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| Thursday, 18-Mar-2010 13:27 EDT |
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Alaska calls off wolf pack search
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 18 (UPI) -- Alaskan wildlife officials say they are calling off the search for the pack of wolves believed responsible for the death of jogger Candice Berner.
'Kid' to premiere at Va. elementary school
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 (UPI) -- The world premiere of the big-screen adaptation of the novel "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is to take place at Virginia's Riverside Elementary School, organizers said.
Duncan: Ban low-grad teams from NCAA
WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- College basketball teams with low graduation rates should be banned from the NCAA Tournament, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
Mich. woman gets personal note from Obama
MONROE, Mich., March 17 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said she wrote a letter to President Obama about her job loss and lack of health insurance -- and received a personal response.
Today's teens similar to teens in the '70s
EAST LANSING, Mich., March 16 (UPI) -- Today's teens are no more egotistical and are just as happy and satisfied as previous generations, U.S. and Canadian researchers said.
NASA holds systems engineering competition
WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's inviting graduate and undergraduate U.S. students to take part in its fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition.
ACLU sues school for canceling prom
FULTON, Miss., March 12 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Mississippi high school for canceling its prom after a lesbian student asked to attend with her girlfriend.
Students compete at robot soccer
MILWAUKEE, March 12 (UPI) -- Organizers of a robotics competition in Wisconsin said dozens of teams are competing to see whose creation makes the best soccer player.
Mother birds communicate with eggs
CAMBRIDGE, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Maternal information transmitted to an egg lets prenatal chicks know how much food they're likely to get once they're born, scientists in Britain said.
Study: Oral contraceptives cut cancer risk
ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 12 (UPI) -- A 40-year study showed oral contraceptives reduced the risk of cancer and extended some women's lives, researchers in Scotland said.
Humans, sea creatures share vision gene
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Humans and an ancient group of sea creatures known as hydras share a gene that aids in vision, scientists in California said.
Acceptance of human evolution investigated
MINNEAPOLIS, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a recent study suggests high school and college students' perceptions of Earth's age influence their acceptance of human evolution.
Video games may hurt boys' schoolwork
GRANVILLE, Ohio, March 11 (UPI) -- Owning a video-game system may hamper academic development in some children, U.S. researchers suggest.
Seismologists tie well to DFW earthquakes
IRVING, Texas, March 11 (UPI) -- A well used to get rid of wastewater from natural gas drilling may have caused small earthquakes at Dallas/Fort Worth airport, university researchers say.
Oregon QB facing burglary charges
EUGENE, Ore., March 10 (UPI) -- University of Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli is facing second-degree burglary charges, records indicate.
Roberts: State of the Union 'pep rally'
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said the State of the Union has "degenerated into a political pep rally" and suggested justices should not attend the address.
Candidate under fire for terror defense
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell is under fire for inconsistent statements about his defense of a Florida academic with ties to terrorism, analysts say.
Police investigate possible wolf attack
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 10 (UPI) -- Police in Alaska are trying to determine if a schoolteacher whose body was found Monday was the victim of a wolf attack, authorities said.
U.S. Senate votes to extend unemployment
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Wednesday approved an estimated $140 billion plan that would extend unemployment insurance and aid struggling states.
Dummy grenade prompts school evacuation
MILFORD, Ind., March 10 (UPI) -- Authorities in Kosciusko County, Ind., say a school was evacuated during a fire alarm after a dummy grenade was found by a student.
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