In Big Shift, U.S. Imposes Tariffs On Chinese Paper
Officials said the new policy could lead to duties on imports of Chinese steel, plastics, machinery and textiles....
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Terrorist Killed And 10 People Hurt In Jerusalem Gunfight
A gunfight erupted in Jerusalem’s Old City today when a young Arab man took a pistol from a security guard and attempted to flee....
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Compromise On Oil Law In Iraq Seems To Be Collapsing
The apparent breakdown comes just as the White House is struggling to find evidence that there is progress toward a functioning government....
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New Room Added To Space Station
The astronauts moved a module that will serve as a connection point for two new laboratories for the station to a temporary location on the side of the station....
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Tony Blair ‘blocked Non-doms Tax’
ALLIES of Tony Blair have revealed that he repeatedly blocked attempts by Gordon Brown to impose new taxes on rich foreigners living in Britain....
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Science News

Don?t Let the Green Grass Fool You
2008-02-11 05:30 - Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.

My Cortex Made Me Buy It
2008-02-10 06:01 - Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, it’s possible that we?ve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet.

Working by Eavesdropping on DNA Doing Its Work
2008-02-10 06:01 - Pacific Bioscience’s sequencer lets the DNA chain grow continuously and records a movie of flashing lights.

The Greener Side of Recession
2008-02-10 05:30 - Tongue planted firmly in cheek ? or maybe not ? Fion MacCloud of the British site Finance Markets recently offered ?10 Ways the Recession Can Help the Environment.?

Safety Lapse Is Suggested in Fatal Blast at Test Site
2008-02-10 05:30 - The employees who were killed in a blast at a California spaceship company were not given effective training on the hazards in their work area, according to a new report.

Appellate Panel Rejects E.P.A. Emission Limits
2008-02-10 05:30 - By ruling against limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, the panel agreed with those who said the law required tighter, more expensive controls.

Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat
2008-02-09 05:30 - The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.

In Many Communities, It’s Not Easy Going Green
2008-02-08 06:01 - Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.

Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring
2008-02-08 05:30 - It is easy to dismiss Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at Société Générale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us.

Scientists Say Mummies? Lice Show Pre-Columbian Origins
2008-02-08 05:30 - The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected.


 
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