Woman Sues Drug Dealer For Getting Her Addicted To Crystal Meth, And Wins
A former addict has opened a new front in the war on illegal drugs by successfully suing her dealer for selling her crystal methamphetamine that almost killed her....
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Square Feet: Near The U.N., A Run On Office Space
With the United Nations headquarters scheduled for renovations, governments make plans of their own....
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In Baghdad, Justice Behind The Barricades
The Americans and the Iraqi government have erected a legal Green Zone to shelter judges and secure the trials of some of Iraq’s most dangerous suspects....
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Vonage Loses Court Challenge Over Payments To A Federal Fund
An appeals court denied Vonage’s challenge of an F.C.C. rule requiring providers to pay into the Universal Service Fund....
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British Airways Pilots Call Off Easter Strike
The threat of disruption to British Airways flights over Easter has been averted after union officials said the airline’s pilots would not take industrial action over the holiday period....
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Science News

National Briefing | Science and Environment: Death Sentence for Hungry...
2008-03-20 05:30 - Oregon and Washington officials will try to catch the sea lions that arrive at the base of the Bonneville Dam and hold them 48 hours to see whether an aquarium, zoo will take them.

A Bid to Lure Wolves With a Digital Call of the Wild
2008-03-20 05:30 - A speaker-recorder system called Howlbox howls, and wolves howl back, their answers amounting to a roll call that can help scientists studying the population.

An Export in Solid Supply
2008-03-20 05:30 - A reorganization of the global coal trade is making the United States a major exporter for the first time in years, and driving up prices of the one fossil fuel the nation has in abundance.

Stuff of Life (but Not Life Itself) Is Detected on a Distant Planet
2008-03-20 05:30 - Astronomers reported Wednesday that they had made the first detection of an organic molecule, methane, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

Observatory: The Secret of DEET? It Masks Odors That Usually Attract B...
2008-03-19 06:01 - It’s effective, but only recently have scientists begun to understand how DEET works to repel insects.

Letters: Earth’s Ineluctable Destiny (1 Letter)
2008-03-19 06:01 - To the Editor:.

Letters: What’s in a Name? (2 Letters)
2008-03-19 06:01 - To the Editor:.

Letters: Patients and Medical Tests (2 Letters)
2008-03-19 05:32 - To the Editor:.

Letters: Celebrating the Push-Up (1 Letter)
2008-03-19 05:31 - To the Editor:.

Observatory: When a Sticky Gecko Starts to Slip, Its Tail Comes to the...
2008-03-19 05:31 - While adept at hawking car insurance, the gecko is not the greatest climber. However, it recovers from slips with the help of its tail.


 
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