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NASA sets date for final shuttle mission in 2010
(AP)
AP - NASA has tentatively set the final space shuttle mission for May 31, 2010, four months before the shuttle fleet retires.
US, allies want global pollution slashed ? by 2050
(AP)
AP - World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed environmentalists called the effort too slow and too uncertain.
NOAA report: US coral reefs in severe decline
(AP)
AP - Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday.
Most Popular Baby Names Change Dramatically
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - The 1960s brought us baby names such as April and Sunshine, and naming new Americans has never been the same.
Firefighters tighten grip on California blaze as heatwave looms
(AFP)
AFP - Firefighters took advantage of cool weather and calm winds to tighten their grip on wildfires in California as the prospect of a forecast heatwave loomed over the region on Tuesday.
End in Sight: Final Space Shuttle Missions Slated
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA has set target launch dates for the eight space
shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 that are expected to be the fleet's last.
Activists in Rome urge ban on horse-drawn carriages
(AP)
AP - Tourists love to view the Colosseum and other famous landmarks in Rome from the back of a horse-drawn carriage but animal rights activists said Tuesday it's time to ban the practice.
Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil
(AP)
AP - Scientists with the Virginia Museum of Natural History have confirmed the discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossil called a stromatolite.
Gasoline prices won't peak until November: EIA
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. drivers can expect to shell out
more than $4 a gallon, on average, for gasoline for the rest of
2008 and prices will keep rising until November, the U.S.
Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday.
Michigan stem cell research proposal advances
(AP)
AP - Supporters of a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research took a big step toward placing it on the November ballot.
