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Yosemite hantavirus: Park won’t close second camp early
L.A. NOWYosemite National Park officials said they "thought very seriously" about closing a second camp early after a case of hantavirus was linked to the site, but have decided to keep them open.... -
Italian seismologists ordered to prison for not warning of quake risk
World NowSix Italian scientists and a government official were sentenced to six years in prison Monday for failing to warn residents in the city of L'Aquila of the risk of an impending earthquake that killed more than 300 people. Scientists around the world... -
Connecticut's Sushi Renaissance: Where to Get Great Sushi Around Hartford & New Haven
Connecticut is experiencing a Japanese renaissance. That's easy to see in greater Hartford, where a Hibachi restaurant just moved into Prospect Plaza, Umi in Blue Back Square has brought conveyor belt sushi to the region, and the line at Ichiban was...
Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Lifestyle and Leisure, Blue Back Square, TiVo Inc., West Hartford
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Report: Insurers Face $2 Billion In June Weather Claims
Insurers face claims of almost $2 billion from fires, hail and thunderstorms that hit parts of the United States last month, broker Aon Benfield said, though the impact of natural catastrophes so far in 2012 remains well below last year. Hailstorms in...Tags: Japan, Thailand, Natural Disasters, Weather, Weather Reports
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After a billion, what's next for Facebook?
MENLO PARK — In just eight years, Facebook signed up more than half the world's Internet population. Now it's going after the rest. Facebook wants to reach every single person on the Internet whether they are logging on from a laptop in Santa...
Tags: Russia, Japan, China, Computer Networking and Internet, Bebo, Inc.
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Sundance unveils 2013 competition lineup: Sexuality a major theme in dramatic slate; documentaries, NEXT also announced
VarietyFilms devoted to exploring the myriad forms of human sexuality have an unusually prominent place in the 2013 Sundance program, festival director John Cooper noted as he unveiled the fest's competition slates on Wednesday. Citing titles slotted into the U....Tags: Nick Offerman, Ken Marino, Entertainment, Michaela Watkins, Amy Madigan
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10 things you might not know about Chinese leaders
Chicago Tribune reportersIn recent decades, China has transformed its economy into a powerhouse. Yet the communist country has doubled down on repression of its citizens. Enter Xi Jinping, who took over this month as China's leader. Few are expecting immediate reforms from this...Tags: China, Confucianism, Newspapers, Political Systems, Robert Gates
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6.6 Magnitude Quake Hits Myanmar
CNNMYANMAR -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck north-central Myanmar early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was reported to be only 6.2 miles deep. The agency originally reported the magnitude to be 7.0 but revised that number...Tags: Burma, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey
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Willy Loman on the stump
"It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man." -- Calvin Coolidge WASHINGTON -- Energetic in body but indolent in mind, Barack Obama in his frenetic campaigning for a...
Tags: China, Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney
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Landslide in China buries school
KIAHWhen it rains it pours, and people in southwest China are feeling that first hand. A month after an earthquake shook the southwest region of China to its core a landslide hit the same area. Police say after several days of rain the side of a mountain...Tags: China
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei marks a year since release from detention
Ai Weiwei marked a year on Thursday since he was released from imprisonment, saying that he is still forbidden from traveling abroad and continues to face pressure from the Chinese government. The outspoken artist was placed in secret detention last...
Tags: Ai Weiwei, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Frederick Seidel's sordid glory
The clearest sign that American poetry is in disarray is that the best poet we have is Frederick Seidel. I say this approvingly, for one effect of reading Seidel closely is to realize just how sodden the rest of the poetic field is.In one row we find...
Tags: Poetry, Manhattan (New York City), Chicago Tribune, Ethics, Religion and Belief
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