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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 5:34 am ET
Thousands of stargazers across Asia stayed awake overnight to catch a glimpse of what was advertised as an intense Leonid meteor shower, but the show fizzled rather than sizzled for many because of cloudy conditions.
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MountEverest.net - Thu Nov 19, 9:05 am ET
07:52 am CST Nov 19, 2009 (ThePoles.com) Eric is skiing to the South Pole at the moment, but this is part of a bigger mission; to complete the Three Poles in 365 days and to raise awareness to save the Poles.
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The White House - Tue Nov 17, 4:32 pm ET
Julie Simone Brill, of Vermont, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2009, vice Pamela Harbour, term expired. Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Nepal. Earl F. Gohl, Jr., of the District of ...
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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 10:26 am ET
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. , the two biggest commercial planemakers, announced combined orders and commitments for 44 planes at the Dubai Air Show, less than a tenth the orders reaped at the last Dubai show in 2007.
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Las Vegas CityLife - Thu Nov 19, 3:28 am ET
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The Sun Chronicle - Thu Nov 19, 2:57 am ET
NORTON - Teacher-student teams from Wheaton College and Cornell University are expected to spend the 2010 spring break in the Himalayas through a two-year, $250,000 National Science Foundation grant.
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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 9:05 am ET
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. , the two biggest commercial planemakers, won combined orders and commitments for 34 planes at the Dubai Air Show, less than a tenth the orders reaped at the last Dubai show in 2007.
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The White House - Tue Nov 17, 9:47 am ET
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: • Julie Brill, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission • Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission • Scott H. DeLisi, Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Department of State • Beatrice W. Welters, Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad ...
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Science Daily - Tue Nov 17, 8:27 pm ET
A shocking decline in the Russian Federation's wild tiger population highlights the importance of eliminating trade in and demand for tiger parts, the International Tiger Coalition has said. Research shows that Siberian tigers may have suffered a serious drop in numbers over the past four years.
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Boston Globe - 17 minutes ago
Devotees lined up outside a Hindu temple in southern Nepal on Tuesday at the start of a two-day religious celebration involving the sacrificial slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals.
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New York Daily News - Fri Nov 20, 11:56 am ET
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
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Boston Globe - Fri Nov 20, 12:48 am ET
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
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The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 20, 1:27 am ET
What's Your Reaction? KATMANDU, Nepal — A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
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Channel 8 San Diego - Fri Nov 20, 12:36 am ET
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
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ABC 7 El Paso - Fri Nov 20, 12:40 am ET
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.