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Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.
Earl's path along northeast is not well-worn (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - Pushed by an ill-timed trough of low pressure, Hurricane Earl is heading uncomfortably close to an area relatively few hurricanes tend to go: the Northeast coastline.
UN: Climate funds shouldn't divert poverty aid (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief.
Monkeys Caught Monkeying Around During Full Moon (LiveScience.com)
September 4, 2010LiveScience.com - Monkeys that prowl the forests of Argentina after dark prefer the light of the full moon, according to a new study. The findings suggest that for some nocturnal monkeys, moonlight trumps their internal biological clock for setting sleep schedules.
BP replaces failed blowout preventer on Gulf well (Reuters)
September 4, 2010Reuters - BP Plc successfully replaced a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well late on Friday, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said.
What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling.
'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight (SPACE.com)
September 4, 2010SPACE.com - Angelo Sosa's short ribs are destined for the International Space Station.
Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA (Reuters)
September 4, 2010Reuters - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.
Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)
September 4, 2010
AP - A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.
Sacramento eatery takes 'dancing shrimp' off menu (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - A Sacramento restaurant agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel to the shellfish.
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