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U.N. Report Criticizes Lebanon Border Security
8/27/2008 6:36:40 PM |
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UNITED NATIONS — Lebanon's border with Syria is highly "penetrable," a U.N. team of border control professionals is concluding, bolstering Israeli claims that Hezbollah is rearming. Members of the U.N. Security Council yesterday received copies of the team's report, even as they deliberated an extension for the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, deployed in the aftermath of the 2006 war between ... (source:nysun.com)
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Reward offer in Bronx kitty terror attacks
8/27/2008 6:15:58 PM |
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An animal rights group is offering up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who have been terrorizing cats in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx over the past two months. (source:nydailycom)
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
8/27/2008 6:10:04 PM |
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Stunning regenerative medicine study cited … NASA renames observatory for Fermi … Scientists grow cochlea hair cells … U.S.: Global warming is biggest challenge ... Health/Science news from UPI. (source:upi.com)
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EU leaders step up criticism of Russia
8/27/2008 6:09:27 PM |
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Political leaders across the European Union intensified their criticism of Russia on Wednesday ahead of an emergency summit of EU heads of government next week – insisting the bloc must move to re-evaluate seriously its relations with Moscow. (source:ft.com)
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Scientists Warn of Global Warming 'Tipping Point'
8/27/2008 6:06:34 PM |
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WASHINGTON — More ominous signs yesterday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that sea ice in the Arctic now covers about 2.03 million square miles. The lowest point since satellite measurements ... (source:nysun.com)
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Red Cross deploys volunteers to help with Hurricane Gustav
8/27/2008 6:01:09 PM |
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The American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. requested the North Central Wisconsin Chapter in Stevens Point deploy its emergency response vehicle (ERV) to Baton Rouge, La., in preparation for landfall of Hurricane Gustav. The ERV will leave Stevens Point Thursday morning and may be on assignment for up to three weeks. Don and Gert Neuendorf of Stevens Point, disaster volunteers with the local ... (source:stevenspointjournal.com)
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