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Global warming threatens natural wonders
Apr 5 2007 11:58PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - An environmental group said Thursday some of the world's greatest natural treasures are threatened with destruction because of global warming _ from the Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon rain forests and the unique ecosystem of the Mexican desert.
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U.N. Security Council to study climate
Apr 5 2007 10:39PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The first Security Council debate on climate change will focus on the impact of global warming on issues that can spark conflicts including border disputes and access to energy, water and food, Britain's U.N. Mission said Thursday.
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N.M. county passes spaceport tax
Apr 5 2007 9:43PM (CT)
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Voters in a southern New Mexico county have approved a tax to raise an estimated $49 million toward a $198 million tourism spaceport, according to unofficial returns Thursday.
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FEMA chief promises readiness for 2007
Apr 5 2007 9:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency returned Wednesday to the scene of the agency's much-ridiculed performance after Hurricane Katrina and promised that it has transformed into a premier disaster response engine.
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FEMA chief promises readiness for 2007
Apr 5 2007 9:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency returned Wednesday to the scene of the agency's much-ridiculed performance after Hurricane Katrina and promised that it has transformed into a premier disaster response engine.
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FEMA chief promises readiness for 2007
Apr 5 2007 9:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency returned Wednesday to the scene of the agency's much-ridiculed performance after Hurricane Katrina and promised that it has transformed into a premier disaster response engine.
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Report: NASA watchdog too cozy with boss
Apr 5 2007 8:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA's top watchdog routinely tipped off department officials to internal investigations and quashed a report related to the Columbia shuttle explosion to avoid embarrassing the agency, investigators say.
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Scientists: Genes determine dogs' sizes
Apr 5 2007 5:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - From the towering Great Dane to the feisty little Chihuahua, all dogs are brothers under the skin. Now, researchers have uncovered a reason why the animals wearing that skin vary so much in size.
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Climate change threatens new dust bowl
Apr 5 2007 1:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Changing climate will mean increasing drought in the Southwest _ a region where water already is in tight supply _ according to a new study.
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