kenyan elephant numbers plummet by 1000 in four years

IT'S a case of up then down for Kenya's second largest population of elephants. After a promising growth spurt, the elephants are now dying faster than they are being born. The decline is being blamed on illegal poaching, driven by Asia's demand for ivory. ...

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Boehner in hot seat in game of fiscal chicken

WASHINGTON: With room for maneuver slipping away, top US Republican John Boehner is in a bind over how to avoid going over the fiscal cliff: embrace higher taxes and earn conservatives' ire, or scupper a deal and incur Americans' wrath.Another option, one that few non-partisans see as very viable, is for President Barack Obama to cave in and agree to Republican demands not to raise taxes,...

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Texas A&M quarterback Manziel wins Heisman

By the CNN Wire Staffupdated 9:17 PM EST, Sat December 8, 2012Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel #2, amassed 4,600 yards of total offense.STORY HIGHLIGHTSManziel is the first freshman to win the prestigious awardOther finalists were Notre Dame's Manti Te'o and Kansas State's Collin Klein(CNN) -- Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel won the 2012 Heisman Trophy on Saturday.Manziel,...

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