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Illinois Senate passes same-sex marriage measure
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14 Feb 2013

February 14, 2013 -- Updated 2041 GMT (0441 HKT) (CNN) -- The Illinois Senate passed a measure Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, voting 34-21. The state House will consider it next. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, has indicated that he would sign the bill. Illinois would be the 10th state, plus the District of Columbia, to legalize same-sex...
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The statue of the late US President Abraham "Abe" Lincoln in front of the State Capitol of Illinois in Springfield, USA as shown in this August 11, 2010 file photo.
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updated 03 Feb 2013; published 24 Jan 2013
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Looking Ahead: Marriage Equality in 2013
updated 07 Dec 2012; published 25 Jul 2012
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From Pennsylvania Avenue to Main Street: HIV and Public Health
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 08 Jan 2012
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Esoteric Agenda 480p (Subtitles in eng, ger, spa, est, heb, lav, pol, fre, por, hrv, cze, rum, srp)
updated 08 Feb 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
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LATEST NEWS ; Illinois same sex marriage bill passes Senate committee
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
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Shaq O'Neal FaceBook Controversy - No Assault Weapons Ban or Gay Marriage Legalization
updated 03 Jan 2013; published 02 Jan 2013
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Oscar Pistorius charged with murder after 'shooting girlfriend'
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
14 Feb 2013

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of the morning, reportedly thinking she was an intruder. Reeva Steenkamp with Oscar Pistorius at an awards ceremony in November Photo: Rex Features/Getty Images By Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg 8:00AM...
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Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, poses prior to the start of the press conference, jsa1
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updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder Shooting Model (Girlfriend) Reeva Steenkamp
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder: Accused Of Shooting Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Police Confirm Oscar Pistorius Has Been Charged With Murder
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Olympian Oscar Pistorius shoots dead girlfriend kill killed Reeva Steenkamp charged with murder
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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(BladeRunner) Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder Shooting Girlfriend
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder Paralympian Accused Of Shooting Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
100th Tibetan self-immolates in China, advocacy groups say
Full Article CNN
14 Feb 2013

February 14, 2013 -- Updated 0624 GMT (1424 HKT) Tibetans-in-exile hold a candlelight vigil following the self-immolation attempt by a monk in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. Hong Kong (CNN) -- The number of Tibetans in China who have set themselves on fire to protest Beijing's rule has reached 100, according to Tibetan advocacy groups. Lobsang...
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Exile Tibetans participate in a candle light vigil in solidarity with fellow Tibetans who have self immolated, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013.
photo: AP / Niranjan Shrestha

updated 01 Feb 2013; published 01 Feb 2013
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Heavy sentences in China for 2 Tibetans over self-immolations
updated 22 Nov 2012; published 19 Aug 2011
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Tibet Striving beyond the Middle Way Path with Tendor & Dadon
updated 09 Jan 2013; published 02 Feb 2012
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12 Tibetans Killed, Chinese Regime Blocks Journalists
updated 25 Sep 2012; published 11 Feb 2012
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Another Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire in China's Sichuan Province
updated 02 Jan 2013; published 23 Oct 2011
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New Tibetan Song We Will Niver Give Up(EXILE download gang
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 08 Feb 2012
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Chinese Regime Defends Shooting Unarmed Tibetan Protesters
Afghan president, ISAF welcome U.S. forces pullout
Full Article Xinhua
14 Feb 2013

KABUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) welcomed the U.S. President Barack Obama's decision over withdrawal of another 34,000 American forces from Afghanistan. "Afghanistan welcomes the announcement by President Obama, who in his state of the union address said that the...
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File - U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center right, walk together before conducting a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.
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updated 11 Jan 2013; published 21 May 2012
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President Obama Speaks at ISAF Meeting on Afghanistan
updated 13 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
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Brig. Gen. Günter Katz ISAF Commander speaks about Afghanistan.
updated 27 Jun 2012; published 02 Dec 2009
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Raw Video: General McChrystal Discusses Situation in Afghanistan-Part 2
updated 02 Feb 2013; published 23 May 2012
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President Obama Speaking at the International Security Assistance Force Meeting in Afghanistan.
updated 20 Dec 2011; published 02 Dec 2009
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Raw Video: Gen. McChrystal Discusses Situation in Afghanistan-Part 1
updated 28 Jan 2013; published 18 Dec 2012
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How do we win in Afghanistan?
French President arrives in India to enhance strategic partnership
Full Article Newstrack India
14 Feb 2013

Tweet New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): French President Francois Hollande arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit which is expected to include talks to finalise the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation. India's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Preneet Kaur and other officials received him. During his visit,...
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French President arrives in India to enhance strategic partnership
photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani

updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Hollande in India: a visit dominated by trade issues including a contract for Rafale fighter jets
updated 02 Feb 2013; published 08 Nov 2012
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World Leaders React to President Obama's Election
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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French president visits India on trade trip
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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French President Hoping For Strengthened Bilateral Ties With India
updated 26 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
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Daily Press Briefing: January 25, 2013
updated 18 Jan 2013; published 14 Sep 2012
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9/14/12: White House Press Briefing
Chavez undergoes 'alternative' treatments
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Feb 2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "complex" alternative treatments more than two months after having cancer surgery in Cuba, the country's vice president has said. Vice President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday did not give details of the alternative treatments the president was receiving. "Today our commander is...
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ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XLAT152 - In this photo released by Cubadebate and taken by Estudios Revolucion, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez walks in the hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Estudios Revolucion

updated 13 Feb 2013; published 04 Dec 2012
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Screen Guild Theater: Weekend for Three / Waterloo Bridge / Arrowsmith
updated 28 Jan 2013; published 22 Mar 2012
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House Session 2012-03-22 (13:03:40-14:13:13)
updated 08 Feb 2013; published 18 Dec 2011
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Women in the Military: Female US Army Soldiers, Uniforms, Basic Training
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 18 Dec 2012
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Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 26 Apr 2011
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The Pharmacratic Inquisition DVD - Official Online Edition
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 27 Aug 2012
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FBI Archives: Joseph Gorden Lahey Hypnosis Interview on Undercover Drug Operations
Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
13 Feb 2013

VATICAN CITY -- Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a bittersweet audience that produced the extraordinary scene of the pope explaining his decision to step down directly to the faithful. The mood inside St. Peter's...
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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone walks past Pope Benedict XVI at the end of the Ash Wednesday mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013.
photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia

updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Pilgrims Gather For Pope's Final Public Mass
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Pope: Say 'No' to individualism and rivalry in the Church
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Pope Holds Ash Wednesday Mass
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Pope Benedict holds last public Mass
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Pope Benedict gets emotional at his last public mass on Ash Wednesday
Body found after Dorner manhunt
Full Article Irish Times
13 Feb 2013

Investigators have found charred human remains in a burned out cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles following a fiery standoff with a gunman suspected to be a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's department said that identification of the remains would be attempted using forensic...
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Law Enforcement personnel gear up along Hwy 38 during the hunt for accused killer and fired Los Angeles police officer, Christopher Dorner in Yacaipa, Caif.,Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.
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updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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LA Manhunt: Dorner Shootout Ends In Cabin Fire
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Christopher Dorner Manhunt Ex LAPD Cop Believed Dead After Shootout with Police
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Chris Dorner manhunt is over
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Burnt Body Confirmation Of Chris Dorner Will Take Weeks - Police Can't Rest Until DNA Match
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Christopher Dorner shootout: Body found in burned cabin
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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LA Manhunt Police Believe Body Is Dorner.
Pope In First Outing Since Resignation
Full Article Skynews
13 Feb 2013

Thousands of the faithful are expected to be in St Peter's Square as Pope Benedict XVI makes his first public appearance since the shock announcement of his resignation. Eighty-five-year-old Benedict, who revealed on Monday he is to step down on February 28 because of his advancing age, is holding a general audience from his window, as he does each...
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Pope Benedict XVI leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013.
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updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Pope Benedict XVI Leads Mass at the Vatican
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Pope leads Ash Wednesday mass
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Benedict XVI holds last mass as Pope
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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Retiring pope greets cheering crowd
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 01 Jan 2012
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Pope Benedict XVI 2012 celebrates a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
updated 09 Feb 2013; published 03 Jan 2012
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Mass In Vatican With Pope Pius XII
Suu Kyi offers to mediate Myanmar peace talks
Full Article Al Jazeera
13 Feb 2013

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has offered to help negotiate an end to conflicts between the government and the country's ethnic minority groups. Suu Kyi made the offer on Tuesday in a video address to members of her National League for Democracy party on Union Day, which marks when her late father signed a 1947 agreement with leaders...
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Myanmar President Thein Sein, right, greets Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a dinner to mark Union Day Tuesday, Feb.12, 2013, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
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updated 06 Dec 2012; published 19 Nov 2012
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USPresident Obama meets Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
updated 17 Jun 2012; published 17 Nov 2010
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Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to John Simpson
updated 09 Jan 2013; published 26 Sep 2007
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Dealing with the Devil - Burma
updated 28 Dec 2012; published 16 Mar 2012
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(ENGLISH) Aung San Suu Kyi's 2012 Campaign TV Speech w/ English subtitles
updated 29 Nov 2012; published 31 Dec 2011
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Burmese TV Magazine - Jan. 1st Week Program
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 30 Sep 2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi - The Choice (2012)

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V-Day: One billion 'rising' against women abuse
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Why doesn't the Bible mention dinosaurs?
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This past Sunday the priest of my church--that is, the priest who celebrates the Spanish Mass at the Episcopal Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Tucson--mentioned that...
Currency Wars or Just Currency Confusion?
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The world's major economies may be trying to ease concerns about a currency war, but it appears that they are sowing confusion in the foreign exchange markets instead, adding to...

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South African Olympic Runner Pistorius to Face Murder Charges
XIV. Paralympische Sommerspiele, Leichtathletik, Maenner, 200 Meter, Finale T44, Sonntag (02.09.12), Olympiastadion, London, Grossbritannien: Oscar Pistorius (Suedafrika, r.) steht nach dem Lauf neben David Behre im Zielbereich.
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South African Olympic Runner Pistorius to Face Murder Charges Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee nicknamed 'Blade Runner' for the carbon blades he runs on, is escorted by police in Pretoria on Thursday. He will appear in court Friday on charges that...
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Mali says to hold presidential election on July 7
Coup leader Amadou Haya Sanogo, center, stands with Mali's parliamentary head Dioncounda Traore, right, at junta headquarters in Kati, outside Bamako, Mali Monday, April 9, 2012.
Baltimore Sun
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali will hold a presidential election on July 7, a key step aimed at stabilizing the country following the French-led military intervention that has ousted Islamist rebels from the main northern towns, the government said on...
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Chicago's new Public Enemy No. 1: 'El Chapo'
In this June 10, 1993 file photo, Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo Guzman" is shown to the press after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City.
CNN
February 14, 2013 -- Updated 2041 GMT (0441 HKT) Drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera is seen at a Mexican maximum security prison before he escaped in 2001. (CNN) -- The Chicago Crime Commission named a new Public Enemy No. 1 on Thursday, a...
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Secret Taliban letter shows Mali strategy, discord
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard during a hostage handover, in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali.
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In their hurry to flee last month, al Qaeda fighters left behind a crucial document: Tucked under a pile of papers and trash is a confidential letter, spelling out the terror network's strategy for conquering northern Mali and reflecting internal...
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Maldives ex-president to stay in Indian Embassy, party says
In this photo provided by Maldives President's Office, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announces his resignation in a nationally televised address Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2012 in Male, Maldives.
Daily Press
MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed will stay in the Indian Embassy in Male until a caretaker government is formed, his party said on Thursday, despite a government assurance he would not be arrested if left. Nasheed, the...
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Coast Guard official: Cruise ship moving again
The cruise ship Carnival Triumph is visible several miles beyond the Sand Island Light House near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.
Buffalo News
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The long, slow journey back to port for a crippled Carnival cruise ship and its miserable passengers suffered another setback Thursday when a tow line snapped, setting the vessel adrift once again. 3:21 p.m. update: Coast...
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Anxiety drug found in rivers changes fish behaviour
European perch on exhibition Subaqueous Vltava, Prague 2011, Czech Republic
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Normally shy perch became bolder and more independent when exposed to a drug called oxazepam for treating anxiety The effect of the drug on European perch (above) was similar to its effect on people, with potential evolutionary and ecological...
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