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Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found. |
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EPA Proposes New Standards for Large ShipsThe US Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels |
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Most complete Earth map publishedThe most complete terrain map of the Earth's surface has been published. |
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US House supports emissions billThe US House of Representatives has passed a historic climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions. |
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From the Ashes of ’69, a River RebornThe first time Gene Roberts fell into the Cuyahoga River, he worried he might die. The year was 1963, and the river was still an open sewer for industrial waste. Walking home, Mr. Roberts smelled so bad that his friends ran to stay upwind of him. |
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The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ‘extinction’Thirty years ago it was officially declared extinct in Britain. |
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feel good stories:
- The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ‘extinction’
- I’m sharing my £7.5m Lotto win with orphans in Ethiopia
- How to stay optimistic through the recession, bad weather and swine flu fears
- Student buys African orphanage
- Denial Can Bring Marital Bliss
- How Susan Boyle won over the world
- Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr perform together in support of transcendental meditation
- Amazing moment: Orangutan caught rope thrown by humans, swam across flooded river to save her baby
- Macedonia seeds hope in 5 million new trees
- Bill Gates hands over millions more to eradicate polio
- Call to service honors King
- Float hero gave kidney to a stranger
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Couple Brings Christmas Cheer to Needy (w/Video)
- Miami’s American Airlines Employees Fly To Haiti For Good Cause