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Near Arctic, Seed Vault Is a Fort Knox of Food
New York Times - The entrance to the Global Seed Vault, on a Norwegian Island near the North Pole. This week it received its first seeds, under a project to store every type of seed from every seed collection in the world. Video: New Seed Archive Serves As Global Backup 'Noah's Ark' of 100 million seeds opens in permafrost of Norway |
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AP - Dirk Nowitzki has seen this before from Tim Duncan. The Spurs star had another typically excellent game. His totals: 31 points, 15 rebounds ? good enough to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 97-94 win over their in-state rival on Thursday night.
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Sen. Robert Byrd ? the longest-serving Senator of Congress ? did not suffer any broken bones when he fell inside his home on Monday, a spokesman tells FOX News.
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InfoWorld - Mozilla is in informal talks with mobile operators about its?mobile Firefox project, which the organization hopes will shake up the market as much as the introduction of the desktop browser did in 2004.
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A South Carolina gun dealer who sued New York’s mayor for saying his shop engaged in ‘criminal behavior,’ has asked judges in two states to put his case on hold so he can fight an unrelated criminal charge.
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Reuters - Britain’s Prince Harry is being withdrawn from Afghanistan immediately, the Defence Ministry said on Friday, after news leaked on the Internet that he had been secretly fighting on the front lines for 10 weeks.
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FDA to Increase Warnings, Advisories on Side Effects
Wall Street Journal - By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON — Top Food and Drug Administration officials said this week consumers should expect to see more advisories and warnings from the agency about drug-side effects. FDA examines how it tells of food, drug risks Judge OKs Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine |
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David Cameron and Nick Clegg are among MPs criticised by the Electoral Commission for declaring donations late.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Help! Any Beatles fans who have struggled to learn to play guitar on “Revolution,” “A Hard Day’s Night” or other Fab Four megahits can now find assistance on the Web, while saving big bucks on private lessons.
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