President seeks 1.5 billion more to repair levees
President Bush pledges to rebuild New Orleans levee system taller and stronger after Katrina. An additional 1.5 billion would armor the levees with concrete and stone, close three interior canals, and install advanced pumping to drain water to Lake Pontchartrain. Powell and officials stress safety and future resilience. Louisiana leaders and senators welcome the step toward a Category 5 capable design, with timelines extending to two years for the new work.
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Hwang Apologizes as Stem Cell Work Faces Authentication
Seoul scientist Hwang Woo-suk apologized for the controversy over his stem cell work and said further tests within days would authenticate the research. He asserted patient specific embryonic stem cells were produced, while acknowledging cells from the Science article had died from contamination.
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Record warm year 2005 tops global heat list
Studies from NASA NOAA and UK Met say 2005 was among the hottest years on record with the Northern Hemisphere at about 1.3 F above average. NASA places 2005 as the warmest year, NOAA and UK Met call it second warmest after 1998, all three noting a steady rise in global temperatures over the past century.
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DNA evidence frees man jailed for decades in Ohio case
Columbus report: Clarence Elkins, 42, who spent seven years in Mansfield Correctional Institution for the rape and murder of Judith Johnson and the rape of her granddaughter, was released after DNA evidence indicated he did not commit the crimes. Prosecutors confirmed the findings and he walked out with his wife.
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Former Sopranos actor Brancato charged in officer killing
Lillo Brancato Jr and Steven Armento were arraigned at Jacobi Medical Center on second and first degree murder charges respectively for a police officer slaying. Both are held without bail after gunshots during the incident left them wounded. Neither defendant pleaded.
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