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S.Korean scientist accepts blame for fraud
Jan 11 2006 11:44PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A disgraced South Korean researcher asked his nation's pardon Thursday for fraudulent claims of stem cell breakthroughs, but said junior scientists deceived him and should share blame for the scandal.
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U.S., Australia back global warming plan
Jan 11 2006 10:30PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The United States and Australia on Thursday pledged a combined $127 million to an Asia Pacific plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting renewable energy sources and cleaner ways to use coal.
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Augustine Volcano on Alaska island erupts
Jan 11 2006 10:18PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A volcano on an uninhabited island erupted early Wednesday, spewing ash about five miles into the sky and prompting air traffic authorities to warn planes to steer clear of the cloud.
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One-eyed cat had medical condition
Jan 11 2006 9:59PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A photo of a one-eyed kitten named Cy drew more than a little skepticism when it turned up on various Web sites, but medical authorities have a name for the bizarre condition.
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Sierra Club launches television series
Jan 11 2006 9:46PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Sierra Club is launching its own television series, teaming up with filmmaker Robert Greenwald to tell stories about individuals and communities fighting for environmental justice.
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Speakers call for more hearings on bears
Jan 11 2006 9:39PM (CT)
CODY, Wyo. (AP) - Several speakers at the only public hearing on a plan to remove grizzly bears from federal endangered species protection called for more hearings on the proposal. About 235 people gathered at Tuesday's hearing in Cody.
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Park Service captures Yellowstone bison
Jan 11 2006 9:37PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Roughly 200 wandering bison have been captured at Yellowstone National Park, and officials there plan to send the animals straight to slaughter, without first testing them for the disease brucellosis, a park spokesman said Wednesday.
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Detroit Zoo penguins undergo eye surgery
Jan 11 2006 9:32PM (CT)
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - We'll never know just how well, but three nearly blind penguins at the Detroit Zoo can see again thanks to a morning of cataract surgery at a local veterinary center.
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Project hopes to find star dust on earth
Jan 11 2006 9:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Computer users are being invited to join the hunt for minute grains of star dust that a NASA spacecraft should return to Earth this weekend.
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Report examines safety of nanotechnology
Jan 11 2006 12:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - From toothpaste to trousers, dozens of everyday products contain materials made through the blossoming science of nanotechnology _ but laws safeguarding the public's health and safety aren't developing nearly as quickly, according to a new report.
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