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(AP) -- An environmental group says it will sue the federal government to force a decision on additional protections for Arctic seals. http://www.physorg.com/news163359974.html Biology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:46:37 EST news163359974 China blocked access to Twitter, Flickr and other websites Tuesday, two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, expressing "outrage" at the move. http://www.physorg.com/news163171496.html Technology Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:25:27 EST news163171496 (AP) -- The average family with health insurance shells out an extra $1,000 a year in premiums to pay for health care for the uninsured, a new report finds. http://www.physorg.com/news162708941.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 May 2009 05:56:13 EST news162708941 As two Stanford University researchers described their experience watching public reactions in the initial days of the H1N1 flu outbreak, it sounded like one of those nature films in which tiny fish dart back and forth in perfect unison -- thousands of individuals behaving as if they were one body. http://www.physorg.com/news162672759.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 19:54:20 EST news162672759 Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives - nearly unthinkable just a decade ago - are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University of Illinois legal expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news162650583.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 13:43:29 EST news162650583 (AP) -- The federal government is taking another look at the long-debated question of how chemicals called dioxins affect human health and the environment. http://www.physorg.com/news162572535.html Space & Earth Tue, 26 May 2009 16:02:37 EST news162572535 The White House invited ordinary Americans on Thursday to contribute ideas on making government more open and unveiled a new website where raw federal data will be put online for public use. http://www.physorg.com/news162156168.html Technology Thu, 21 May 2009 20:23:43 EST news162156168 (AP) -- House Democrats are crafting a plan that would require all Americans to carry health insurance and would help families making less than $88,000 pay the premiums. Employers, too, would have to help foot the bill. http://www.physorg.com/news161535116.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 15:53:32 EST news161535116 Lexmark International released the results of a survey this week that suggests that the federal government wastes more than $1 million daily on printing. http://www.physorg.com/news161531309.html Space & Earth Thu, 14 May 2009 14:52:53 EST news161531309 China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news161355225.html Technology Tue, 12 May 2009 13:54:08 EST news161355225 (AP) -- Patients and doctors. Small businesses and multinationals. Retirees, workers and insurance companies. http://www.physorg.com/news161142072.html Medicine & Health Sun, 10 May 2009 02:42:30 EST news161142072 (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 familiar with the proposals said senators plan to debate them in a closed meeting next week. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the controversial plans have not been released. http://www.physorg.com/news161054303.html Medicine & Health Sat, 09 May 2009 02:19:03 EST news161054303 (AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking its $7.4 billion takeover deal. http://www.physorg.com/news161026137.html Technology Fri, 08 May 2009 18:31:02 EST news161026137 (AP) -- Scores more schools shut down around the country because of the swine flu virus at week's end and Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered tips to teachers and students on how to deal with classroom interruptions. http://www.physorg.com/news160459128.html Medicine & Health Sat, 02 May 2009 04:59:11 EST news160459128 The White House on Friday opened doors at online hot spots MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. http://www.physorg.com/news160411008.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 15:37:10 EST news160411008 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S., there is a tradition followed by outgoing presidents: Enact as many new policies as possible -- especially if you think that the incoming president would disapprove. This practice has been used by presidents of both political parties with increasing fervor since Ronald Reagan. And President George W. Bush was no exception. In the months leading up to the inauguration of Barack Obama, Bush enacted a number of policies that stripped away a number of environmental protections. And, almost since he has taken the oath of office, President Obama's team has been working to reverse these policies. http://www.physorg.com/news160400988.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 May 2009 12:50:22 EST news160400988 (AP) -- Beijing has temporarily averted a trade clash with Washington by scaling back a demand for foreign suppliers of computer security technology to disclose how their products work. http://www.physorg.com/news160276365.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:13:18 EST news160276365 (AP) -- The British government said Monday it wants communications companies to keep records of every phone call, e-mail and Web site visit made in the country. But it has decided not to set up a national database of the information, a proposal that had been condemned as a "Big Brother"-style invasion of privacy by civil liberties groups. http://www.physorg.com/news160054173.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:30:26 EST news160054173 The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to new research from Penn State's Smeal College of Business. http://www.physorg.com/news159803303.html Other Sciences Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:49:20 EST news159803303 A typical lost or stolen laptop costs employers $49,246, mostly due to the value of the missing intellectual property or other sensitive data, according to an Intel-commissioned study made public this week. http://www.physorg.com/news159730126.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:29:19 EST news159730126 (AP) -- The challenge of protecting the government's computer networks is too big for any one agency to handle alone, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said Wednesday. That suggests the administration doesn't intend to consolidate control of U.S. cybersecurity under a single department like the National Security Agency, as some have feared. http://www.physorg.com/news159694424.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:34:53 EST news159694424 In spite of a dramatic rise in concerns about the local economy, Houstonians are more positive about living in the region, according to the latest annual Houston Area Survey results from Rice University. http://www.physorg.com/news159448283.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:11:48 EST news159448283 http://www.physorg.com/news159019833.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:11:06 EST news159019833 Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programs that could be used to disrupt the system, a report said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news158409303.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:35:26 EST news158409303 (AP) -- The federal government would for the first time have regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House approved Thursday after years of campaigning by anti-smoking forces. http://www.physorg.com/news157887776.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:44:51 EST news157887776 An elected California official wants the state known for Internet technology to blur images of schools, hospitals, government buildings and houses of worship in online maps. http://www.physorg.com/news157453453.html Technology Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:05:15 EST news157453453 The United States is ready for a truly high-speed rail system and France's national railway SNCF would be "very interested" in operating a network, a senior executive said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news156770353.html Technology Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:19:48 EST news156770353 (AP) -- It's not just consumer groups anymore that say the U.S. food safety system is broken. http://www.physorg.com/news156663460.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:38:19 EST news156663460 (PhysOrg.com) -- The government's own secrets, lies and conspiracies have fueled a 45-year-long decline in America's trust in its leaders, a University of California, Davis, history professor argues in a new book. http://www.physorg.com/news156450104.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:22:43 EST news156450104 (AP) -- The White House's first chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, wants Americans to have access to more government data to drive innovation and help stimulate the economy. http://www.physorg.com/news156083642.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:34:52 EST news156083642