Feds say Colorado wildfire started on camp stove

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

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Horst Faas, AP combat photographer, dies at 79

As chief of photo operations for The Associated Press in Saigon for a decade beginning in 1962, Horst Faas didn’t just cover the fighting — he also recruited and trained new talent from among foreign and Vietnamese freelancers.

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ConocoPhillips 1Q profit drops 3 pct

ConocoPhillips said Monday that its first-quarter profit dropped 3 percent because it produced less oil and natural gas from a shrinking pool of assets.

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Alabama bans beer brand over dirty name on label

You can buy Fat Bastard wine in Alabama, but you’ll have to go elsewhere for Dirty Bastard beer.

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Philippines deploys second ship in China standoff

The Philippines deployed a second vessel to tiny islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in a bid to protect its sovereignty in an increasingly tense territorial standoff with China.

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US stocks drift lower on European debt worries

Stocks slipped early Thursday on renewed fears over the European debt crisis.

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Pope denounces dissident priests on celibacy

Pope Benedict XVI denounced priests who have questioned church teaching on celibacy and ordaining women, saying Thursday they were disobeying his authority to try to impose their own ideas on the church.

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Dementia’s youngest victims defy stereotypes

Doreen Watson-Beard cared for more people with dementia than she could count. The nurse was so moved by her patients that she led Alzheimer’s support groups. She knew the warning signs and understood there was no cure.

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Prosecutor seeks stiff sentence for Congo warlord

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Thursday he would seek “close to the maximum sentence” for Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, convicted of using child soldiers.

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US stocks rise on hopes of Greek debt deal

US stocks climbed modestly Thursday as optimism rose that Greece’s deal to restructure and write down its debt held by private-sector investors would go through by the day’s deadline.

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