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Today's Science News: THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning Big particle collider restart delayed till October Vinegar Might Fight Fat Norwegian oil refinery aims for change The Nation's Weather Nigeria militants say attack two Shell oil pipelines Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids US swine flu cases now exceed 21,000; 87 deaths Whale meat trade increases, despite ban Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm Woman killed fleeing Ill. train derailment, blast A 'Flying Launch Pad' Cruises New Mexico Skies 9/11 search dog cloned for former Canadian cop Strikes spread at energy facilities over 650 sackings Owners of flood-damaged ND homes left wondering THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:02 pm PDT AP - One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story Top New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing. Full Story Top Big particle collider restart delayed till October Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:05 am PDT AP - The world's largest atom smasher will likely be fired up again in October after scientists have carried out tests and put in place further safety measures to prevent a repeat of the faults that sidelined the $10 billion machine shortly after startup last year, the operator said Saturday. Full Story Top Vinegar Might Fight Fat Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:55 pm PDT LiveScience.com - Ordinary vinegar used to make salad dressings and pickles just might live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a promoter of health, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Norwegian oil refinery aims for change Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:12 pm PDT AFP - Norway's most polluting industrial site, the Mongstad oil refinery, is now looking to lead the way on fighting climate change. Full Story Top The Nation's Weather Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:25 am PDT AP - Severe weather was expected to continue causing problems across the Eastern Plains, Mid-West and East on Friday. Full Story Top Nigeria militants say attack two Shell oil pipelines Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:56 pm PDT Reuters - Nigeria's main militant group said Sunday its fighters had attacked two Royal Dutch Shell oil pipelines in Rivers state, taking its latest offensive to the eastern Niger Delta for the first time. Full Story Top Couple floats into zero gravity nuptials Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:54 pm PDT Reuters - The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits. Full Story Top Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a genetic trait that appears to boost the risk that a child will develop an often-fatal cancer that targets the nervous system. Full Story Top US swine flu cases now exceed 21,000; 87 deaths Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:17 am PDT AP - The national count of swine flu cases has risen to 21,449 cases and the number of deaths have nearly doubled to 87. Full Story Top Whale meat trade increases, despite ban Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:47 pm PDT AFP - Despite being officially illegal, the international trade in whale meat between the whale-hunting nations is quietly picking up again, say enviromental campaigners. Full Story Top Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:40 am PDT LiveScience.com - The fossilized remains of a tiny 100 million-year-old crustacean reveal evidence of what to her at least would have been giant sperm, measuring perhaps as long as her body. While the sperm itself was not preserved, 3-D images of the female's specialized receptacles indicate she had just finished having sex and that they were filled with sperm that has since degraded. (The oldest direct evidence of sperm comes from a springtail living some 40 million years ago, according to the researchers. ... Full Story Top Woman killed fleeing Ill. train derailment, blast Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:36 pm PDT AP - Railroad tank cars holding thousands of gallons of highly flammable ethanol derailed and exploded in flames, killing a 41-year-old woman as she tried to run to safety from a car stopped at a crossing. Full Story Top A 'Flying Launch Pad' Cruises New Mexico Skies Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:00 pm PDT SPACE.com - LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The flying launch pad, WhiteKnightTwo, made three low level flyovers here today at the Las Cruces International Airport – a continuation of celebrations for the groundbreaking of nearby Spaceport America. Full Story Top 9/11 search dog cloned for former Canadian cop Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:28 am PDT AP - Scientists in California say they have cloned a dog that helped with search-and-rescue after the New York terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story Top Strikes spread at energy facilities over 650 sackings Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47 am PDT AFP - Strikes spread to energy facilities across the country Friday after almost 650 workers were sacked at an oil refinery after they called a wildcat strike, unions said. Full Story Top Owners of flood-damaged ND homes left wondering Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:07 pm PDT AP - Craig and Marcia Strehlow's 4,400-square-foot dream home had been their sanctuary for 23 years, a wooded paradise in North Dakota river country. But after record-breaking spring floods, they and thousands of others are left wondering: Will the federal government help? Full Story Top

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