Archive for February, 2009

Mammoth skeleton found nearly intact in Los Angeles (Reuters)

Reuters - The nearly complete skeleton of a massive Columbian mammoth who died during the last ice age has been dug out of a construction site near the La Brea Tar Pits in downtown Los Angeles, a remarkable find even in the fossil-rich area, scientists said Wednesday.

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Poachers put Balkan lynx on brink of extinction (AFP)

AFP - The camera sits hidden in a field ready to track every move of the Balkan lynx, a wild cat both revered as an icon and reviled as a pest that has teetered on extinction for nearly a century.

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Supreme Court hears immigrant’s ID theft case (AP)

AP - Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa, an undocumented worker from Mexico, made a curious and undeniably bad decision. After working under an assumed name for six years, he decided to use his real name and exchanged one set of phony identification numbers for another.
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European leaders meet amid euro-zone worries (Reuters)

Reuters - European leaders met in Berlin on Sunday to agree a common stance on overhauling global financial rules but their summit risked being overshadowed by concerns about the fragility of euro zone and eastern European states.

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Republican governors split over Obama stimulus (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Republicans governors were split on Sunday over whether to accept all of the money their states stand to receive from a 7 billion economic stimulus plan which President Barack Obama signed last week.

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Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plant (AP)

AP - Iran’s first nuclear plant will begin long-delayed pilot operations on Wednesday, the state atomic energy agency said.

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Obama Plans to Slash Budget Deficit by End of His First Term (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama plans to
increase taxes on the wealthy and cut spending for the war in
Iraq as part of a plan to slash the U.S. budget deficit to 3
billion by the end of his first term, according to an
administration official.

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Farhi’s classic designs key to beating downturn

LONDON (Reuters) - Nicole Farhi has shown that creating wearable, timeless classics is the key to maintaining strong sales in an economic downturn.

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Microsoft unveils new online employment resource

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Sunday announced the creation of a website, Elevate America, aimed at improving access to job training tools.

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USC trio turning Trojans into the new Linebackers U

Forget quarterback. Linebacker is the new glamor position for the Southern California Trojans, who have three premier prospects …

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