North Korea conducts nuclear test defying world powers
North Korea defied global pressure with a nuclear device test. UN Security Council condemned it as a violation and prepared a stronger resolution. President Obama and British PM Brown joined international calls for restraint as regional tensions surge. Experts warn of a full blown crisis while Kim Jong Il seeks internal legitimacy amid economic woes.
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Pyongyang
Gordon Brown
Russia
China
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Peter Beck
American University
Wash
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Memorial Day train crash injures officer and others
A freight train struck a minivan on tracks in Elm Grove Wisconsin injuring a police officer 41 year old Kim Wick said to be in surgery and a husband who pulled his wife and son to safety. The woman and child were unhurt.
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Kim Wick
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
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Survivalists surge as Americans stock up on emergency gear
In San Diego and nationwide, new buyers rush to prepare for economic collapse, buying water filters, 55-gallon jugs, freeze dried foods and tents. Retailers report surges up to 50 percent while online sites see triple page views and a 700 percent jump in water purification tablet orders.
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Jim Wiseman
la Jolla
Wiseman
Joe Branin
Living Fresh
SurvivalBlog.com
Jim Rawles
Rooks Show Tool Use In Lab Tasks Scientists Report
British researchers report that rooks demonstrated tool use in controlled tasks. A female named Fry first picked up a stone to drop into a tube, followed by her mate Cook, with a second pair Connelly and Monroe also succeeding. The birds also manipulated sticks and wire, even bending a wire into a hook to retrieve objects.
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National Academy of Sciences
Christopher D. Bird
University of Cambridge
Nathan J. Emery
Queen Mary College
London
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Connelly and
Monroe
Mom and son return voluntarily in Minnesota case
Daniel Hauser, a 13 year old Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient, and his mother Colleen Hauser returned to Minnesota on a charter flight after fleeing to avoid chemotherapy. A doctor evaluated Daniel, the sheriff described his immediate medical check, and legal actions were to be adjusted with the return.
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