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36 min ago | Deseret News

USU to lead geothermal-test drilling

Geologists plan to drill a pair of mile-deep holes in southern Idaho in a hunt for geothermal fields that could be tapped to produce energy.

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Related Topix: Geology, Utah State University, Boise State University

5 hrs ago | Theeagle.com

Indian farmer claims addressed

The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

9 hrs ago | Charleston Daily Mail

Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa.

North Carolina's highest court says three cigarette companies can stop making payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro

14 hrs ago | Tvnz.co.nz

Fossils of dinosaur footprints found near Nelson

Dinosaur footprints have been discovered by scientists in Nelson. The 70 million-year-old fossils are the first dinosaur footprints recognised in New Zealand and the first evidence of dinosaurs in the South Island.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Paleontology, Geology

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WAOW-TV Wausau

Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by Suv Ok

An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle on a northwestern Oklahoma highway.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Oklahoma, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

ABC News - Brian Ross

Ark. Ag Experts Put Weather Losses at $225 Million

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 4, 2009, dying crops and weeds stand in a flooded field near... FILE - In this file photo taken Aug.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, England, AR, Weather

Coast Reporter

Smells and sounds of country life greet Charles and Camilla at agricultural fair

The smells and sounds of country life are greeting Prince Charles and his wife Camilla today at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, World News, Prince Charles

Omaha World-Herald

Nitrogen pollution worsens in Rockies lakes

Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Rocky Mountain National Park, Geology, Ecology, Colorado State University

Daily Record

NJ store owner pleads guilty in food stamp fraud

CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey food store owner and two employees have admitted defrauding the federal food stamp program of more than $280,000. Mehal Mothon, who owned a Citgo Food Mart in Westville, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to embezzle from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program.

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Related Topix: Camden, NJ, Agriculture, Life, Food, Nutrition

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KNDO - Yakima

DNR issues Emergency Order to mine operator at Nile Landslide

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has issued an Emergency Order to Suspend Surface Mining for a mine located where the Nile landslide happened .

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Related Topix: Naches, WA, Geology

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Rest easy. When it comes to H1N1, your pet is safe

When the news broke on Wednesday that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1 swine flu, probably transmitted to the feline by sick owners, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Pets, Ferrets, Agriculture, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, University of Rochester, Medicine, Influenza

Science Daily

Archaeologists Track Infamous Conquistador Through Southeast

No evidence of De Soto's path between Tallahassee and North Carolina has been found until now, and few sites have been located anywhere.

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Related Topix: Archaeology, Anthropology, Atlanta, GA, McRae, GA, East Carolina University

KTVN Reno

Wet weather delays harvest from Midwest to South

Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.

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Related Topix: Weather, Agriculture, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Drought, Mississippi State, MS

ClipSyndicate

Jurassic Park coming to St. Louis Science Center

A Jurassic Park is coming to the St. Louis Science Center this weekend. 20 life-sized animatronics dinosaurs will be on display.

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Related Topix: Dinosaur, Paleontology, Video

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Science Daily

Carbon Atmosphere Discovered On Neutron Star

This discovery, made with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, resolves a ten-year mystery surrounding this object.

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Related Topix: Astronomy

Boston Globe

Cisco earns down but says 'tipping point' passed

Cisco Systems Inc. is forecasting revenue growth for the first time in a year, offering further evidence that orders are rising again after passing what CEO John Chambers called a "tipping point" in the downturn this summer.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Computers, Cisco Systems, Startups, Computer Science

WDTN-TV Dayton

Officials: Swine flu confirmed in cat

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Pets, Ferrets, Agriculture

CBS4

Man Found Dead Near Thousands Of Bees

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Miami Metro

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

USDA announces $17M for new farmers, ranchers

A federal Agriculture Department official in southeastern Minnesota is announcing $17 million in grants to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Elgin, MN

JAVA Developer's Journal

Cisco, EMC, VMware & Intel Form Acadia JV

Cisco and EMC Tuesday kicked off a cloud-chasing joint venture called Acadia that includes VMware and Intel as minority investors.

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Related Topix: Telecom, Computers, EMC, Cisco Systems, Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

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