Groups Challenge Alaska Petro Lease Sale
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Groups of conservationists and Alaska Natives sued the federal government Thursday to stop a petroleum lease sale of a large area of the sea off Alaska.... hosted.ap.org
Free Speech Has A Number: 88.80.13.160
Although a federal judge ordered the whistleblower site Wikileaks.org to be blocked, owing to its posting of documents that a Swiss Bank says were stolen, that hasn't prevented free speech advocates from advertising its IP address. feeds.cbsnews.com
Mutant gene linked to most severe type of TB: study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - People who carry a mutant gene can develop potentially fatal meningitis if they get infected with the drug resistant Beijing strain of tuberculosis, a study in Vietnam has found. feeds.reuters.com
Scientists: Big Quake Likely in Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said in the first statewide temblor forecast.... hosted.ap.org