An Ear To The Ground On Stocks
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Tens Of Thousands More From Gaza Enter Egypt Seeking Consumer Goods
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French Leader And Ex-Model Wed In Quiet Ceremony
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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: British Soldier Killed
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Air Apparent And Bjorn To Rock
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Science News

Delay in Shuttle Launching
2008-01-05 05:30 - The next effort to launch the space shuttle Atlantis could come as early as Jan. 24, but will probably slip into February as engineers test and repair a suspect fuel sensor connector, a NASA official said.

California Sues E.P.A. Over Denial of Waiver
2008-01-04 05:30 - California sued the E.P.A. on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to block California rules curbing greenhouse-gas emissions from new cars and trucks.

The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen
2008-01-03 05:30 - Every cook relies every day on the power of heat to transform food ? but most don?t understand it.

St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi
2008-01-03 05:30 - St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.

Can They Stay Out of Harm’s Way?
2008-01-02 06:01 - When jaguars kill cattle, ranchers retaliate. Now conservationists are trying for a truce that could save the Americas? biggest cat.

Migration, Interrupted: Nature’s Rhythms at Risk
2008-01-02 06:01 - In a new book, David Wilcove urges conservation of species and their ways, still so little understood.

Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks
2008-01-02 06:01 - New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fish’s skin.

No Picky Eaters Among Successful Argentine Ants
2008-01-02 06:01 - Researchers have uncovered one secret to the Argentine ant’s success at invading new territory: dietary flexibility.

A Slippery Slope Is the Secret Weapon of Some Pitcher Plants
2008-01-02 05:30 - The lip of one pitcher plant species is slippery only when wet.

Wielding a Cost-Cutting Ax, and Often, at NASA
2008-01-02 05:30 - S. Alan Stern, a director of space science at NASA, is ushering in a new era of saying no.


 
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