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Report faults bison slaughter program
Apr 2 2008 10:03PM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A government report released Wednesday faulted state and federal bureaucracies for failing to stop the slaughter of bison leaving Yellowstone National Park _ even as the number of animals killed this year set a new record.
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Massive job cuts in space program likely
Apr 2 2008 5:30PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - More than 8,000 NASA contractor jobs in the nation's manned space program could be eliminated after the space shuttle program is shut down in 2010, the agency said Tuesday.
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Octopi get leg up on sexual competition
Apr 2 2008 5:29PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subterfuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex.
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Crawling fish may be part of new family
Apr 2 2008 5:29PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A University of Washington professor says a recently discovered fish that crawls instead of swimming and has forward-looking eyes like humans could be part of an entirely unknown family of fishes.
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Smoking habit, lung cancer in the genes
Apr 2 2008 5:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer _ a finding that could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit.
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Study links preemies with autism signs
Apr 2 2008 1:22PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A small study of toddlers finds that about one-quarter of babies born very prematurely had signs of autism on an early screening test.
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Climate talks hinge on new US government
Apr 2 2008 12:21PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The U.S. government insists it's deeply engaged in talks started this week on the world's next climate pact, but other negotiators are already looking ahead to the next administration _ and wondering what to expect.
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