Archive: 05/09/2009
Murdoch leads charge to get readers to pay online
As US newspapers shrivel up and die, an unlikely figure is emerging as their potential savior: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch.
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Costly Superfund dredging set for Hudson River
(AP) -- People look funny at David Mathis when he takes a dip off his dock in the Hudson River. Health officials have long warned people not to eat fish caught from this slow-flowing stretch south of the Adirondacks and ...
May 09, 2009 |
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UN: Treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals
(AP) -- A U.N.-sponsored treaty to combat highly dangerous chemicals has been expanded beyond the original "dirty dozen" to include nine more substances that are used in pesticides, flame retardants and other products, U.N. ...
May 09, 2009 |
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Science agency to review FBI's anthrax inquiry
(AP) -- The National Academy of Sciences said Friday it will review the lab work behind the FBI's conclusion that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.
May 09, 2009 |
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Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record
(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.
May 09, 2009 |
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Japan, Australia confirm first cases of swine flu
(AP) -- Japanese authorities scrambled Saturday to track travelers who arrived on the same flight as three people diagnosed with the country's first confirmed cases of swine flu. Australia also joined the ...
May 09, 2009 |
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Frogs flown from Montserrat to flee deadly fungus
(AP) -- Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world's largest frogs off of Montserrat island to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat. The dense forest of this tiny British ...
May 09, 2009 |
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Sources: Senators weigh 3 government health plans
(AP) -- Senators are considering three different designs for a new government health insurance plan that middle-income Americans could buy into for the first time, congressional officials said Friday. Officials ...
May 09, 2009 |
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AT&T to buy territories from Verizon for $2.35B
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Friday it will buy the assets of Verizon Wireless in 79 mainly rural areas for $2.35 billion, a deal that will affect more than 1 million subscribers.
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