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Iran's foreign minister says 3 U.S. hikers to go on trial

USA Today - Mon Dec 14, 4:29 pm ET

Iran's foreign minister says three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July will go on trial.

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Dallas Cultivates New Rules for Community Gardens
KERA North Texas - 2 hours 55 minutes ago
New policies to clear the way for "community gardens" in Dallas, plus new rules for neighborhood farmers markets, are in the works at City Hall. KERA's BJ Austin reports.
Lubec eyes fishermen's memorial
Bangor Daily News - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
LUBEC, Maine -- On the day last March when Shelly Tinker's neighbor Loren Lank drowned when the fishing boat he was piloting in Cobscook Bay sank, the loss hit "just a bit too close to home," …
Mesa loosens restrictions on owning livestock
East Valley Tribune - 2 hours 59 minutes ago
Even as Mesa is trying to become a more urban city, its future will include more of a seemingly contrary element: livestock. Residents can have more horses, cattle or even llamas than the city's regulations have allowed after the City Council approved new standards Monday. Mesa tweaking city livestock regulations
A 'one health' approach to addressing emerging zoonoses: The HALI project in Tanzania
EurekAlert! - Mon Dec 14, 8:28 pm ET
( Public Library of Science ) In this week's PLoS Medicine, Jonna Mazet (University of California, Davis) and colleagues describe their work in the Tanzania-based HALI Project.
Proposal to install cooling towers at Oyster Creek nuclear plant put on hold
The Star-Ledger - Mon Dec 14, 8:27 pm ET
AP Photo/Asbury Park PressA 1998 file photo of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is shown in Lacey Township. TRENTON — A proposal to require the owners of a New Jersey nuclear power plant to install water cooling towers has...
Justice Dept.: Oyster Bay housing discriminatory?
Newsday - Mon Dec 14, 8:18 pm ET
Less than a year after the state Division of Human Rights accused the Town of Oyster Bay with discriminating against people of color in its affordable housing program, the U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether the program violates federal law.
Editorial: Common sense rules
Ventura County Star - Mon Dec 14, 8:17 pm ET
The tempest in a teapot over a couple who planted trees and otherwise improved publicly owned land adjacent to their property 30 years ago appears to have concluded well.The majority of public opinion was on the side of Fred and Jeanne Rassuli of Newbury Park, and public officials finally came around.Back in October, the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency, which owns or manages more than 11 ...
‘Vaarwel voor nu’
The Holland Sentinel - Mon Dec 14, 8:09 pm ET
Holland’s Farmers Market Master Candy Todd wondered Friday if below-zero wind-chill would freeze out customers for the city’s last market day on Saturday. But a winter day in Holland hardly dissuaded people, who browsed among farm and craft booths.
Trial delayed in slaying at sea
Mobile Press-Register - Mon Dec 14, 8:02 pm ET
FOLEY, Ala -- The federal murder trial for Thomas Judson Poole IV, who is accused of killing Michael Gene Holman this fall in an offshore melee aboard a Bon Secour-based fishing boat, has been postponed until spring.
State Workers Deliver Christmas Gift Baskets To Select Few
WXIA-TV Atlanta - Mon Dec 14, 7:34 pm ET
ATLANTA, GA - Some might argue this story is picking low-hanging fruit, but after all, it's the principle of the thing.
After years of optimism, gray wolf population declining
USA Today - Mon Dec 14, 7:33 pm ET
A dozen tourists in parkas huddle around wolf researcher Colby Anton in the northern range of the park, an area famous for gray wolves, to catch a glimpse of the images on his digital camera.
No decision on Oyster Creek cooling towers
San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Dec 14, 7:24 pm ET
A proposal to require the owners of a New Jersey nuclear power plant to install water cooling towers that would help revive the waterway at the site has been put on hold. The Senate Environment Committee delayed a decision on the bill after hearing more than... New Jersey - Nuclear power - Oyster Creek - Nuclear - Energy
Open the door to these surprising hotel Web sites
San Diego Union-Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 7:23 pm ET
Go online to book a hotel room and you’ll be bombarded by options from Las Vegas to Laos, in no particular order. There’s also a constellation of hotel-sorting Web sites to help travelers find their way to the deals. Some of these businesses, such as Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor, have been around for years.
Westlake Preparing for State Title Game
FOX 7 Austin - Mon Dec 14, 7:23 pm ET
The Westlake Chaparrals are preparing to face Euless Trinity Saturday in the Class 5A Division I championship game Saturday in San Antonio. Westlake will be making their fourth appearance in the finals this decade.
PUD, landowners talk salmon recovery
Columbia Basin Herald - Mon Dec 14, 7:17 pm ET
EPHRATA — During the following months, policy discussions could occur regarding Grant County PUD’s proposed supplementation of endangered spring Chinook salmon in Chelan County.
Inside all that green is golden
San Diego Union-Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 7:17 pm ET
Forget wiring your new home for audio, video and data. Pass on the upgraded kitchen cabinets. Say no to thicker carpets. If you want to add lasting value, opt for landscaping.
Fire Restrictions Lifted In Los Padres National Forest
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara - Mon Dec 14, 7:13 pm ET
Snow and rain across Los Padres National Forest has provided sufficient moisture levels to reduce fire restrictions on the forest effective immediately.
December 14, 2009
Idaho State Journal - Mon Dec 14, 7:08 pm ET
CHUBBUCK — The walls are still decorated with cartoon murals of lions, monkeys and elephants from back when the 9,000-square-foot craft store now called Flea-bay was a day care center.
Obituaries for Dec. 14, 2009
The Union Democrat - Mon Dec 14, 7:02 pm ET
Janice Marie Belardes Brodeur died Nov. 26 at Sonora Regional Medical Center of a massive stroke. She was 82.
SYLVIA RECTOR: Michigan boosts its foodie profile
Detroit Free Press - Mon Dec 14, 7:00 pm ET
I don't go on vacation to eat. On the other hand, I do gravitate toward destinations with interesting food -- toward cities with great restaurants or parts of the country with interesting regional cuisines. If you're a food lover, I suspect you do the same.

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