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New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy.
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In the wake of the priest-abuse crisis, the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Philadelphia debuted a short film that urges teens to report sexual violence.
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Quintin Watts had a lengthy criminal record, a history of substance abuse and a string of motor vehicle offenses. Even his mother says he wasn’t a good driver.
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For years, Massachusetts was known derisively as “Taxachusetts.” But voters could help shed that label in November by completely eliminating the...
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GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in...
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Nearly two decades later, John McCain is still haunted by his role in the Keating Five scandal.
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Even when he thought no one was listening but his old friend Bill Allen, Sen. Ted Stevens repeatedly proclaimed his innocence in an Alaskan corruption investigation in...
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A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing on a fatal January bus crash in Texas will focus on commercial passenger vehicles that do not comply with...
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The government’s rescue of American International Group Inc. last month is getting a critical eye from lawmakers examining the chain of events that forced a $700...
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Tuesday night’s presidential debate offers Republican John McCain one of his last best chances to stop Democrat Barack Obama’s recent surge in the race and...
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It’s one of Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s most surefire applause lines, a vow to veto pork barrel spending like the road and bridge...
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will announce Tuesday it is spinning off its manufacturing operations as part of a sweeping plan to cut cuts, The Wall Street Journal...
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An autopsy report for slain University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard is among numerous autopsy records missing from the Albany County coroner’s office, the...
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John McCain’s campaign is criticizing Barack Obama for his ties to a former radical who engaged in violent acts four decades ago, but McCain himself was closely...
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The government is weighing a bold plan to buy massive amounts of unsecured short-term debts in a dramatic effort to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the...
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State tax revenue rose slightly in the second quarter, but revenue from sales tax, fuel tax and property tax all dropped compared to a year ago, according to a report...
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A woman who spent nearly three years in prison for her role in the nation’s deadliest human smuggling attempt will return to prison for up to an additional four...
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Philadelphia’s plan to test and license tour guides is on hold.
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Being the governor of Kansas didn’t excuse Kathleen Sebelius from jury duty, but knowing a lot of attorneys did.
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John McCain is once again trying to dress the political wound that never heals: his role in a 1980s banking scandal that is featured in a new Barack Obama attack...
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The Environmental Protection Agency moved Thursday to stop the use of the pesticide carbofuran on all food crops, including those that are imported.Carbofuran is used...
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency strengthened regulations Thursday on five common pesticides and for the first time required farmers to set up sizable buffer...
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Consumers and farmers will soon be on their own when it comes to finding out which pesticides are being sprayed on everything from corn to apples.The U.S. Department of...
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Jim Koan has gone hog-wild in his battle against a beetle that threatens his 120-acre organic apple orchard.As part of a research experiment believed to be among the...
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Juan Angulo arrived for work at an eastern Washington apple orchard one day in 1995 and began vomiting. He developed a terrible headache, and his eyes and nose started...
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The Environmental Protection Agency gave the go-ahead for one-year use of a new agricultural pesticide Friday, saying its own scientific review overrides health...
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday delayed approval of a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, after more than 50 prominent scientists...
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected within days to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California...
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The world is facing blows of water crisis not only due to environmental reasons like drought, but also human-induced reasons - contamination, the biggest concern....
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Recently, Centre for Science and Environmentin India reported that Coke and Pepsi have high level of pesticide residue which created a considerable Hugh and cry over...
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The pesticide content in your bottle of Pepsi or Coca-cola is now much higher than before and the government has not been able to do much to check it, says the Centre...
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When we thin of healthy-food, fresh fruit and vegetables are the first ones to be put in the list. But, things are not so for the ones sold in Canada. Do you know, more...
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Genetic engineering, with a new finding, seems to have won a minor victory from the prospect of providing people with organic, eco-friendly and health-friendly cotton...
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North Dakota farm children are found to be exposed to pesticides! And to add to the crisis, they tested an average of 5 points lower on standard IQ tests! To make these...
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There is a big range of mixed salad leaves in the market but they are too expensive. Since they are washed and ready to eat they have a very short span in the fridge....
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Methyl bromide is a pesticide which protects the strawberries with stunning efficiency. But the pesticide can harm the neurological system of a person.
Guillermo...
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Can you imagine your diet giving you a bit of pesticide everyday! Thinking of the consequences of the silent killer, it scares me. Since last year, thinking of the...
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