U.S.
University head resigns in enrollment scandal
August 5, 2009Niranjan Shah, chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, resigned Aug. 3, amid an investigation into the use of political clout in admitting certain students into the state’s most selective public university, located in...
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Pneumonic plague outbreak: Town of 10,000 sealed
August 5, 2009A town of 10,000 people in the northwestern province of Qinghai has been sealed off after three men died of pneumonic plague and nine others were affected, health authorities said. The latest victim was a man...
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Philadelphia town hall meeting supports universal health care
August 5, 2009PHILADELPHIA—The setting was the National Constitution Center on a Sunday afternoon. Some 500 people crowded in to hear HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and PA Senator Arlen Specter (D PA) answer their questions about changing our country’s...
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Pollution causing cancer in animals, new report warns
August 5, 2009Dumping of toxic wastes is contributing to cancer among wildlife, a new report says. Scientists say that tumors on beluga whales, sea lions and other animals are a warning signal. They call these animals “sensitive sentinels...
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Internet writers at CBS organize
August 5, 2009Original source: Internet writers employed at CBS studios in the L.A. area have unanimously voted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America, West. The vote was conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. 'This...
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