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Almost-extinct fish keeping water off limits amid Calif. drought, farmers weigh challenge

At three inches long, the delta smelt is one of the smallest fish in California — but ounce for ounce, no species statewide carries more weight. Endangered since 1993, the plankton-eating silver minnow is blamed by farmers, lawmakers and water…

Pope Francis in Brazil — you can’t make this stuff up

FILE — July 22, 2013: Pope Francis waves to crowds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Felipe Dana/AP) “Pope Francis’ car takes wrong turn and is nearly crushed by adoring throngs of young people” ; ; You can’t make this stuff…

We’re now one step closer to America’s coming civil war

FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, file photo, the dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington. ((AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)) FILE – In this Dec. 10, 2012 file photo,…