UN: Treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals
May 09, 2009 |
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(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. ...
Murdoch leads charge to get readers to pay online
May 09, 2009 |
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As US newspapers shrivel up and die, an unlikely figure is emerging as their potential savior: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch.
Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record
May 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Right whales have plenty to celebrate this Mother's Day - the sea moms gave birth to a record 39 calves this spring.
Sources: Senators weigh 3 government health plans
May 09, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Costly Superfund dredging set for Hudson River
May 09, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Science agency to review FBI's anthrax inquiry
May 09, 2009 |
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(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.
Frogs flown from Montserrat to flee deadly fungus
May 09, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Japan, Australia confirm first cases of swine flu
May 09, 2009 |
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(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 ...
AT&T to buy territories from Verizon for $2.35B
May 09, 2009 |
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(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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