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Gene mutation protects against milk shakes and other fatty fare

Some people have all the luck. A new study shows that certain individuals with a gene mutation can slurp down milk shakes or other high-fat food and drink without a nasty jump in cholesterol.

Time.com: Amish Population Doubles in 16 Yrs

The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland to accommodate a population that has nearly doubled in the past 16 years, a new study found

Places to see before they disappear

When it comes to the following tourist destinations, the trick will be getting there before the wrecking ball does.

Donors pitch in to help grieving Amish community

More than $550,000 has poured in from around the world to help an Amish community recover from a schoolhouse shooting Monday in which five girls were killed and five others seriously injured, according to an agency managing the donations.

Slain Amish girls laid to rest

Horse-drawn buggies carried mourners through the quiet town of Georgetown, Pennsylvania, past the home of gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV, to funeral services Thursday for the girls he killed at an Amish schoolhouse.

Timeline of Amish school attack

Charles Carl Roberts IV had planned the fatal attack on an Amish schoolhouse Monday "at least two or three days in advance," State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller told CNN.

Killer was 'angry at life, angry at God'

As police searched for clues Tuesday to what could have sparked Charles Roberts' deadly shooting attack in an Amish schoolhouse, those who knew him asked themselves the same question.

Fifth girl dies after Amish school shooting

A heavily armed truck driver who was prepared for a long standoff barricaded himself in a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, killing five girls execution-style before killing himself, police said.

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