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April 9, 2010

Aquariums come under scrutiny after trainer’s death

Animal welfare advocates say marine parks with dolphins and whales need tighter regulation.
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April 9, 2010

Discount prices ease pain of rising state cigarette taxes

Officials seek a minimum sale price as access to low-cost smokes offsets the effect of higher taxes.
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April 9, 2010

Geithner meets with Chinese official in Beijing

BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with a Chinese vice premier Thursday in a sign the two sides might be trying to cool their rhetoric in a dispute over China’s currency controls. The Treasury Department did not say whether the two sides discussed currency. But Geithner had been expected to press Washington’s case […]
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April 9, 2010

Russia, U.S. sign arms pact

The 'New START' treaty would slash the nations' current nuclear-weapon limits by a third. But will the U.S. Senate go along?
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April 8, 2010

Plane takes solar power to new heights

The solar-powered prototype moves the project closer to a round- the-world flight.

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April 8, 2010

Sadrists say their leader should back Al-Jaafari

The poll is seen as giving the cleric an opportunity to back someone other than al-Maliki for premier.
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April 8, 2010

Flooding, mudslides kill 100 in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO — Flooding and mudslides from the heaviest deluge ever recorded in Rio killed at least 100 people and left many more homeless, officials said Wednesday as the rains finally began to ease. A minimum 2,000 people were forced from their homes by punishing rain that filled streets with raging torrents and ground […]
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April 8, 2010

Philippine monitor lizard is a new species, study says

-MANILA, Philippines — Researchers have concluded that a giant, golden-spotted monitor lizard discovered in the forested mountains of the Philippines six years ago is a new species, according to a study released Wednesday. The 6.5-foot lizard was first spotted in 2004 in the Sierra Madre mountains on the island of Luzon when local researchers saw […]
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April 8, 2010

Man arrested for threatening Pelosi over health reform

Officials say he made dozens of phone calls to her homes in California and Washington.
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April 8, 2010

On the campaign trail, it’s Reid against Reid

With no clear opponent, Sen. Harry Reid feels the brunt of voter anger back home in Nevada.