Crow Betty makes hooked wire tools to nab food
Betty the crow bent wire into a hook to retrieve a food bucket after a bully stole the tool. Oxford researchers note Betty’s repeated success shows toolmaking ability in birds, with Abel copying theft and Betty adapting to new materials.
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GOP Campaign Primer Offers Guidance to House Candidates
A 280 page Republican campaign primer distributed to House GOP candidates outlines talking points on defense environment taxes Medicare and other issues. It urges opponents to use attacks like Sierra Club donations to Democrats and provides responses on school vouchers and deficits in the Bush budget while noting the need to counter Democratic rhetoric.
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Motorola recalls about one million digital cable boxes
Motorola Inc. recalls about 1 million digital cable boxes installed earlier this year due to faulty pins. No injuries have been reported. For information, consumers should contact their local cable provider or Motorola at 1 866 281 1588.
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City of Goldsmith Small Taxing Unit Notice
The City Council of Goldsmith Texas will meet at 5:00 p.m. on August 15 2002 at City Hall 111 N Hendrickson to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for 2002. The rate would be 0 17273 per 100 of value and would increase total city taxes by 2 99 percent.
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