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BP's U.S. Gulf project exempted from enviro analysis
By Jeffrey Jones and Jeff Mason
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators exempted BP Plc from a detailed environmental review of the exploration project that ultimately resulted in the deadly Gulf of Mexico explosion and subsequent oil spill, documents show.
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Senate Dems thwart GOP attack on consumer watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday voted to reject a Republican proposal that would have weakened a plan to set up a financial consumer watchdog, a key part of a landmark Wall Street reform bill backed by Democrats.
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Organic farming "a luxury we can't afford," concludes UK report
Organic farming is perceived as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don't compensate for the lower yields produced, according to a new study from the University of Leeds...
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Iran holds war games in Gulf amid nuclear tension
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began new naval war games in the Gulf on Thursday to show the Islamic state's "power to defend" itself against any attack, state television reported.
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No bomb found in truck on New York bridge: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) - No bomb was found in a truck abandoned on New York City's Triborough Bridge on Wednesday night and the busy roads connecting the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx will reopen shortly, police said.
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Greece to back austerity, anxious markets eye ECB
ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - The Greek parliament was set to adopt a harsh austerity plan on Thursday in the face of violent unrest, as markets looked to the European Central Bank to prevent debt crisis engulfing the euro zone.
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Thai protesters hold out for more talks
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand on Thursday demanded more talks before agreeing to end two months of protests that have stifled the economy, scared off tourists and sparked the country's deadliest political clashes in 18 years.
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New Nigerian leader pledges electoral reform
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's new leader Goodluck Jonathan vowed on Thursday electoral reform and fighting graft would be top priorities as he steers the nation to its most fiercely contested polls since the end of military rule.
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U.S. seeks Pakistan ties to talkative bomb suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States pushed Pakistan Thursday to investigate possible ties between the Times Square bomb suspect and the Taliban, U.S. officials said, as the suspect provided more information to U.S. investigators.
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Blankfein: Goldman must recognize doubters
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein took responsibility for the bank's conduct during the financial crisis on a call with wealthy clients on Wednesday.
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Oil from Gulf spill creeps ashore in Louisiana
VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico came ashore on a chain of islands off the Louisiana coast on Thursday as BP Plc engineers prepared to start lowering a 98-ton metal chamber over the ruptured seabed well miles off the coast.
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Britons vote in "photo finish" election
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons began voting on Thursday in what is forecast to be the closest election since 1992, with the opposition Conservatives struggling to convert their opinion poll advantage into an outright majority.
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U.S. regulators to reassert powers over broadband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators, whose authority over broadband was put in doubt by a recent court ruling, will announce on Thursday that it will reassert its powers but will refrain from imposing strict burdens on broadband providers like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast.
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Almost winning is just as exciting for problem gamblers
Oh, so close. Just one more try. [More]
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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua dies: aides
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died at age 58 after a long illness, presidential aides said.
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Plausible links seen between bomb suspect and Taliban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators see "plausible links" between the suspected Times Square bomber and the Taliban in Pakistan movement but a final determination has yet to be made, a U.S. official on Wednesday.
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Regulators to reassert broadband regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission will announce on Thursday that it will reassert regulation of broadband and continue an open Internet policy, but also refrain from imposing strict regulatory burdens on broadband providers like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast.
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Well-trained immune cells keep HIV in check
By Alla Katsnelson
A computer model proposes a solution to a long-standing mystery in HIV research -- why a small percentage of people infected with the virus never develop full-blown AIDS. [More]
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Blankfein: Goldman must recognize doubters
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein took responsibility for the bank's conduct during the financial crisis on a call with wealthy clients on Wednesday, according to media reports.
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Mothers' Depression Can Go Well Beyond Children's Infancy
Vast amounts of research on postpartum depression have focused on difficulties facing new mothers, and studies of adult depression have focused on individual struggles. Depression in mothers with children over the age of six months, however, is less discussed but exceedingly common. At least 12 percent of women in any given year--many of whom are mothers--and 20 percent of disadvantaged mothers have depressive symptoms. [More]
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