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• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
President Bush this week signed into law the congressionally approved plan to start nuclear trade in exchange for safeguards and U.N. inspections at India's civilian, but not military, nuclear plants. The accord marks a rare foreign policy victory ...
• Venus flytraps face loss of habitat
GREEN SWAMP PRESERVE, N.C. - Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot. Buried below wisps of wire grass, a few of the plants advertise their presence with ...
• Nuclear renewal spurs demand for engineers
Then professors at the University of Tennessee's nuclear engineering department briefed her and other undeclared freshmen about what they call a "nuclear renaissance" as the nation prepares to build dozens of new plants in coming years to meet ...
• A cleaner way to get drinking water from seas?
According to Kreamer, a geoscientist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, hundreds of mothballed military and private ships could be well adapted as mobile desalination plants. Such ships could serve coastal communities, where water is badly ...
• Assistant Principal Accused Of Growing Marijuana
According to the Harris County District Attorney's office, Street had two growing rooms that had potted plants, artificial lighting and water sources. The two rooms contained just under eight pounds of marijuana, investigators said. The Houston Fire ...