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 Pennsylvania Gas Industry Wants Endangered Species Laws Changed
Peregrine Falcon perching on branch. | PITTSBURGH (AP) — As gas drilling booms in Pennsylvania, major industry groups are backing efforts to change the state's endangered and threatened species laws... (photo: PIB of India / ) Huffington Post
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 Honolulu rail construction could resume as soon as Monday
Staff Pacific Business News | Construction on Honolulu's $5.16 billion rail transit system, halted a year ago by a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling, could resume as soon as Monday, following key approvals ... (photo: Public Domain) Business Journal
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 Philippines rebels dig in, take more hostages
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines : Muslim rebels seized scores more hostages and traded gunfire with Philippines troops today, in the second day of a stand-off after mounting a dea... (photo: AP) New Straits/Business Times
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 Rodman to take other NBA players to North Korea
Former basketballer Dennis Rodman is going back to North Korea, and plans to take a team of former NBA players with him. | Days after returning from his second trip to vi... (photo: AP / John Minchillo) Stuff
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 Use Syria to warn North Korea against WMD, says US official
US defence under-secretary says Kim Jong-un's regime must be deterred from using 'massive chemical weapons arsenal' | US troops in South Korea wearing masks during a dril... (photo: AP / KCNA via KNS) The Guardian
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 Asia-Pacific study points to rape epidemic
About 1 in 10 men in some parts of Asia has admitted raping a woman who was not their partner, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual violence. | When th... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Al Jazeera
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 Fighting in Southern Philippines Kills 8
MANILA — Less than a year after a major peace deal in the strife-torn southern Philippines, fighting on Monday between government forces and rebels left out of the agre... (photo: AP / Nickee Butlangan) The New York Times
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 Promising Economic News From Asia Extends Rally
NEW YORK — Stocks are rising on Wall Street following encouraging economic news from China and Japan. | Apple rose a day before the company was expected to announce its... (photo: AP / David Karp) The New York Times
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