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U.S. / NEWS Thu Nov 15, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- As cleanup crews struggle to pick up the oil that ebbs and flows in San Francisco Bay, wildlife experts worry about the 1.6 million shorebirds and waterfowl that come here every winter like clockwork for the good food and the mild climate. Over the pas.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 15, 2007 @ 3:54pm neoform

USA Today -- Rescuers are running out of options to rescue six coal miners trapped by a cave-in nearly 10 days ago, and experts are giving long odds against finding the men alive. As crews slowly dig a path to the men's presumed location at the Crandall Canyon mine.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 5, 2007 @ 9:40am neoform

Yahoo News -- An alleged plot to blow up fuel tanks and pipelines at New York's JFK airport had little chance of success, according to safety experts, who have questioned whether the plot ever posed a real threat. US authorities said Saturday they had averted an att.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region. Snow forced the closure of t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region. Snow forced the closure of the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- The Supreme Court stopped the execution of Virginia death row inmate Christopher Scott Emmett on Wednesday, a move that legal experts said might signal a nationwide halt to lethal injections until the justices decide next year whether the procedure amount.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 3, 2007 @ 12:48am neoform

CNN -- Nearly a quarter of the nation's roughly 600,000 major bridges carry more traffic than they were designed to bear, according to reports based on federal government data. Experts said Thursday that the problem stems from a lack of money and leadership... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 1, 2007 @ 11:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Accidents like this don't happen very often. So redesigning or rebuilding every bridge and overpass in the country to prevent repeats of Sunday's fiery disaster in the East Bay would be prohibitively expensive, engineering experts agreed Monday. On the.. Read More