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Today's Science News: Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered list Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean 1,147 fish species threatened with extinction: IUCN Putin requests EU credits for Ukraine Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest Human Genome 2nd lupus trial succeeds 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld Humane Society urges new U.S. rules for veal calves New Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank Merkel set for historic speech to US Congress The nation's weather SpaceX Picks Launch Date for New Rocket's Debut Amgen, Amerisource sued over drug kickback scheme Iraq initials oil deal with Italian-led group Scotland battered by flash floods, torrential rain Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:48 pm PST AP - The nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers and brought construction to a halt in one of east Africa's most notorious onslaughts more than a hundred years ago. But the death toll, scientists now say, wasn't as high as previously thought. Full Story Top Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:49 pm PST AP - The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak — made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway — is rapidly melting, researchers report. Full Story Top Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered list Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:01 pm PST AP - A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday. Full Story Top Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:43 pm PST LiveScience.com - A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm. Full Story Top 1,147 fish species threatened with extinction: IUCN Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:18 pm PST AFP - More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed Tuesday. Full Story Top Putin requests EU credits for Ukraine Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:36 am PST AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union on Monday to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of flows to Europe. Full Story Top Winner named in lunar lander X Prize contest Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:01 pm PST AP - A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA. Full Story Top Human Genome 2nd lupus trial succeeds Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:24 am PST Reuters - Human Genome Sciences Inc said its experimental lupus drug Benlysta eased symptoms in more than 43 percent of patients who took it in a clinical trial, paving the way for approval of the first new treatment for the disease in 50 years. Full Story Top 82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:21 pm PST AP - The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. Full Story Top Humane Society urges new U.S. rules for veal calves Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:18 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department should tighten regulations for the transport and slaughter of veal calves to ensure they are not treated cruelly, the Humane Society of the United States said on Monday. Full Story Top New Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:35 am PDT LiveScience.com - A husband and wife team of paleontologists has discovered a newfound species of armored dinosaur that lived 112 million years ago in what is now Montana. Full Story Top Merkel set for historic speech to US Congress Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:16 pm PST AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a major speech to the US Congress Tuesday, nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, amid tough questions on Afghanistan and climate change. Full Story Top The nation's weather Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:57 am PDT AP - Rain and flooding were forecast to continue over the Mississippi River on Friday as a strong front lingered over the region. Full Story Top SpaceX Picks Launch Date for New Rocket's Debut Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:15 pm PST SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has requested a Feb. 2 launch date for the maiden flight of its new Falcon 9 rocket, according to a recent launch range forecast issued by the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing. Full Story Top Amgen, Amerisource sued over drug kickback scheme Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:19 pm PDT Reuters - Biotechnology giant Amgen Inc and drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp were sued on Friday by 14 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over an alleged kickback scheme designed to boost sales of Amgen's popular anemia drug, Aranesp. Full Story Top Iraq initials oil deal with Italian-led group Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:40 am PST AFP - A consortium led by Italian energy giant ENI has initialled a contract with the Iraqi government to explore the Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq, an oil ministry spokesman said on Monday. Full Story Top Scotland battered by flash floods, torrential rain Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:37 am PST AFP - Hundreds of people across Scotland and Wales were sheltering in temporary accommodation on Monday after a weekend of storms and rain brought the mild autumn weather came to an abrupt end. Full Story Top

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