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Grizzly bear researcher retiring
One could say that Kate Kendall is retiring at the end of this month as something of a scientific trailblazer for her work in modern grizzly bear population studies in Northwest Montana. Such a pioneer, in fact, that she was selected as the keynote speaker at a recent annual event ...
Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable
Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods — from cars to televisions — are going on sale. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra money flooding its financial system is helping shrink the value of the yen. A U.S. dollar now buys about ...
NPS seeks public comment on park protection plans
The National Park Service is taking public comment on draft land protection plans for two Alaska parks. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/pP9zm2) reports that the draft protection plans were released this week for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Land protection ...
Hope College in western Michigan plans new museum
Hope College in western Michigan announced Friday that it's planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection. A groundbreaking for the Kruizenga Art Museum in Holland is planned for May 24 at a site northwest of the De Pree Art Center. The project ...
House immigration group reaches a deal
A bipartisan group of House members announced a deal Thursday on sweeping immigration legislation, a breakthrough that could boost chances for one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities. It came after months of secretive talks among the four Republican and four Democratic House members had seemed to stall in ...
Correction: New Virus story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only ...
Correction: New Virus story
In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an ...
Greek strikes halt air travel
Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the ...
Dubuque students may miss planned trip to New York
Dozens of students, parents and staff from a Dubuque high school are unsure what to do after a Cedar Rapids travel agency closed without making arrangements for a planned trip to New York despite about $30,000 in advance payments. The Telegraph Herald reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/10StwKM ) that an attorney representing ...
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