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    News Wrap: U.S., Afghan Troops Claim Gains in Taliban Stronghold

    Oct 21, 2010 09:08 PM EDT

    ... The operation began this summer. Mass protests against pension reforms in France raged for another day. Youths rioted in Lyon, and police fought back with water cannons and tear gas. In Paris, students marched peacefully, opposing austerity measures that would raise the minimum partial retirement age to 62 and the ...

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    Al Gore Reflects on 2000 Election in DNC Speech

    Aug 29, 2008 01:00 AM EDT

    ... endorsing the policies of the Bush-Cheney White House and promising to actually continue them. The same policies all over again?Hey, I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous. With John McCain's support, President Bush and Vice President Cheney have led our nation into one calamity after another ...

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    Importing Drugs

    Mar 12, 2004 05:00 AM EDT

    ... large. SUSAN DENTZER: Others, like Winnipeg pharmacist Michele Fontaine, disagree. She says the Internet pharmacies have contributed to drug shortages, affecting pharmacies like hers that cater to Canadians. MICHELE FONTAINE: They've gone to order medication and there's none. They can't get it because it's been pulled ...

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    California Recall Revelations

    Oct 03, 2003 04:00 AM EDT

    TERENCE SMITH: But you, Debra Saunders, do support the idea of recalling Governor Davis? DEBRA SAUNDERS: You know something, I have been against the recall from the start. I thought it looked like sour grapes. I don't believe in recalling someone unless there's been some new horrible scandal ...

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    Green Market: Recycled Consumer Products

    Jul 02, 2001 04:00 AM EDT

    ... S. public lands; offer products with at least 50% post-consumer recycled content-- products that would include paper already used by consumers and gathered for recycling-- and to phase out everything made from 100% virgin wood fiber; make 100% post-consumer paper available; educate employees, customers, and suppliers on the ...

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    In Memoriam: Poet A.R. Ammons

    Feb 27, 2001 05:00 AM EDT

    ROBERT PINSKY: On Sunday, the wonderful poet A.R. Ammons died. Ammons won many prizes for his poetry, including two National Book Awards: One for his collected poems in 1973, and 20 years later in 1993 for his book-length poem, "Garbage." In his work and personally, Ammons never had ...

  • Persistent drought and overdevelopment cause record low water levels for tens of millions

    Persistent drought and overdevelopment cause record low water levels for tens of millions

    Mar 13, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... that we're really facing is a very solvable problem. Stephanie Sy: The solutions, Porter says, include what Arizona's big cities are already doing, upcycling water, reclaiming it, conserving it, and moving it to where it's really needed. Whether that includes the Rio Verde Foothills, where Karen Nabity ...

  • News Wrap: Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on tent camp and schools in Gaza

    News Wrap: Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes on tent camp and schools in Gaza

    Aug 04, 2024 11:14 PM EDT

    ... swim in the 1,500 freestyle, Scottie Scheffler took the top spot in men's golf, and Kristen Faulkner won gold in women's road cycling. And the water quality of the River Seine is again in question after athletes from Belgium and Switzerland withdrew from upcoming events. They fell ...

  • As heat waves hit worldwide, a reminder that diving into cold water can be deadly

    As heat waves hit worldwide, a reminder that diving into cold water can be deadly

    Jun 28, 2019 03:52 PM EDT

    ... Sadly, Cameron’s death is not an isolated case. About 400 people die annually in the UK as a result of being immersed in cold water – more than die from cycling accidents or fire. Most of the casualties are males under 30 years of age, and most are reported to ...

  • Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men's Olympic triathlon

    Concerns over water quality in the Seine delays men's Olympic triathlon

    Jul 30, 2024 02:47 PM EDT

    ... m. as originally planned. If the river isn't safe for swimming after delays, that part of the race would be scrapped and only the cycling and running portions would go forward. That happened last year at the European Championships when the triathlon format was switched because of water quality ...