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Five world records broken, Peirsol crashes out
Seeded on Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:44 PM EDT (Frace24)
Michael Phelps made it safely into the final of the 200m freestyle, but the world record-holder settled for winning his heat in the third-fastest time of the night
Smaller than expected, but severe, dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
Seeded on Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:42 PM EDT ()
The results of the 2009 cruise at first glance are hopeful, but the smaller than expected area of hypoxia appears to be related to short-term weather patterns before measurements were taken, not a reduction in the underlying cause, excessive nutrient runoff
In Texas, drought means conserving every last drop
Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:46 AM EDT (USA Today)
Off-duty police officers are patrolling streets, looking for people illegally watering their lawns and gardens. Residents are encouraged to stealthily rat out water scofflaws on a 24-hour hot line.
Police: Attempted holdup broadcast over store intercom
Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:44 AM EDT (CNN)
A man wearing a light blue button-down shirt and dark slacks entered the store carrying a gun concealed in a folded newspaper, police said. He approached one of the store's cash registers and demanded the contents of the safe, police said.
Rallies Around the World Show Support for Iranian Opposition
Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:41 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Thousands of people poured into the streets of cities around the world Saturday in a show of solidarity with Iranians protesting the results of their country's presidential election last month.
Chinese hack film festival site
Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:33 AM EDT (BBC News)
Chinese hackers have attacked the website of Australia's biggest film festival over a documentary about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer. Content on the Melbourne International Film Festival site was briefly replaced with the Chinese flag and anti-Kadeer slogans on Saturday, reports …
Supreme Court ruling shakes up criminal trials
Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:26 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
In a 5-4 decision, the high court said that lab reports served as "witnesses" for the prosecution.
Two toddlers shoot siblings in US
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:05 PM EDT (BBC News)
Two young children have been shot by their siblings in the space of 24 hours in the United States
9/11 Commission members act to finally wrap it up
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:59 AM EDT (CNN)
Key members of the original 9/11 Commission are banding together to rekindle the sense of urgency felt after the 2001 attacks and pressure the government to act on the commission's unfinished business.
Palin faces questions as she exits national stage
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:44 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)
"Ain't gonna shut my mouth / I know there's got to be a few hundred million more like me / just trying to keep it free," Palin said in a recent Tweet, quoting the song "Rollin'," by the country duo Big & Rich.
Alberto Contador is set to capture the Tour de France title
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT (CNN)
Alberto Contador has all but locked up the Tour de France title, keeping the yellow jersey after a punishing mountain ride in the next to last stage. The final leg is Sunday, a ceremonial ride into Paris. Lance Armstrong held third place overall Saturday after finishing in a sm …
Iran to strike Israel's atomic sites if attacked
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:42 AM EDT ()
"If the Zionist Regime (Israel) attacks Iran, we will surely strike its nuclear facilities with our missile capabilities," Mohammad Ali Jafari, Guards commander-in-chief, told Iran's Arabic language al-Alam television.
Report slams FEMA on health hazard in emergency housing
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:26 AM EDT (CNN)
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was slow to address early signs of formaldehyde problems in emergency housing and overstated actions it was taking to address the problem, according to a report released Thursday by a federal ins …
W.Va. high school principal fired for jumping on pile of students during cafeteria food fight
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:21 AM EDT ()
A high school principal who admitted jumping atop a pile of students during a cafeteria food fight has been fired. The Upshur County Board of Education voted Tuesday to oust Brenda Wells from Buckhannon-Upshur High School. She'd been suspended since late May
Black, White Cambridge Cops Back Officer
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:13 AM EDT (CBS News)
The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home was hand-picked by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling
Power system would recharge without wires
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:04 AM EDT (United Press International)
A power system now in development could charge cell phones and other gadgets without the use of wires, researchers at a conference in Britain said.
Winehouse not guilty of assault
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:53 AM EDT (BBC News)
Singer Amy Winehouse has been found not guilty of assaulting a burlesque dancer at a charity ball in central London
'Incredible' new scar is spreading on Jupiter - Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:27 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
The object, thought to be an asteroid or comet, left a large dark bruise that can still be seen spreading over Jupiter's southern hemisphere,
Hubble reawakens, snaps image of Jupiter scar
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:09 AM EDT (CNN)
In an unusual step, NASA scientists interrupted testing of the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope to aim the orbiter's camera at Jupiter and capture an image of the planet's mysterious new scar
Obama: U.S. to sign U.N. disabilities rights pact
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:08 AM EDT (USA Today)
Marking the 19th anniversary of a landmark U.S. law barring discrimination against people with disabilities, President Obama said Friday that the United States will sign a United Nations treaty urging countries around the world to do the same
High-Tech Era in Final Days as Swimming Bans Suits
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:05 AM EDT (The New York Times)
In an effort to clean up its sport, the international governing body of swimming will require its athletes to show more skin. By an overwhelming vote Friday at its general congress, FINA officials decided to ban the high-tech swimsuits that have been likened to doping on a hanger
Bears in the Adirondacks Defeat BearVault Food-Protection Container
Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:00 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The BearVault 500 withstood the ravages of the test bears at the Folsom City Zoo in California.
Plane accident in Mashhad, Iran, leaves at least 17 dead
Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:52 PM EDT (Frace24)
At least 17 people were killed Friday in a plane accident in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, the official IRNA news agency reported
Obama Criticizes Arrest of Harvard Professor
Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:33 AM EDT (The New York Times)
President Obama bluntly accused the police of acting "stupidly" in arresting the Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week after an officer had established that Mr. Gates had not broken into his own home in Cambridge, Mass
Victoria Police to use Twitter in drink-driving blitz
Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:14 AM EDT (The Age)
As part of a three-day road safety blitz starting today, Deputy Chief Commissioner Ken Lay will 'tweet' boozy breath-test readings and details of cars caught speeding to discourage other young drivers from engaging in the same dangerous behaviour
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