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Radiation leak investigated at Three Mile Island

LINK: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AM05B20091123 Federal officials are investigating a radiation leak at Three Mile Island, scene of the worst U.S.

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U.N. nuclear chief pushes Iran on deal

BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief urged Iran on Friday to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009, and advised Western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran. Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said a plan brokered by the IAEA in which Iran would send low-enriched uranium to Russia and France for conversion into fuel for a Tehran medical reactor was a rare chance to defuse mistrust over its nuclear program.

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Meat without animals? Science says yes!

Winston Churchill once predicted that it would be possible to grow chicken breasts and wings more efficiently without having to keep an actual chicken. And in fact scientists have since figured out how to grow tiny nuggets of lab meat and say it will one day be possible to produce steaks in vats, sans any livestock. Pork chops or burgers cultivated in labs could eliminate contamination problems that regularly generate headlines these days, as well as address environmental concerns that come with industrial livestock farms.

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US decides not to act on climate change

Even after hundreds of thousands of people have rallied for more concrete steps against climate change, the United States government has decided that now is not the time to take action. Instead Preident Obama says that this should be done in a “two step process”, the first step being more talking. How long are we going to sit around and wait?

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Can Baseball bring US and Cuba together?

“Pingpong diplomacy” thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can “baseball diplomacy” help do the same for the U.S.

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Breaking up is hard to do

When it comes to understanding the real economy and the struggles of ordinary Americans, Senator Bernie Sanders always seems to be ahead of the curve and fighting like hell for Congress to show leadership and be responsive. Now he's doing it once again with his legislation to break up the Too Big To Fail financial institutions that pose a threat to our entire economy.

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Breaking up is hard to do

Death Threats force removal of Atheist Billboard

“'Don't believe in God? You're not alone' was the message on a billboard put up by the Cincinnati Coalition of Reason (Cin CoR) on Reading Road at 12th Street, one block south of Liberty Street in Cincinnati

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Mike Tyson Arrested At LAX After Scuffle With Paparazzo

Former heavyweight champ allegedly punched photographer at airport. By Gil Kaufman Mike Tyson (file) Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was booked on suspicion of battery charges on Wednesday after allegedly punching a photographer in the face at Los Angeles International Airport according to CNN. Tyson was released on his own recognizance Wednesday night after getting booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery and posting $20,000 bail

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Mike Tyson Arrested at LAX

Filed under: Celebrity Justice TMZ has learned Mike Tyson has been arrested at LAX airport for battery after a bloody confrontation with a paparazzo outside the United terminal. We’re told Tyson punched the pap in the face and there is blood everywhere.We’re told Tyson was at a ..

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Pamela Anderson Rules Out 159th Tommy Lee Reconciliation

Pamela Anderson says she will never rekindle her romance with ex-husband Tommy Lee after spending over a decade healing her broken heart after their 1998 divorce. Of course, this being Pamela Anderson, the fact that she’s even asked about this tells you a lot. Her love life decisions?

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