Arod admits using banned drugs in ESPN interview
Alex Rodriguez, All-Star and MVP, told ESPN that he used performance enhancing drugs while with the Texas Rangers from 2001 through 2003. He acknowledged he could not resist the temptation during that period.
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Mexican violence spills over into U.S. turmoil
Drug violence in Mexico expands into the United States with a spike in killings kidnappings and home invasions across border regions. Authorities report rising cross border crime.
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United States
KU Art Dept Embraces Blended Media Class Online
Kansas University art department launches its first blended media course using the Second Life online platform to meet and display student artwork in a virtual classroom setting. The initiative marks a shift toward digital collaboration and virtual gallery space for art education.
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Kansas University Art Department
Second Life
Nadya Suleman on Quotation 66 and octuplets drive
Nadya Suleman discusses her intense focus on having many children, detailing her drive during an NBC Today interview. The interview highlights her experiences as the mother of octuplets and the public reaction to her family.
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NBC
Valentines Day Dinner Ideas From Pulse
Plan a Wednesday Valentine dinner with simple recipes from Pulse. The guide offers quick mains, sides, and desserts to create a romantic, budget friendly meal.
Polluting animals could trigger fees under EPA plan
Online video reports that a proposed EPA rule could tax farms for methane output with fees like 175 dollars per dairy cow 87.50 per beef cattle and 20 per hog targeting operations above 100 tons of carbon annually. Farmers voice disbelief and worry over potential impact on agriculture.
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EPA
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Homespun Hill Farm
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Baldwin City
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AFBF
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Lawrence
Joyce
Coal plant guidelines aim at new emissions limits
The state environmental chief Roderick Bremby releases guidelines limiting carbon dioxide emissions only for proposed coal burning power plants in the permitting stage. A technical report focuses on other pollutants and notes no livestock tax proposal. Catherine Milbourn of the EPA says no action time frame.
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Global warming shifts bird migration northward in study
Washington AP report summarizes Audubon Society findings that more than half of 305 North American bird species now winter about 35 miles farther north than 40 years ago. Purple finch leads the shift as January US temperatures rose about 5 degrees, linking warming to broader migratory changes.
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Birds shifting in Kansas tied to climate change study
Audubon Society reports Kansas shows both rising and falling commonness of various species. The study notes Black-billed Magpie and Black-capped Chickadee among less common birds, with northward movement figures like 85.6 miles for the Magpie and 90.3 for the Chickadee, while Snow Goose and Ring-necked Duck are among the more common birds moving 217.1 and 219.2 miles north respectively over four decades.
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Audubon Society
Wal-Mart to open in Lawrence on April 29
Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive in Lawrence will open April 29. Ryan Edwards, the new store manager, says the retailer is excited to hire, with about 235 employees planned across full and part time roles from cart-pushers to managers.
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Obama fights GOP criticism in prime time news conference
President Barack Obama responded to daily Republican attacks on the $800 billion economic recovery plan during an hourlong prime time news conference. He pledged to govern across party lines and mend bitter partisan divisions as he urged Congress to move quickly on the bill.
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