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Conservationists protest Malaysia coal plant plan
AP – Mon Jul 5, 3:29 am ETKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Conservationists criticized a plan Monday to build a coal-fired power plant in an environmentally fragile state on Borneo island, but energy officials said the project will provide a much-needed electricity supply boost. Full Story »
Moynihan, as Nixon aide, warned of global warming
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Is Bug Spray Dangerous?
LiveScience.com – Sun Jul 4, 12:05 pm ETA summer necessity, bug spray keeps insects away - but is it also bad for our health? Researchers are debating whether the anti-pest sprays with which we douse ourselves are putting our health in danger. Full Story »
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Tests on Gulf oil "superskimmer" inconclusive: TMT
Reuters – 52 mins agoNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tests on a supertanker adapted to skim large quantities of oily water from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico are inconclusive because of high seas, ship owner TMT Shipping Offshore said on Monday. Full Story »
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Firms plan green energy power lines under Med
AFP – 12 mins agoPARIS (AFP) - An industrial consortium launched preparations on Monday for a possible future power grid under the Mediterranean that would carry solar energy from Africa to Europe. Full Story »
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Japanese lab finds 'minute particles' in asteroid pod
AFP – Mon Jul 5, 5:12 am ET
AFP/JAXA/File TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's space agency said Monday it has found "minute particles" of what it hopes is asteroid dust in the capsule of the space probe Hayabusa which returned to Earth last month. Full Story »
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Scientists Make Immune Cells in Mice That Fight Off HIV
HealthDay – Fri Jul 2, 11:48 pm ETFRIDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Research in mice suggests that scientists may have a new lead on using gene therapy against the virus that causes AIDS. Full Story »
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Supply ship fails to dock with space station
AP – Fri Jul 2, 3:51 pm ETMOSCOW - An unmanned Russian space capsule carrying supplies to the International Space Station failed in a docking attempt, Russian Mission Control and NASA said Friday. Full Story »
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Set Germany's octopus oracle free: campaigners
AFP – Fri Jul 2, 1:18 pm ET
AFP/File BERLIN (AFP) - An octopus in Germany who has shot to fame by correctly predicting the outcome of the country's World Cup matches should be set free, an animal rights group said on Friday. Full Story »
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Giant predatory whale named for 'Moby-Dick' author
AP – Thu Jul 1, 6:05 pm ET
AP LONDON - Scientists have discovered an ancient whale whose bite ripped huge chunks of flesh out of other whales about 12 million years ago — and they've named it after the author of "Moby-Dick." Full Story »
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More testing needed for giant Gulf oil skimmer
AP – 1 hr 7 mins agoNEW ORLEANS - Choppy seas have temporarily foiled attempts to see if a giant oil skimmer can be a silver bullet for cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story »
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The nation's weather
AP – Mon Jul 5, 5:28 am ETActive weather will continue throughout the central U.S. on Monday as a frontal system moves slowly through the Midwest. Full Story »
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Craters Expose the Moon's Insides
SPACE.com – 2 hrs 4 mins agoRocks originating deep below the moon's surface that contain rich amounts of one of the most common minerals found on Earth were recently discovered around ancient impact craters on the lunar surface. Full Story »
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Stem-cell work closes a door to AIDS virus
AFP – Fri Jul 2, 3:06 pm ET
AFP/Getty Images/File PARIS (AFP) - Lab work on mice has opened up a novel way of closing a gateway to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Friday. Full Story »
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Iran to stop subsidised petrol sales from September
AFP – 50 mins ago
AFP/File TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran is to halt the sale of subsidised petrol from late September as part of plans to phase out subsidies on energy products, ISNA news agency reported on Monday. Full Story »
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Quake with magnitude of 6.3 rattles northern Japan
AP – Sun Jul 4, 7:14 pm ETTOKYO - A quake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted northern Japan early Monday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Full Story »
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Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding
AP – Fri Jul 2, 7:31 am ETEmergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation's new health law. Full Story »
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Greece upbeat on bid to exit from crisis
AP – 1 hr 11 mins agoDebt-hobbled Greece may see a slightly milder than expected recession this year and aims to issue bonds again on international markets in 2011, the finance minister said Monday. Full Story »
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Tech customers question industry's takeover spree
AP – 28 mins agoThe world's largest technology companies have been on a buying spree, spending billions to snap up smaller companies. And often the buyers say they're doing it for their customers — businesses, hospitals, schools and government agencies. Full Story »
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