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Calif. scientists reopen Ice Age dig site
Jun 29 2006 10:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists went back to work Thursday at one of the world's richest Ice Age fossil sites, digging the tooth of a five-foot dire wolf and the toe of a sabertooth tiger from the sticky prehistoric asphalt near Wilshire Boulvard.
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Clock ticking for Discovery launch
Jun 29 2006 8:14PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The countdown to a launch of space shuttle Discovery moved ahead Thursday with expected storm clouds remaining the chief obstacle to only the second U.S.-operated spaceflight since the Columbia tragedy.
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New rule protects Alaska's coral gardens
Jun 29 2006 7:22PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's rare coral gardens will be protected under a new federal rule setting large areas of the sea floor off-limits to bottom trawling.
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Remains of old fish basin found in S.C.
Jun 29 2006 7:21PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Charleston boasts the South Carolina Aquarium but workers recently uncovered what might be called the city's original fish tank _ a wall that was likely used as a fish basin at the old city market a century ago.
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Sen. Bill Frist revives stem cell bill
Jun 29 2006 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Urged anew by Nancy Reagan, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Thursday revived a bill to expand funding for embryonic stem cell research after conservatives who had blocked it withdrew their objections.
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Dead, sickly birds wash up on Calif. beach
Jun 29 2006 7:16PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Bird rescuers believe dozens of dead and sickly baby terns washed up suddenly on beaches here after something scared them out of their nests on an abandoned barge and into the water, where they couldn't swim.
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Calif. smog rules may be used nationwide
Jun 29 2006 7:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government may use California's strict pollution rules for lawnmowers and other small-engine machines as a national standard, a top Environmental Protection Agency official said Thursday.
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Egypt tomb reveals ancient woven flowers
Jun 29 2006 7:16PM (CT)
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists hoped the first tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 80 years would hold the mummy of King Tut's mother. They opened the last of eight sarcophagi Wednesday, revealing no mummies but finding something almost as valuable: embalming materials and ancient woven flowers.
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Group to start Afghan wildlife reserves
Jun 29 2006 3:48PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A conservation group said Thursday it is launching an effort to establish wildlife reserves in Afghanistan, where environmental preservation has largely been sidelined by the government's long-running battle with the Taliban.
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