Positive news from New Jersey
Study: Vaccine blocks cervical cancerTrenton, NJ - The first major study of an experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer found it was 100 percent effective, in the short term, at blocking the disease and lesions likely to turn cancerous, drug maker Merck & Co. said. |
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Dalai Lama preaches message of optimism at RutgersPiscataway - While never raising his voice above the level of a conversation with friends, the Dalai Lama spoke yesterday before an adoring crowd of 36,000, blending optimism with humor before the largest gathering at Rutgers Stadium for an event that did not involve competition. |
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Thin got him in: Skinny firefighter saves toddlerWestfield, NJ - At 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds, Jim Pfeiffer is used to being called skinny. |
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New Jersey Blocks DuPont Treatment of Nerve Agent WastewaterTrenton, NJ - The state of New Jersey is blocking a proposal by the U.S. Army and the chemical company DuPont to transport corrosive wastewater left after VX nerve agent is neutralized from Indiana to New Jersey for further treatment. |
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Brothers sending 2 tons of salami to troops in IraqNewark, NJ - Brothers Marc and Michael Brummer figure the best way they can help support U.S. troops stationed in Iraq is to try to feed them -- thousands of them. |
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Wandering whale appears headed back to AtlanticCamden, NJ - The wayward whale that has spent a week thrilling folks watching from boats and along the banks of the Delaware River appears headed back toward open water, though he still has miles to go. |
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Whale Making Its Way Downstream in RiverTrenton, NJ - A young beluga whale that apparently took a wrong turn and wound up in the Delaware River, 80 miles from the open sea, appeared to be making its way back downstream on Wednesday. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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