Sunday, 14 June 2009

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NASA scrubs Saturday morning space shuttle launch (AP)  

2009-06-13 14:09

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Space shuttle Endeavour stands at pad 39A, after today's launch was postponed due to a hydrogen leak, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, June 13, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - A potentially dangerous hydrogen gas leak cropped up during the fueling of space shuttle Endeavour on Saturday and forced NASA to postpone the launch by at least four days.


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US, Canada to update Great Lakes water agreement (AP)  

2009-06-13 21:18

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, right, answers questions about Iran's election results after a news conference in Niagara Falls, Canada, Saturday June 13, 2009. He was there with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 between the two countries, Canada and the United States. (AP Photo/Robert Kirkham)AP - The United States and Canada say they will update a key agreement to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species, climate change and other established and emerging threats to the world's biggest surface freshwater system.


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Museum experts ID birds that bring down planes (AP)  

2009-06-13 16:38

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AP - When animals are the prime suspects in a whodunit, who gets on the case? In capers where feathers or fur are the smoking guns, the role of CSI is often played by top natural history museums.
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Marijuana Damages DNA and May Cause Cancer (LiveScience.com)  

2009-06-13 16:01

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LiveScience.com - A lot of studies have shown marijuana is not good for you. It can fry the brain and contribute to psychosis. The latest one finds "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer.
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Truckdriver dies in fiery Calif. freeway crash (AP)  

2009-06-14 10:05

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AP - A tanker truck hauling 8,000 gallons of ethanol crashed on a highway, exploding into an inferno that sent a river of flame into storm drains, officials said. The driver was killed.
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The Nation's Weather (AP)  

2009-06-14 09:50

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AP - Rain was forecast Sunday for much of the nation, with possible severe weather developing across the Midwest and the lower Mississippi Valley.
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Higher rates, oil prices threaten US recovery (AFP)  

2009-06-14 04:59

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A house in Illinois is listed with a new reduced price. Rising bond yields are taking a toll on home mortgage and corporate lending rates and together with jumping oil prices are threatening the expected US recovery from prolonged recession.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)AFP - Rising bond yields are taking a toll on home mortgage and corporate lending rates and together with jumping oil prices are threatening the expected US recovery from prolonged recession.


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US space shuttle launch delayed over hydrogen leak (AFP)  

2009-06-13 20:39

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The launch of the US space shuttle Endeavour, seen here at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, has been delayed following a hydrogen leak, postponing a mission to the International Space Station by at least four days.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - The US space shuttle Endeavour's launch was delayed on Saturday following a hydrogen leak, postponing a mission to the International Space Station by at least four days.


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U.S. lawmakers tussle over generic biologic drugs (Reuters)  

2009-06-11 22:09

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Reuters - U.S. lawmakers tussled on Thursday over how long makers of biotechnology drugs should have an exclusive license for the expensive medicines in a hearing called to discuss a Federal Trade Commission report on the issue.
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GOP says Democrats' climate bill is another tax (AP)  

2009-06-13 23:09

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FILE -- In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., listens to witness testimony during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans on Saturday June 13, 2009 slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Republicans on Saturday slammed a Democratic bill before the House that seeks to address climate change, arguing that it amounts to an energy tax on consumers.


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Fish toss a go for veterinarians visiting Seattle (AP)  

2009-06-13 04:59

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AP - Despite complaints from an animal-rights group, a national veterinary association says Seattle's famed fishmongers will be tossing dead fish at its Seattle convention next month.
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Scientists find more dinosaur bones at Utah quarry (AP)  

2009-06-05 08:19

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AP - Scientists at one of Utah's major new dinosaur quarries have found 60 to 70 new bones this spring, including what appears to be a 20-foot-long neck bone discovered this week.
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Northwest utilities turn to nuclear, 25 years after industry...  

2009-06-14 10:00

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A consortium of utilities in the Pacific Northwest once known as "Whoops," synonymous with the collapse of the nuclear power industry, wants back in the game.
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Gas Leak Thwarts Space Shuttle Launch (SPACE.com)  

2009-06-13 14:15

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SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-astronaut crew will have to wait through at least four days of delay before launching toward the International Space Station after a gas leak thwarted their planned Saturday morning liftoff.
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New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning (McClatchy...  

2009-06-10 19:44

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Six years ago, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project, a historic effort to decipher each of the 3 billion letters in the genetic instruction book for our species. A single anonymous male from Buffalo, N.Y. — code name RP11 — provided the bulk of the DNA used for the project.
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SNC-Lavalin bags 1.1 bln dlr contract in Algeria (AFP)  

2009-06-14 02:55

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A technician works at a gas treatment plant south of Algiers. Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach announced it had awarded a 79.3-billion-dinar (1.11-billion-dollar, 793-million-euro) contract to the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin to build natural gas processing facilities.(AFP/File)AFP - Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach announced it had awarded a 79.3-billion-dinar (1.11-billion-dollar, 793-million-euro) contract to the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin to build natural gas processing facilities.


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Texas storms flood, cancel flights, shut off power (AP)  

2009-06-12 04:28

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The sun sets behind a windmill after a severe storm swept through the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - A series of powerful storms packing heavy rains and frequent lightning strikes grounded dozens of flights, left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage across portions of Texas on Thursday.


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