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Groups prepare for contested seal hunt
Mar 21 2006 10:54PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Protesters, celebrities and fishermen were gearing up for Canada's hotly debated seal hunt, set to get under way later this week in the gulf off the Atlantic Ocean.
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MSU to help develop Earth science database
Mar 21 2006 7:47PM (CT)
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi State University has received a $9.6 million federal grant to help NASA develop a more accessible Earth science research database.
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Ancient tree in Indiana not so ancient
Mar 21 2006 7:46PM (CT)
EDINBURGH, Ind. (AP) - A large oak tree dug up last summer in a southern Indiana gravel pit is about 2,000 years old _ far younger than scientists' preliminary estimate. Scientists who examined the log last year initially speculated it could be 6,000 years old.
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Ancient sarcophagus unearthed in Cyprus
Mar 21 2006 7:30PM (CT)
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with vivid color illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in western Cyprus, archaeologists said Monday.
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Group backs grizzlies on endangered list
Mar 21 2006 7:21PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - More than 250 scientists and researchers have signed a letter protesting a federal proposal to no longer protect grizzly bears in the Yellowstone area under the Endangered Species Act.
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Bottled water big for multinationals
Mar 21 2006 4:18PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Violent protests have driven away corporate investment in desperately needed municipal water systems in developing nations. So the world's poor buy bottled water from Coke, Pepsi and other multinational companies.
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