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Greenpeace Launches ‘Arctic Ready’ Campaign outside Shell Headquarters
Early this morning, Greenpeace mounted a satirical billboard near...
Obama chooses Elena Kagan for high court, stresses her ‘restraint’
WASHINGTON — Calling her a "trailblazing lady," President Obama announced his nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court in a ceremony Monday morning in the White House...
News briefs: Jail populations drop, radiation levels rise
Jail populations drop by almost half during pandemic, according to ACLUIt appears the coronavirus pandemic has moved the needle in ways decades of criminal...
Let’s Make Sustainable Food Less Elitist
It's hard to argue with the mission of the Women, Infants and Children Farmers Market Nutrition Program...
American Hostage Appeals to Obama in Al-Qaida Video
Al-Qaida has released a video of an elderly American hostage pleading...
Briefs | Children’s book sale at Lafayette Library
Children’s book sale at Lafayette Library...
BP robots prepare risky bid to stop oil leak
LOS ANGELES — BP's robots wielded clamps and hauled machinery Monday in a slow-motion ballet a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, preparing the next risky maneuver to stanch the gush of oil from the company's renegade well...
The lowdown on Apple’s controversial new iPhone connector
Immediately after Apple announced its new iPhone — sleeker, thinner, longer, faster and all — attention shifted to the tiny oval slot at the top...
Six weeks since the shooting, community trauma expected to persist
For some, it may be a pervasive sense of hyper-vigilance, anxiety, being on edge and on high alert, especially when going into public spaces....