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Scientists say the sea turtles have been swimming our planet’s oceans for over 100 million years now. It is very painful to see a serious reduction in the population of turtles worldwide due to fishing nets. In order to protect these rare sea...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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AP, Kuala Lumpur
The box turtle is disappearing across Malaysia because of increased illegal hunting for its meat and use in traditional Chinese medicine, wildlife activists said...
made popular Jan 7 2009
AP, Boston
His name is Herb, and he was very, very cold when he was found on a Cape Cod beach.
made popular Dec 13 2008
AP, Wellfleet
A cold snap has caused a high number of endangered sea turtles to wash ashore dead on Cape Cod beaches.
made popular Nov 25 2008
AP, Galveston
Hurricane Ike may have dealt a blow to the world’s most endangered sea turtle.
made popular Oct 15 2008
AP, Suzhou
She’s around 80 years old. He’s 100. Breathless scientists watched as the world’s most endangered turtles successfully mated.
made popular Oct 4 2008
A benevolent team consisting of environmentalists, researchers, state employees and contractors have taken to tracking (using turtle tracking retrievers), collecting...
made popular Oct 1 2008
The publishers and readers of Scuba Diving Magazine accord the popular position. An archipelago of 700 islands and cays, the Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean....
made popular Sep 9 2008
What is it that makes us all awe-inspired when we look at fossilized animals? It just could be the fact that humans find something that has existed for millions of...
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Thanks to new technology hooks, accidentally trapped turtles by fishing hooks can finally return to seas unscathed! This is indeed a good news for all wildlife...
made popular Aug 27 2008
AP, Marathon
Two green sea turtles are leaving the Florida Keys for their new home at a Connecticut aquarium via FedEx.
made popular Aug 7 2008
AP, Acapulco
Environmental officials in Mexico say dozens of dead sea turtles apparently killed in fishing nets have washed up on beaches in recent days.
made popular Jul 26 2008
AP, Acapulco
Environmental officials in Mexico say dozens of dead sea turtles apparently killed in fishing nets have washed up on beaches in recent days.
made popular Jul 26 2008
Nature is full of surprises-isn’t it? When on one side we see natural disasters taking toll on human life, on the other side we see mother nature’s beauty....
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AP, Tampa
Florida’s beaches lost a substantial amount of loggerhead sea turtle nests in 2007, giving the state its lowest nest count in 17 years, wildlife officials...
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A rare giant sea turtle caught on a beach near Gaza City was slaughtered and eaten by Palestinian fishermen who said its blood was an aphrodisiac, among other...
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AP, Cox's Bazar
At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week, an official said Wednesday.The olive ridley turtles _...
made popular Jan 16 2008
AP, West Palm Beach
The number of loggerhead turtle nests was substantially lower in 2007 than in past years, according to preliminary numbers from scientists statewide.Scientists found...
made popular Nov 6 2007
AP, Washington
After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.The...
made popular Sep 22 2007
Mexican authorities have seized a large consignment of endangered turtle eggs. Nearly, 57,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs were recovered from smugglers, near the Oaxacan...
made popular Aug 29 2007
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Students and volunteers stand near newborn olive ridley sea turtles as they are released on the beach in El Astillero, Nicaragua, Tuesday, March, 10, 2009. The project ‘Coastal Zone’ run by the Fauna and Flora International (FFI) conservation...
