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1. Chimps escape exhibit, not treat

Seven chimpanzees at the Kansas City Zoo were smart enough to use a 6-foot-long tree branch to escape their enclosure on Thursday. Read full article on CNN Top Stories  ...

2. Chimps escape using a tree branch

Seven chimpanzees at the Kansas City Zoo were smart enough to use a 6-foot-long tree branch to escape their enclosure on Thursday. Read full article on CNN Top Stories  ...

3. Nassau DA Kathleen Rice renews call to reform animal protection legislation

Some animal abusers escape harsher punishment in the state because animal protections are "tucked away" in agricultural law, next to rules on cheese marketing and bans on horses walking "plank roads," ...

4. Couple says 'I do' as wedding venue burns

A wedding was cut short and about 150 people safely escaped a fire that burned a facility that hosts special events. Read full article on CNN Top Stories  ...

5. How do you apologize almost 35 years later?

... the 33 escapees out of Jonestown the day of this tragedy, I have spent years reflecting on not only the tragedy but how this affected the Guyanese citizens, I apologize that it took me this long to write.  ...

6. Barak Obama on Race

... America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence ...

7. Check Your Smoke & CO Detector Batteries When Changing Clocks on November 6th

... near a window because drafts could interfere with their operation. Alarms should be mounted high on walls or ceilings. Families should also develop and practice a home fire escape plan. For more ...

8. A century later, the wild wolf returns

... County on the Canadian border, in 1998 and 2006. The remaining five wolves tested were animals that had escaped captivity or been released. "Wolf populations in Michigan and Wisconsin are booming, and ...

9. Silver: Extend primary date waiver in military ballot dispute

... The current process, dominated by appointees of Silver and Skelos, has been derided by Cuomo and good-government groups, which this week proposed some efforts to improve it enough to, possibly, escape ...

10. Binghamton allowing residents to return home

... several feet of water. Some 20,000 residents of Binghamton and surrounding Broome County evacuated to escape the flooding, officials said. -- Associated Press Read Full Article  ...

11. After The Storm

ELMONT -- Tropical Storm Irene unleashed furious wind and rain on Elmont on Saturday and Sunday and sent residents scurrying for cover. The community escaped the worst fears of local officials – but many ...

12. Northport @ Elmont

... don’t bring your “A” game and you can still escape with a win you’ve done something right.  Although the effort was there the girls began very sluggishly which could be attributed to the early start and ...