Environment
A grasshopper plague is at hand in U.S.
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In 1985, a similar infestation devoured corn, barley, alfalfa, beets—even fence posts and the paint off the sides of barns, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
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Condoms at the ready, South Africa prepares for crush of prostitutes
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One billion condoms may not be enough for South Africa’s World Cup matches in June. With 40,000 prostitutes from Africa and Eastern Europe said to be headed to the world’s biggest HIV/AIDS battleground, there are warnings of “a potential HIV time bomb.”
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The time has come … in football
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The biggest news on the football coaching front comes from Washington D.C., where Calvin Coolidge High School named Natalie Randolph as its new varsity coach—the only woman football coach in the U.S.
Science
Proto-humans are ancient history
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The small, chinless “Hobbits” of Indonesia, cousins of modern humans also known as Homo floresiensis (“Flores Man”), turn out to be older than scientists had previously thought.`
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Obese Huntington set to open Jamie Oliver’s kitchen
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The city that the Associated Press labeled the most obese city in America, then found itself as the focus of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution,” is about to begin its effort in improving its diet.
Democracy & Civics
Women’s rights get boost in Sierra Leone
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Women’s rights activists in northern Sierra Leone are cheering a recent court ruling that may open the door toward women becoming eligible for the posts of “Paramount Chiefs.”
Democracy & Civics
Sean Penn’s urgent plea for Haiti relief
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U.S. actor Sean Penn, in Haiti to lead a recovery effort, said the problems there appear to be “insurmountable,” amplifying a United Nations’ emergency report that indicates projected fund-raising is at only 49 percent.
Economy
“Goin’ to Vegas” and the dot-com crash
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Living in the middle of the dot-com bubble, 10 years ago today, we all were millionaires. Not really, but we were on the outskirts, and we could see Downtown Millionaireville from where we stood. And then we all went to Vegas.
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Alzheimer’s hits blacks, Hispanics hardest
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African Americans and American Hispanics are much more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than U.S. Caucasians, according to a special report from the Alzheimer’s Association.
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Washington, D.C. pushes female condoms
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Women who have been slow to use female condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS are getting help from Washington, D.C., which has begun distributing 500,000 free condoms throughout the city.