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Got Yttrium?
Mark Kristoff has rare-earth minerals in his blood. His father was an executive with Molycorp, which owned and operated the biggest American rare-earth mine, near the Mojave Desert town of Mountain Pass, Calif
Dubai Debt: Global Economic Recovery Still in Danger
As we reach the end of a miserable 2009, signs continue to mount across the globe that the world economy is stirring back to life. The U.S.
Hey Ireland, Please Drop the World Cup Do-Over
I’m Irish. OK, I don’t sport any shamrock tattoos, and you have to go back to my great, great grandmother to find a relative who was born on the Emerald Isle
Kilimanjaro Receding Glaciers: Global Warming to Blame?
One of the criticisms most frequently lobbed at Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth is that he has his facts wrong about the snows of Kilimanjaro. Yes, those immortal snows are vanishing , as Gore’s global-warming documentary contends, but they’ve been receding since the early 1900s at least — long before the planet began to warm
Obama to lift HIV/AIDS travel ban
President Obama announced Friday that he will lift a 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS.
Versace to cut 25 percent of workforce
Fashion house Gianni Versace will cut 25 percent of its global workforce by the middle of next year as part of cost-saving measures, a spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday. Charles Ramsey, a member of the Richmond school board, said the school district bears some responsibility for the attack
South Korean growth at seven-year high
Rising Chinese demand helped drive South Korea’s economy to its fastest growth in seven years in the third quarter, underscoring how Asia is leading the global economy and trade out of the worldwide downturn.
Madoff investor drowns in Florida pool
A key investor with convicted swindler Bernie Madoff drowned in his swimming pool Sunday afternoon, police said.
Police name ‘Jane Doe’ found in N.Y.
Authorities on Sunday released the name of a woman who turned up in New York this month saying she had no memory of her name or family.