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Black carbon contained smoke from factory makes environment dirty Time limits on assessments endanger environment: study
The federal government operated on a false premise when it imposed new time restrictions on environmental assessments on the grounds the existing process unduly hampered economic development, a new... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canada Dot Com
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An air-to-air view of the Convair NB-36H Peacemaker experimental aircraft (s/n 51-5712) and a Boeing B-50 Superfortress chase plane during research and development taking place at the Convair plant at Forth Worth, Texas (USA). The NB-36H was originally a B-36H-20-CF damaged at Carswell Air Force Base, also at Forth Worth, by a tornado on 1 September 1952. This plane was called the Nuclear Test Aircraft (NTA) and was redesignated XB-36H, then NB-36H, and was modified to carry a three megawatt, air-cooled nuclear reactor in its bomb bay. The reactor, named the Aircraft Shield Test Reactor (ASTR), was operational but did not power the plane. The NTA completed 47 test flights and 215 hours of flight time (during 89 of which the reactor was operated) between July 1955 and March 1957 over New Mexico and Texas. This was the only known airborne reactor experiment by the USA with an operational nuclear reactor on board. The NB-36H was scrapped at Fort Worth in September 1958 when the Nuclear Aircraft Program was abandoned. US seeks China's cooperation on North Korea: Report
Washington: The United States is pressuring China's new President Xi Jinping to crack down on the regime in North Korea or face an increased US military presence in the region, The New York Times... (photo: Public Domain / USAF) Zeenews
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A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange announces the interest rate decision of the Fed Reserve Board, Wednesday Jan. 31, 2007. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but gave Wall Street a lift by expressing some relief at the prospects for inflation. The central bank voted to leave the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge each other, at 5.25 percent, where it has been since last June. Stocks, dollar fall on weak US jobs data
New York - Major stock markets tumbled and the dollar fell on Friday, after a weaker-than-expected jobs report added to fears the US economic recovery may be losing steam, driving a bid for safety... (photo: AP Photo / ) Independent online (SA)
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Public Metrobus station. Mexico City is served by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro, a 207 km (129 mi) metro system, which is the largest in Latin America. Mexico drug war memorial opens amid protest
Mexico City has opened a memorial to honour tens of thousands of victims of the country's drug war. The government's official monument was dedicated on Friday, four months after its completion,... (photo: Creative Commons / GAED) Al Jazeera
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Tornado 45+91. A Luftwaffe GR-4 Tornado fighter-bomber aircraft taxis into position to take off from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Doctor killed in bombing targeting Afghan governor
KABUL, Afghanistan - Officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a provincial governor's convoy near a hospital in southern Afghanistan. They say the governor, Mohammad Ashraf Nasery, escaped... (photo: Creative Commons / SRA Joshua Strang) Herald Tribune
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President Barack Obama, speaks during the armed forces farewell tribute in honor of Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta , Feb. 8, 2013. Panetta is stepping down as the 23rd Secretary of Defense. US military to deploy spy plane in Japan: Report
TOKYO: The US military is set to deploy an unmanned spy plane in Japan to boost surveillance capabilities as North Korea apparently readied for missile launches, a newspaper report said today. The... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) The Times of India
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President Barack Obama, second from right, smiles as he greets San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, left, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, second from left, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, as he arrives at San Francisco International Airport on Air Force One in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The Buzz: Obama phones Kamala Harris to apologize for compliment
California exports were up, not down, in February 15 minutes ago Judge rejects California's bid to end U.S. court control of prison mental health care 15 minutes ago Abel Maldonado... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu) The Tribune San Luis Obispo
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Day 6 - Angelique Kerber (GER) v Olga Govortsova (BLR) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 1, 2012 Kerber advances to semifinals in Mexico
Top-seeded Angelique Kerber was an easy winner in her quarterfinal match on Friday at the $235,000... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert) The News & Observer
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