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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark FinsUsing the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city. |
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Legendary ‘Unicorns’ Have Individual VoicesBaffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada - Arctic whales whose long, spiraled tusks created the myth of the unicorn seem to call out with individual voices, according to a new study. |
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Bus Filters Remove Tons of Soot from Bay Area AirSan Francisco, California, USA - Bay Area residents can expect the region's normally excellent air quality to become even better in the years ahead, as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the area's transit systems near completion of an unprecedented diesel cleanup program. |
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Using contrast enhanced sonography improves diagnosis of liver and spleen injuries
Contrast-enhanced sonography shows liver and spleen injuries better than non-contrast enhanced sonography, according to a study conducted at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine department of radiology in Sacramento, Calif.
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Blog gives intimate view of space lifeShe says space smells like a ``burned almond cookie.'' She praises the wonders of Velcro, and describes the hazards of trying to wash her hair in zero gravity. |
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Forget ‘emoticons’ � use your own smiley faceA system that morphs your face to show different emotions in chat rooms and instant messaging could help people connect better online |
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Road deaths and injuries fallingRoad casualty figures show a fall in deaths and serious injuries. |
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New York City may ban ‘hazardous’ trans fatsHealth officials want to force the city's 24,000 eateries to drastically slash the levels of trans fat used in kitchens, due to concerns over heart disease |
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Rover Reaches Mars ‘Treasure Trove’The Opportunity rover has reached the rim of a deep, possibly clue-rich crater. |
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China claims fusion reactor test a successChina claimed to have carried out a successful first test Thursday on its experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor. |
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Successful summer for large blueConservationists celebrate a successful summer for a rare butterfly, which went extinct in the UK in 1979. |
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Branson Unveils Aviation Overhaul To Curb Global WarmingNew York - British tycoon Richard Branson Wednesday urged the aviation industry to join his Virgin Atlantic airline in an ambitious plan to combat the potential "catastrophe" of global warming. |
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Obscure Robert Frost poem discoveredNew York City, New York, USA - An unpublished Robert Frost poem, a tribute to a friend killed during World War I, has been rediscovered and will appear next week in the fall issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review, the University of Virginia announced Wednesday. |
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Johnson Co. boy found aliveJohnson County, Texas, USA - Police said two-year-old Kevin Brown was found alive Sunday after he disappeared from his front yard Thursday evening. |
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Astronomers Find Supernova First Spotted 2,000 Years AgoUtrecht, Netherlands - Nearly 2,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers spotted a bright light materializing in the night sky. |
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Dogs, cats orphaned by war in Lebanon to be airlifted to U.S. for adoptionBeirut, Lebanon - They endured a summer of war, but now relief is coming for Lebanons little-known victims җ cats and dogs abandoned when their owners fled the country during the early days of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. |
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White House online budget database: your taxes at workWashington, D.C. - President Bush said Tuesday that Americans will now be able to "Google their tax dollars," as he signed a law to create an online database for tracking about $1 trillion in government spending on grants and contracts. |
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