Huge ice sheet breaks loose in Canadian arctic

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 10:59 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A chunk of ice shelf nearly the size of Manhattan has broken away� in Canada's northern Arctic, another indication of how warmer temperatures are changing the polar frontier, scientists said Wednesday.

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U.S. plans $1 billion aid package for Georgia

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 3:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A U.S. Navy ship loaded with aid steamed toward Georgia on Wednesday, as the Bush administration prepared to roll out a $1 billion economic aid package for the former Soviet republic.

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Major damage reported outside of New Orleans

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 2:24 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A still-largely deserted New Orleans was spared major damage from Hurricane Gustav, but other parts of Cajun country were not as lucky.

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Industry groups file lawsuit over polar bear rule

Seeded on Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:01 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming.

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Cat survives being walled in for 7 weeks

Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:10 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A four-year-old cat in Germany called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub for seven weeks, its owner said Tuesday.

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Lower drinking age is criticized

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:20 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

The argument from academic leaders to lower the drinking age to promote moderation is being met with a wave of criticism from health experts, transportation and government leaders.

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Principal's outing of gay student roils Fla. town

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:15 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

When a high school senior told her principal that students were taunting her for being a lesbian, he told her homosexuality is wrong, outed her to her parents and ordered her away from children.

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