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Environment Day honors youth environment projects
Sunday, 20 May 2012 16:11

CAIRO, W.Va. - A day of activities took place Saturday at North Bend State Park to recognize the work done by young people throughout West Virginia who are enrolled in the Youth Environmental ...

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds on day after IPO
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

This photo provided by Facebook shows Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their wedding ceremony in Palo Alto, Calif., Saturday, May 19, 2012. Zuckerberg updated his status to A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married."


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Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

World leaders attend the first working session of the G-8 Summit at Camp David, Md,, Saturday, May 19, 2012. From left are French President Francois Hollande, U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, Pool) Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.


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Government pulls funding from gay health group - Courier Mail
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15


CONTROVERSIAL: Healthy Communities is best remembered for the 'Rip n Roll' safe sex advertising campaign. Source: The Australian QUEENSLAND'S only health organisation dedicated to the gay and lesbian community has had its funding withdrawn by the new ....

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Environment - friendly workspaces gain popularity - Khaleej Times
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15


Every year despite thousands being spent on educating people on sustainability and living in a green environment, how much of it do we practice at the workplace? Statistics suggest that an average worker spends 70 per cent of his time in the office, ....

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Women for a Healthy Environment Hosts Fragrance - Free Day - Patch.com
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15


In honor of Fragrance-Free Day on Tuesday, Women for a Healthy Environment will host a free webinar on workplace policies and a community celebration in Market Square. Women for a Healthy Environment is a coalition of women representing various sectors ....

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Learn about the environment at summer wetlands camp - Daily Comet
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15


By Nikki Buskey There's still time to enroll your kids in a summer camp that will teach them about the local environment and issues facing our coastal wetlands. The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center is enrolling students in its annual summer ....

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Bomb kills 1 student, wounds 7 in Italy
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

Notebooks are seen scattered at the site where an explosive device went off near the A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school named after the wife of an assassinated anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing one student and wounding at least seven others, officials said.


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Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant loses
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

Transgendered beauty queen Jenna Talackova appears in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in Toronto, on Saturday May 19, 2012. Talackova sparked global attention when she was initially disqualified from the pageant. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Chris Young) The first-ever transgender contestant to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant strutted the runway Saturday night, making it to the penultimate round before losing her bid to win the title.


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Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

File-In this Jan.15,2010 file photo showing a combination of three separate photographs, the various stages of an annular solar eclipse seen over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun. This year's solar show can be viewed from eastern Asia to parts of North America. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena,File) The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creating a "ring of fire."


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Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

FILE - In this June 9, 1979, file photo, Coastal, second from right, ridden by Ruben Hernandez, makes the move to pass Spectacular Bid (5), with Ronnie Franklin, on the final turn during the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, N.Y. Spectacular Bid, trying for the Triple Crown, weakened and finished third in the race. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File) but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9.


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Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All - Star race
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

Jimmie Johnson, right, celebrates his his crew after winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field.


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Chicago protests on eve of NATO summit raucous, peaceful
Sunday, 20 May 2012 15:15

Protester takes part in demonstration ahead of NATO meeting in Chicago CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators staged raucous protests against Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's budget cuts and other economic issues on the eve of the NATO summit, but police said there were few arrests and only minor clashes. The crowds were in the hundreds on Saturday, down from an estimated 2,500 people on Friday at Daley Plaza, named for longtime Mayor Richard J. Daley, who headed the city during bloody clashes between police and anti-Vietnam War protesters at the 1968 Democratic convention. ...


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