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Why Disasters Are Getting Worse
In the space of two weeks, Hurricane Gustav has caused an estimated $3 billion in losses in the U.S. and killed about 110 people in the U.S. and the Caribbean, catastrophic floods in northern India have left a million people homeless, and a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has rocked China's southwest, smashing over 400,000 homes.
Nations:India U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(Time)
2008-09-04
McCain's words not always in synch with GOP
ST. PAUL, Minn. - John McCain claimed the Republican nomination Thursday before a surprisingly united Republican convention. But McCain has often been out of sync with many in his party. His prior statements help explain why.
Nations:U.S. People:Jerry Falwell Al Sharpton John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Thinking Makes Us Pig Out
Food for thought: Intellectual activities make people eat more than when just resting, according to a study that sheds new light on brain food.
Nations:Canada
2008-09-04
19-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada
TORONTO - A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away from Ellesmere Island in Canada's northern Arctic, another dramatic indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.
Nations:Canada U.S. Greenland People:Stephen Harper Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
Scientists close in on mass killer of life on earth
WASHINGTON — It was the greatest mass murder of all time— poison everywhere! billions slain!— but the killer or killers have never been positively identified.
Nations:U.S. Source:(McClatchy)
2008-09-01
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