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...decades, the burning of coal to generate electricity has seemed destined for the dustbin of history. What good is a fuel that emits into the atmosphere twice as much carbon dioxide (CO2) - considered the worst of the greenhouse gases - as does natural gas? Britain, for instance, once hoped to reduce its reliance on [an error occurred while processing this directive] coal-generated power from around 32% to 16% by 2020 as part of its plan to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2050. And yet, by all indications, coal seems poised for a comeback. Thanks to high natural-gas prices...
...have debated whether smoking affects the lungs of men and women differently. So far, there's been as much evidence against a sex bias as for one. But that may be starting to change. In the most compelling study on the topic to date, researchers determined that women are twice as vulnerable to lung cancer as men but, in a surprising twist, they die at half the rate...
...secret FISA court which. However the specific agreement to have the program reviewed by the court, Specter and Gonzales said, is not actually written into the bill, and is valid only if the bill makes it through the House and Senate unaltered. The deal also requires in writing twice-yearly reports to the congressional intelligence committees on "any electronic surveillance programs in effect." And it would also give the Administration more time to apply for warrants retroactively after an emergency eavesdropping operation has already begun...
...LAUNCHED. Discovery, American space shuttle, in the 115th mission for the ill-fated NASA shuttle program and the second since the 2003 destruction of the shuttle Columbia; carrying supplies and personnel to the International Space Station; at Cape Canaveral. The shuttle, the launch of which was twice delayed due to weather and safety concerns, will also test new inspection techniques to prevent a repeat of the Columbia disaster, in which seven astronauts were killed when their craft burned up on re-entry...
When he spotted the black Opel driving toward him on a recent evening, Omar Farooq knew he was about to confront his worst fears. Twice that week, the high school student had been chased by gunmen in a similar vehicle. On both occasions he had been in his own car and was able to get away. Now, walking down a narrow street toward his home in a middle-class Baghdad neighborhood, the 16-year-old was helpless. "They had me. Either they would take me or shoot me down as I tried to run." The Opel stopped, the rear door...