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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Rescue teams re-enter W.Va. mine

MONTCOAL, W.Va., April 8 (UPI) -- Rescue crews got the all-clear Thursday to re-enter a West Virginia coal mine to search for four missing miners trapped by a deadly explosion four days ago. Four eight-man teams entered the mine after tests revealed the air quality was safe enough to proceed with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Crews hope to resume search in W.Va. mine

MONTCOAL, W.Va., April 7 (UPI) -- Rescuers drilled venting holes for what they admit is a long-shot try to save four miners still unaccounted-for days after a deadly West Virginia mine blast. State and federal regulators also pledged Tuesday to conduct hearings into the explosion Monday at Massey... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Biden: U.S. committed to Haiti

MIAMI, April 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. commitment to helping Haiti rebuild after the devastating earthquake is unwavering, Vice President Joe Biden reassured Haitian-Americans in Miami. Biden also pledged to follow up on concerns expressed by Haitian-Americans who want to be involved in their homeland's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

At Easter, Obama invokes 'family of man'

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called on Americans to "remember the shared spirit of humanity that inhabits us all" at Easter and Passover. In his weekly radio and Internet address, the president said this week was "a week of faithful celebration." He noted that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Monarch butterflies, battered by the weather, no longer rule

By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY This year may be one of the worst on record for the beleaguered monarch butterfly, experts say. Massive hailstorms that dropped 2 inches of ice on the trees where the orange-and-black-winged butterflies spend the winter in Mexico, followed by 15 inches of rain, could... Sign in to see full entry.

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