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Several million dogs and cats are put to death in U.S. animal shelters each year. Spay and neuter programs are having some impact in some areas, but solving the overpopulation problem tests the resources of activists and animal-control officials.

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Purdue Pharma and three top company officials must pay $634 million in fines for misleading doctors about the addictive nature of the painkiller OxyContin. Before the ruling, OxyContin critics told their stories to the judge.

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On Friday, the United Auto Workers begins some of the toughest contract talks in its seven-decade history. Past UAW leaders went to the bargaining table with a list of new demands. These days, the union just hopes to protect what it has.

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Authorities in Washington state called in the FBI to track a suspect who was using the Internet to threaten Timberline High School. The FBI solved the case using special software that attached itself to the suspect's computer and identified him.

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