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What Drugs Was Your Thanksgiving Turkey on?
(Photo: Cyndy Sims Parr / Flickr) So far, 2011 has not been a great year for turkey producers. In May, an article in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported …
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California Company Pulls Plug on Wind Farm, Citing Risk to Birds (2)
(Photo: kqedquest / Flickr) A San Francisco company said it has abandoned plans for a large-scale wind farm near Winters because the turbines could have harmed golden …
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Yemeni Leader Signs a Deal to End His 33-Year Rule
SANA, Yemen — After months of street protests calling for his resignation, President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed an agreement Wednesday that Yemeni officials said immediately transferred power to his …
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NYPD Raid on Occupy’s Zuccotti Park Camp Destroyed Thousands of Books
NEW YORK — What started in September as a few piles of books on a tarp in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park, the de facto headquarters of the Occupy Wall Street …
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Tar Sands Oil Producers Eye California
(Photo: Toban Black / Flickr) San Francisco - The Obama Administration’s recent decision to delay the approval process for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has shifted attention to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Gets “Mic-Checked” by the 99 Percent, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news ...
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Are the Arts Irrelevant to the Next Generation?
Are you concerned about the future of the fine arts? New research from Norway suggests you have every right to fret. A study just published in the …
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Protests Continue Despite Deal to Hasten Transition in Egypt
Cairo - The Egyptian military moved Wednesday to end a fifth day of clashes between police and protesters that left at least 31 dead, in a confrontation that has …
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Banks Find Extra Money to Hire Lobbyists in DC
The money banks spend on lobbying is on pace to reach a record high again this year as the industry battles to weaken or repeal hundreds of rules being …
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Bangladesh Demands Climate Justice
Dhaka - Mosammet Monwara walks more than three km every alternate day to fetch water for her family of five in a heavy earthen pitcher. She …