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Saturday, March 13

  • Wildlife talks to headline CITES meeting  (UPI / 1:14PM CST on 03/13) DOHA, Qatar, March 13 (UPI) -- Conservation groups say they are hopeful participants in a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Qatar will help protect wildlife.
  • Astronauts decry Obama moon decision  (UPI / 12:44PM CST on 03/13) LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- Former NASA astronauts who have been on moon missions told the BBC they are unhappy with U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to delay future such missions.
  • New York cabbies accused in meter scam  (UPI / 8:24AM CST on 03/13) NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- Criminal charges are expected against some of the nearly 36,000 New York cab drivers who allegedly overcharged passengers $8.3 million, officials said.

    Friday, March 12

  • People 'wired' to feel bad or not  (UPI / 11:05PM CST on 03/12) BOSTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say brain activity may help predict emotional resiliency.
  • CDC: Regional H1N1 in five states  (UPI / 10:54PM CST on 03/12) ATLANTA, March 12 (UPI) -- Five states reported regional H1N1 influenza activity, and Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity, U.S. health officials said Friday.
  • Doctor-pharmacist collaboration needed  (UPI / 10:14PM CST on 03/12) MONTREAL, March 12 (UPI) -- Improved doctor-pharmacist collaboration is needed in Canada, a team of Montreal researchers said.
  • Minorities have higher kidney disease risk  (UPI / 9:14PM CST on 03/12) SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- Young, minority, U.S. adults are afflicted in greater numbers with chronic kidney diseases, a researcher says.
  • Britain and France criticize U.S.  (UPI / 7:04PM CST on 03/12) LONDON, March 12 (UPI) -- Britain's prime minister and the president of France have joined in accusing the United States of "protectionism" over a $53 billion aerospace contract.
  • Skeletons ID'd as beheaded Viking raiders  (UPI / 7:04PM CST on 03/12) WEYMOUTH, England, March 12 (UPI) -- The skeletons of more than 50 young men buried in a pit along an ancient roadway in Southwest England have been identified as beheaded Viking raiders.
  • Official: North Korea must resume talking  (UPI / 6:54PM CST on 03/12) SEOUL, March 12 (UPI) -- North Korea needs to rejoin talks on ending its nuclear programs if it wants concessions from the international community, diplomats say.
  • Official: Treat black caviar like drug  (UPI / 6:34PM CST on 03/12) MOSCOW, March 12 (UPI) -- Illegal marketing of Russian black caviar should be punished as severely as any other kind of drug trafficking, a government fishery official says.
  • Climate change threatens most bird species  (UPI / 6:05PM CST on 03/12) WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Climate change poses a threat to 93 percent of Hawaii's bird species, said a report from ornithologists and environmental groups.
  • Officials consider archery for pig problem  (UPI / 4:05PM CST on 03/12) PLANTATION, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- Officials in Florida said they caught one wild pig accused of tearing up lawns and they may authorize the use of bows and arrows to stop the others.
  • New FDA warning for Plavix  (UPI / 3:44PM CST on 03/12) WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials added a boxed warning Friday to the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix, or clopidogrel.
  • Japan braces for Atlantic bluefin tuna ban  (UPI / 3:34PM CST on 03/12) TOKYO, March 12 (UPI) -- Japan is preparing for a ban on international sales of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has become more likely with a vote in support from the European Union.
  • Students compete at robot soccer  (UPI / 2:04PM CST on 03/12) MILWAUKEE, March 12 (UPI) -- Organizers of a robotics competition in Wisconsin said dozens of teams are competing to see whose creation makes the best soccer player.
  • Papaya leaf thwarts growth of cancer cells  (UPI / 1:54PM CST on 03/12) GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese researchers say papaya leaf extract has had an anti-cancer effect in laboratory tests.
  • Mother birds communicate with eggs  (UPI / 1:44PM CST on 03/12) CAMBRIDGE, England, March 12 (UPI) -- Maternal information transmitted to an egg lets prenatal chicks know how much food they're likely to get once they're born, scientists in Britain said.
  • Malnutrition killed Siberian tigers in zoo  (UPI / 1:34PM CST on 03/12) BEIJING, March 12 (UPI) -- Malnutrition, not an infectious disease, killed 11 Siberian tigers in the last three months at a zoo in northeast China, animal protection officials said.
  • Experts expect limited salmon season  (UPI / 1:14PM CST on 03/12) SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- Experts say fishermen on the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington will likely enjoy a limited salmon season for the first time in three years.

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