Posts Tagged ‘tuesday’

Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

(AP) — An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.

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GPS keeps track of school bus riders

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Josh Case climbed aboard the yellow school bus Tuesday, lifting his backpack to scan an ID card that had been assigned to him on his first day of kindergarten.

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Feds appeal order blocking stem cell research

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

(AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

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Be frank with trapped miners, NASA tells Chile

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

A team of NASA experts in Chile to share the US space agency’s experience in having men endure extensive periods of isolation told officials Tuesday to be totally frank with the 33 miners trapped underground for months to come.

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Be frank with trapped miners, NASA tells Chile

Electronic Arts brings ‘Madden’ to Facebook

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

(AP) — Electronic Arts is bringing its popular “Madden” football game to Facebook. “Madden NFL Superstars” launches as a free application Tuesday.

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China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damage

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

China will spend billions of dollars treating sewage and planting forests to arrest massive environmental degradation along the Yangtze river and its Three Gorges reservoir, officials said Tuesday.

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3M buying maker of products used to track people

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

(AP) — Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co.

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WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

(AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been questioned by Swedish police about an allegation that he mistreated a woman, his lawyer said Tuesday.

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BASF seeking EU green light for new potato: chairman

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

German chemical giant BASF said Tuesday it was seeking European Union approval for a new genetically modified potato six months after getting an EU green light for its Amflora spud.

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Google, Skype under fire in India after BlackBerry reprieve

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

After BlackBerry won a reprieve, Google and Skype stepped into the firing line Tuesday as India’s security agencies widened their crackdown on telecom firms.

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