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At 7 a.m., the harsh halogen light makes the pale dawn appear black beyond the glass patio door. Empty blue recliners face a blank television screen, and the rich aroma of coffee wafts from the kitchen. A glance out the opposite window, however, reveals what makes this home different from any other: two hulking red fire trucks pointed out two giant garage doors.

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world’s most beloved but endangered animals, China’s giant panda.

Central Missouri has yet to see its first snowy day of the season, and the Columbia Public Works Department has yet to cast a grain of salt or cinders on Columbia streets.

Grace is 2 years old, and she knows the word “gym.” When her mom said that they were going to the “gym” tonight, her apple-shaped face brightened and she beamed. Once there, she went wild — she hung from a bar, rolled down a mat, crawled through an arch and screamed out of sheer joy.

Just about anybody who’s been to an MU home football game knows Big MO, the shoulder-high behemoth of a drum used to keep fans’ spirits high.

Stefhon Hannah and Jason Horton complement each other on the basketball court. And, it appears, at the dessert table.

A month ago, it was the chance to set this Missouri football team apart from the past.

KANSAS CITY — NFL rushing leader Larry Johnson made the Denver Broncos’ fifth-ranked run defense look ordinary.

When Tess Hayes played basketball for Higbee High School, the teams were six-on-six.

NEW YORK — John Riggins was the type of player kids loved emulating. He was a bruising runner with a mean streak and big shoulder pads who plowed through defenders and dragged them along for the ride, all the way to the Hall of Fame.

Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean is a freighter loaded with 13 tons of coveted supplies, steaming its way toward North America.