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Colleges go to the dogs for stress busters

In this May 2, 2012 photo, law students Josh Richey, 22, right, and Lindsay Stewart, 26, play with Hooch, a 19-month-old golden retriever, right, and Stanley, a 4-month-old golden retriever, in between final exams at Emory University in Atlanta. Emory University is part of a small but growing number of schools that are going to the dogs, literally, to help stressed out students relax. From Kent State University in Ohio to Macalester College in Minnesota, colleges are bringing dogs on campus during exams, placing pups in counseling centers for students to visit regularly or allowing faculty and staff to bring their pets to campus to play with students. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

ATLANTA (AP) — Emory University in Atlanta has become the latest college to bring dogs on campus during exams to help stressed-out students.

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Konz impresses on 1st day of Atlanta rookie camp

Atlanta Falcons rookie offensive lineman Lamar Holmes watches from the sideline during NFL football rookie minicamp, Friday, May 11, 2012 in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Coach Mike Smith likes what he’s seen from one of the Atlanta Falcons’ two high-profile rookie offensive linemen.

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Russia says it foiled terrorist plot against Sochi

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 19, 2011, an old Soviet style statue of a reindeer breeder, left, is seen over the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Russia's secret service said Thursday, May 10, 2012, that it had foiled terror attack plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games. The FSB said it suspects the attacks were being masterminded by Doku Umarov. The FSB also said that it suspects that Umarov has close links to the secret service in Georgia. .(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia claimed it has foiled a plot to attack the host city of Sochi both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, saying its agents discovered caches of weapons that included grenade launchers and surface-to-air missiles.

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Several charges dropped in Masters ticket cases

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Several cases against golf fans accused of illegally buying and selling tickets to The Masters tournament in Augusta have been dismissed.

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Russia says it foiled terrorist attacks in Sochi

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 19, 2011, an old Soviet style statue of a reindeer breeder, left, is seen over the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. Russia's secret service said Thursday, May 10, 2012, that it had foiled terror attack plans in the Black Sea resort of Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Games. The FSB said it suspects the attacks were being masterminded by Doku Umarov. The FSB also said that it suspects that Umarov has close links to the secret service in Georgia. .(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian agents have foiled terror attack plans on the Black Sea resort of Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, and seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition, authorities said Thursday.

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