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NASA Beams Beatles Tune ‘Across the Universe’ Into Deep Space
U.S. space officials said The Beatles song Across the Universe will be blasted directly into deep space tonight.The tune will be beamed toward the...
Desperate Housewife Steps Up for Breast Cancer Patients
"Desperate" to raise awareness, Marcia Cross meets with lawmakers to pursue positive changes in women's healthcare The Desperate Housewives star delivered on behalf of...
Medal of Honor Society Launches Above & Beyond Citizen Awards
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is calling upon the American public to nominate their fellow citizens for the Above & Beyond Citizen Honors....
NYC School System Honored as ‘Model of Reform’
New York City public schools have won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award honoring the most improved school systems,...
Web Sites Provide Big Savings on College Textbooks
Because the average first-year college student today spends over $900 on textbooks, Web sites have sprung up offering price-comparison tools that help save 50...
Florida Everglades Off the Danger List of World Heritage Sites
The World Heritage Committee announced that significant improvements in the preservation of the Everglades National Park in Florida, and of the Río Plátano Biosphere...
Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered List: 11,000 Pairs From Only 417
In one of the world's greatest conservation success stories, bald eagle populations have climbed from a dismal count of just 417 nesting pairs in...
40 Years Ago Today The Beatles Changed the World
The Sixties were much more than a time of hippies, music, drugs and free love, the Kennedy era was dawning -- and along with...
DOE Offers $200 Million for Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on May 1st that it will provide up to $200 million over five years to support the development...
Ex-Senate Leaders Launch Center to Forge Bipartisan Solutions
Two Republicans and two Democrats, all former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders, have launched the Bipartisan Policy Center, a new organization with the noble goal...
Homegrown Power a Fix for Energy Crunch and Global Warming
Homegrown electricity could be one ingredient used to combat the 21st century’s expected energy crunch, easing the load on electrical grids with a system...
Leading CEOs Lobby Bush to Curb Global Warming
After a year of back room talks, and on the eve of the president's State of the Union speech, leading CEO's of major corporations...
Muslim Sitcom a Big Hit in Canada
When it comes to creating a funny television show or movie in Canada, producers here have a reliable stable of topics -- French-English relations,...
House Passes Plan to Negotiate for Lower Drug Prices
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that would allow the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies in order to...
U.S. Admits Threat to Polar Bears from Global Warming, Moves Toward Action
(Updated 12-28) The Bush Administration has formally proposed to list the Polar Bear as “threatened with extinction" under the Endangered Species Act due to...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 10) US Elections Yield Calls for Civility, Honesty
10) Pelosi Seeks to Heal Rifts as First Female US House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, 66, will become the first female House leader and the...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 9) Corporations Lead the Green Movement
Corporations are leading a Green Movement toward more recycling, environmentally friendly cars, and sustainable industry. Read 15 examples of socially responsible companies and the...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
G is for Gay Marriage
EDITOR'S BLOG — As the editor, I need to decide what meets our standards of good news. I was stymied this week when reading about...
G is for Good Governance
EDITOR'S BLOG For the first time in a long while, a majority of American voters agree with me! And, it's worth celebrating. ....