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09/02/2010 05:48 PM
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Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn
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AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.
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09/02/2010 07:22 AM
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UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid
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AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.
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09/01/2010 03:44 AM
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Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found
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AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.
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09/02/2010 07:20 PM
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Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico?
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LiveScience.com - An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf.
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09/03/2010 03:42 AM
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Japan whale meat case echoes apartheid: Greenpeace chief
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AFP - Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidoo on Friday likened Japan's treatment of two of its anti-whaling activists to the tactics of the former apartheid regime he once campaigned against in his native South Africa.
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09/03/2010 02:32 AM
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BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion
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Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good.
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09/02/2010 09:30 PM
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NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun
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SPACE.com - NASA is
developing an ambitious new mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into
the sun's atmosphere, boldly going where no spacecraft has gone before.
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09/01/2010 07:50 PM
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Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
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Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
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09/01/2010 09:12 PM
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Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict
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AP - Sophisticated computer models that replaced instinct with cold, hard math have helped forecasters predict where a storm like Hurricane Earl is going about twice as accurately as 20 years ago.
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09/02/2010 06:38 PM
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African livelihoods at risk as species threatened: IUCN
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AFP - Millions of Africans may lose a key source of livelihoods as a fifth of freshwater African species are threatened with extinction, the updated Red List of endangered species showed Thursday.
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09/02/2010 02:30 PM
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Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?
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LiveScience.com - Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically
changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according
to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will
live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because
the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.
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09/03/2010 12:06 AM
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Thai firm rejects Indonesian oil spill cash claim
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AFP - A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.
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09/02/2010 06:40 AM
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The nation's weather
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AP - Hurricane Earl was forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.
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09/02/2010 05:33 PM
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Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth
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SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space
telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously
thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.
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09/01/2010 03:42 PM
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Stem cell firms defend record after criticism
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Reuters - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good.
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09/02/2010 11:25 PM
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Explosion on Gulf of Mexico oil platform
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AFP - An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster.
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09/02/2010 10:02 PM
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Typhoon kills 5 South Koreans
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AP - The death toll from Typhoon Kompasu, which battered the Korean peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains, rose to five in South Korea, an official said Friday.
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