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Family of Boy Killed In Crash, Doesn't Buy Medical Excuse

Health News | Friday, 03 September 2010

September 2, 2010 BUFFALO, NY Clusters of flowers and candles line tables in front of the Tops Supermarket on Niagara Street where a driver struck and killed 8-year-old Richard Colon in the parking l...

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Finland's economic outlook 'highly uncertain': IMF

Sustainability News | Friday, 03 September 2010

European economy likely to recover from deep recession this year. 3 Sep 2010 11:56 AM

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Ants protect trees from elephants

Environmental News | Friday, 03 September 2010

A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it. Researchers from the Universities of Wyoming and Florida, in the US, carried...

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How Glaciers Work

How and Why | Monday, 30 August 2010

To protect thousands of villagers from a flood last week, French authorities had to drain a lake trapped beneath a glacier in the Mont Blanc Alpine range. How do glaciers form in the first place?

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England players need more first - class county cricket - Boycott - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Sports Cricket News
Friday, 03 September 2010


'The England players play so much international cricket that it's almost impossible to play any County Championship games in between matches,' Boycott said ....

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Foley enjoys challenge of coaching Tiger - FOXSports.com

Sports Golf News
Friday, 03 September 2010


1 had arguably the greatest year in the history of golf. 'That was how he learned to swing, and he had great success with it but it was penal on the body ....

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Yarran backs Blues attack

Australia | Friday, 03 September 2010

Carlton's mission at the start of the season boiled down to two challenges - scoring goals consistently without Brendan Fevola and then winning in the AFL finals. Chris Yarran, Eddie Betts and Jeff G...

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Women's Voices For Peace Book Launch

Australia | Friday, 03 September 2010

The Burma – Women's Voices for Peace anthology focuses on the stories of women's experiences living within Burma and as refugees. Their stories are heartbreaking and moving, and we are privilege...

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Death toll in China fireworks blast jumps to 33

Regional News | Friday, 03 September 2010

BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from an explosion last month at a fireworks factory in northeastern China has leapt to 33 from a previously reported 20 dead, state media said.Xinhua news agency, in a r...

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Doesn't Rule Out Support For Labor

Regional News | Friday, 03 September 2010

-(Dow Jones)- Australian independent lawmaker Bob Katter, one of four non-party lawmakers whose support will be critical to forming a minority national government, Friday said despite his opposition...

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Hawking says God not needed in universe discussions

World News | Friday, 03 September 2010
A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the

A new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics.


Britain's award-winning physicist says in the book, "The Grand Design," which he wrote with Leonard Mlodinow, a US physicist, that God had nothing to do with the big bang.



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What chance do Mideast talks have

World News | Friday, 03 September 2010

(CNN) -- The latest round of peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians is starting off much like similar endeavors in the past, but the Obama administration hopes that this time, the outcome w...

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Abbott troubled as Wilkie sides - Sydney Morning Herald

Australian Politics
Friday, 03 September 2010


Certainly, no idiot that warrants a place in Australian politics. 2. Lower petrol excise from 38.1 c/L to 34.5 c/L. 4. Add a surcharge to the GST on fossil ....

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Water in Earth's Mantle Key to Old Continents

Science
Friday, 03 September 2010

Earth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to shape our pl...

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Children Who Eat Vended Snack Foods Face Chronic Health Problems, Poor Diet, Study Finds

Health News
Friday, 03 September 2010

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality -- and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic he...

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Wallabies try again to end hoodoo

World Sports News
Friday, 03 September 2010

JOHANNESBURG - The Wallabies' last win against the Springboks in Bloemfontein was an awfully long time ago. So long ago, in fact, the VW Beetle design was on the drawing board, the Great Depression g...

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