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BEIJING (AFP)âChina has successfully created artificial snow in the mountainous region of Tibet, raising hopes of a man-made solution to drought and melting glaciers there, state media reported on Wednesday. The artificial snowfall was engineered on April 10 at an altitude of 4,500 metres (14,700 feet)...(more)
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submitted by AB 145 weeks 4 days 9 hours 38 minutes ago
Up to 70 dead as swine flu outbreak sweeps Mexico, crosses US border and prompts worldwide pandemic panicA killer virus that has caused at least 20 deaths and sparked widespread panic in Mexico has the potential to become a global pandemic, warn health experts.The World Health...(more)
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submitted by AB 198 weeks 10 hours 43 minutes ago
The era of cheap food is over. In Britain, a standard white loaf costs more than £1, grocery bills are driving up inflation and land prices are going through the roof. But steep rises in the price of staples such as wheat and rice are having...(more)
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submitted by AB 153 weeks 1 day 8 hours 58 minutes ago
AFP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday restored rules requiring assessment by wildlife experts on the impact of government projects on endangered species, revoking the policy of the former Bush administration.
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Fewer roads will be repaved this summer, thanks to soaring prices of oil-based asphalt.
Some states, cities and counties say their road-repair budgets didn't anticipate asphalt prices that are up 25.9% from a year ago, so they're being forced to delay projects.
"We will do what patching we...(more)
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San Francisco lawmakers voted Tuesday to make the city the first in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products at most pharmacies, a move that backers hope will lead to similar laws across the country. The ban has already attracted the attention of Marin......(more)
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Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn from consideration for the vacant Senate seat in New York, according to a person told of her decision.
On Wednesday she called the governor, David Paterson, who is making the selection of who should succeed Senator Hillary Clinton. Her concerns about Senator Edward...(more)
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submitted by AB 232 weeks 3 days 9 hours 15 minutes ago
This is a shopping site unlike anything I've ever seen before -- and it's a great hoax that is tricking the world press.
It's combat gear for babies. And the video that introduces it shows a mother doing something I can't imagine: firing an automatic weapon at...(more)
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submitted by AB 150 weeks 6 days 6 hours 22 minutes ago
A powerful earthquake struck off the south Pacific island of Tonga, generating a tsunami capable of causing severe damage to the area, the US Pacific Tsunami warning centre has reported.There were no immediate reports of damage."Sea level readings confirm that a tsunami was generated. This tsunami...(more)
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President Obama told Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to take all legal measures to block hefty bonuses awarded to employees ...
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submitted by AB 153 weeks 5 days 7 hours 58 minutes ago
President Obama declared Friday that the U.S. has now “begun the work of ending this war” in Iraq as he announced plans to withdraw most combat forces by August 2010.
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submitted by AB 187 weeks 3 days 9 hours 55 minutes ago
One coffee drinker's bad news is another coffee drinker's good news, it seems.
Financial woes at Starbucks Corp., which is planning to close 600 underperforming U.S. stores, is evoking glee and little sympathy from aficionados who say they resent the coffee shop giant and favor small independent...(more)
