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Putin says freezing missile sale to Iran: France

Reuters - Fri, 2010-06-11 04:02
PARIS (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has told France that Moscow will freeze a delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran after passage of extended U.N. sanctions against Tehran, the French president's office said Friday.


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Britain sticks up for BP amid spill

Reuters - Fri, 2010-06-11 00:58
LONDON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Britain stuck up for beleaguered BP Plc on Friday against American criticism over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while the company ramped up efforts to siphon more crude from its gushing well.


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Abbas: Hope eroding for two-state Mideast solution

Reuters - Fri, 2010-06-11 00:56
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern on Thursday that hope was waning for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.


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FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach

Reuters - Fri, 2010-06-11 00:13
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers, including those of several high-ranking government officials.


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Sailor Abby Sunderland found safe in Indian Ocean

Reuters - Fri, 2010-06-11 00:11
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A 16-year-old California girl trying to sail solo around the world is safe and well after a massive search and rescue was launched in the Indian Ocean when she triggered distress signals, her parents and Australian authorities said Friday.


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Were some gigantic Jurassic sea creatures warm-blooded?

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 23:50

In ancient Mesozoic seas, the biggest predators might not have been entirely cold-blooded killers. Rather, a new study suggests some of these rapacious reptiles might have been able to regulate their own body temperature , thereby expanding their hunting ranges.  [More]

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South African gamblers smoke endangered vulture brains for luck

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 23:00

As the World Cup launches in South Africa this week, conservationists fear that gamblers looking for a little extra luck will turn to a source those of us in the West might not expect: the practice of smoking vulture brains .

The custom stems from the traditional medicine known in South Africa as muti . The vulture brains are dried, ground up and then smoked in cigarettes which supposedly give the users visions of the future. In addition to dreams of winning lotto numbers or sports teams, practitioners say the practice can give users an edge on taking tests or help their business attract more clients. A tiny vial of vulture brains sells for around $6.50, according to an article from AFP.

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U.S. doubles upper estimate for BP oil leak

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 22:48
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists on Thursday doubled their high-end estimate of the amount of crude oil flowing from BP Plc's stricken Gulf of Mexico well.


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FBI probing AT&T iPad security breach

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 22:43
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers.


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Cash-poor NY state may issue IOUs like California

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 21:58
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-poor New York state might have to pay its bills with IOUs next week to avoid the "anarchy in the streets" that could result from a government shutdown, Governor David Paterson said on Thursday.


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Endosulfan to Be Banned, Pesticide Poses "Unacceptable Risks," EPA Says

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 21:30

Declaring that endosulfan is unsafe, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is about to ban one of the last organochlorine pesticides still used in the United States.

Endosulfan--used largely on vegetables, apples, melons and cotton--"poses unacceptable risks" to farm workers and wildlife, EPA officials said. In response, the agency is moving to cancel the pesticide's registration.

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Timing is everything for sharks that smell in stereo

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 20:58

By Janet Fang

To follow the scent trail left by their prey across the ocean, sharks swim in the direction of the nostril that sniffed the odor first, scientists have found. [More]

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Democrats launch push to promote Obama health law

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 20:54
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats launched a new push on Thursday to promote U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, as the first $250 rebates were mailed to seniors to help plug gaps in Medicare prescription drug coverage.


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Sickened September 11 workers get revised settlement

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 20:47
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorneys for thousands of workers who suffered health problems stemming from the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center reached a revised $712 million settlement with New York City on Thursday.


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California girl sailor, 16, missing in Indian Ocean

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 20:22
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 16-year-old California girl trying to sail around the world alone went missing in the Indian Ocean on Thursday after apparently signaling she was in trouble, her family said.


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Many Solar System Comets May Have Been Swiped from Other Stars

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 19:01

Comets are usually thought of as icy, dusty emissaries from the deepest reaches of the solar system . But according to a new simulation, many of them could have originated somewhere even more exotic--in budding planetary systems around other stars. [More]

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British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 18:29
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday ruled out sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying Britain's forces should not stay on "for a day longer" than necessary.


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Vitamin D deficiency linked to genetic polymorphisms

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 18:15

At least half of adults in developed countries have deficient levels of vitamin D , and low levels of this vitamin have been linked to bone fragility, cancer , heart disease and immune system problems . Variable levels of vitamin D, which is a by-product of a chemical reaction that occurs when UV light hits the skin and can be found in some fatty fish, across populations has largely been thought to be a simple matter of exposure: failure to get enough sun, eat fatty fish or take supplements would result in deficiency. [More]

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U.S. arrests over 400 in Mexican drug cartel sweep

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 16:20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 400 people accused of having ties to trafficking for Mexican drug cartels were arrested in 16 U.S. states on Wednesday, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.


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U.S. missile strikes kill three in Pakistan

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 15:36
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles Thursday into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a sanctuary for al Qaeda and its allies, killing three suspected militants, security officials in the area said.


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