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On April 26, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff did a safety "walkdown" of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on southern California's coast, part of NRC inspections of all U.S. reactors that were triggered by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan. The NRC's inspection report, released Friday, did not flag the plant's owner, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Read More »Independent Probe Blames Massey for Mine Blast
* Probe blames Upper Big Branch blast on safety failings * Says accident could have been prevented by Massey [More]
Read More »LinkedIn Goes Public
The LinkedIn IPO, Mark Pincus and Zynga, elevator pitch obsolescence, and more entrepreneur news. LinkedIn is worth more than Fiji
Read More »iFive: Cloud iTunes Imminent, Microsoft Argues With Intel, U.K. To Revamp IP Law, Google Against Face IDs, "Like" On 33% Of Web
1. Apple 's cloud music service (possibly to be called iCloud) is looking more like a done deal--"multiple" sources are saying Apple's just signed a deal with EMI and is close to signing Sony and Universal too.
Read More »Are prostate cancer screenings done too late – and too often?
New study suggests that deadly prostate cancer can be spotted up to 30 years in advance
Read More »Video: HPV tests a good predictor for cervical cancer
Erica Hill talks to "Early Show" medical correspondent and OB-GYN Dr. Jennifer Ashton about how HPV testing may be an additional useful gauge for determining who is at risk for cervical cancer
Read More »What’s it like to eat 25,000 Big Macs? Ask Don Gorske
Don Gorske honored for eating 25,000th Big Mac
Read More »HPV tests superior to Pap smear: expert
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Read More »Senate Blocks Move to Open Up Offshore Drilling
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate blocked a move by Republicans to speed domestic offshore oil and natural gas drilling on Wednesday, a fresh sign of congressional gridlock on energy issues even as drivers endure gasoline prices near $4 a gallon. [More]
Read More »Indonesia Finally Signs Forest Clearing Moratorium
By Olivia Rondonuwu JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inked into law on Thursday a two-year moratorium on new permits to clear primary forests, part of a $1 billion deal with Norway that could spur projects to cut emissions and slow expansion of plantations. [More]
Read More »Jimenez makes flawless start at World Match Play
Miguel Angel Jimenez made a flawless start to the World Match Play Championship on Thursday, thrashing Masters champion Charl Schwartzel 6 and 5 following a bogey-free round.
Read More »Video: Acetaminophen dosage for children under 2
A panel is urging the FDA to include acetaminophen dosage instructions for children under 2-years-old on popular pain and fever reliving drugs. Dr.
Read More »Problems Without Passports: Scientific Research Diving at USC Dornsife – Getting Ready for Guam and Palau
On Saturday, the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science at the University of Southern California will send nearly 30 researchers on an expedition to Guam and Palau.
Read More »Deforestation Surges as Brazil Eyes New Land Law
By Stuart Grudgings BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged in March and April, the government said on Wednesday, fueling criticism that a proposed law to ease land-use rules may be spurring illegal tree-felling. [More]
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