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L.A. waits for Reggie the gator to awaken
Jun 16 2006 9:56PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Where's Reggie? The elusive alligator who became the hero of song, shirt and short story hasn't been seen since last fall, but officials are ready to try more trapping if it rises from the reeds around Harbor Regional Park's Lake Machado.
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Rat study shows dirty better than clean
Jun 16 2006 9:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gritty rats and mice living in sewers and farms seem to have healthier immune systems than their squeaky clean cousins that frolic in cushy antiseptic labs, two studies indicate. The lesson for humans: Clean living may make us sick.
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Pro-whaling nations lose conference vote
Jun 16 2006 7:40PM (CT)
FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts (AP) - Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, lost two key votes Friday at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting _ an indication they may not have the majority necessary to take control of the body and try to repeal its ban on commercial hunting.
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Separated twins' condition stable
Jun 16 2006 7:38PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Formerly conjoined twin babies were in intensive care cribs Friday as doctors watched closely for signs of any problems in the first critical days following a lengthy separation surgery.
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Parakeets test positive for fatal disease
Jun 16 2006 7:01PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Zoo knowingly imported parakeets with a contagious and often fatal bird disease for an exhibit encouraging human interaction, a zoo official said.
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Polar bear review draws 140,000 comments
Jun 16 2006 6:48PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials in Alaska face some 140,000 submitted comments on whether to list polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but said they have no feel yet for how public sentiment is divided. The last day for the public to comment on the petition was Friday.
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Ancestor of modern birds believed found
Jun 16 2006 6:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first detailed look at the ancestor of modern birds _ a grebe-like waterbird that would look normal even today _ was shown off Thursday by scientists who discovered fossil remains in a remote lake bed in China.
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American Indian remains donated
Jun 16 2006 9:57AM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - Dozens of centuries-old American Indian remains found in a home in this central Illinois town will be donated to the state for further study.
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La. faces battle against Mother Nature
Jun 16 2006 9:51AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Last year's hurricanes showed that nearly every part of Louisiana's long, circuitous and sinking coast is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding similar to what happened here.
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23 teams compete to see if concrete floats
Jun 16 2006 6:49AM (CT)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Can concrete float? Twenty-three student teams from around the country are competing in a concrete canoe competition to find out.
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Study: Gas drilling hurting sage grouse
Jun 16 2006 3:34AM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A boost in methane gas drilling in parts of Montana and Wyoming may be a factor in the shrinking population of sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird slowly being squeezed out of its habitat by development, a study shows.
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