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Tropical Cyclone Birth Predicted with Supercomputer (LiveScience.com)
July 28, 2010LiveScience.com - It's the heart of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the ripest time for tropical cyclones to develop over these waters. But predicting whether or not a storm system will grow into a hurricane is difficult.
Gulf flow has stopped, but where's the oil? (AP)
July 28, 2010
AP - In the nearly two weeks since a temporary cap stopped BP's gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, not much oil has been showing up on the surface of the water.
Violent Spacequakes Shake Earth's Magnetic Field (SPACE.com)
July 28, 2010SPACE.com - Like an earthquake in space, so-called spacequakes are temblors in Earth's magnetic field caused by plasma flying off the sun that could help generate the colorful auroras that dance high in Earth's atmosphere, a new study suggests.
Project helps Alaskans spice up soil (AP)
July 28, 2010
AP - While Alaska has abundant natural resources, soil that's good for gardening isn't among them.
Man detained in China over zoo panda death (AFP)
July 28, 2010
AFP - A man has been detained over the poisoning death of an endangered panda in a Chinese zoo, state media reported Wednesday, in the latest case spotlighting risks to captive animals in China.
BP gets "wake-up call" and $32 billion in spill charges (Reuters)
July 28, 2010Reuters - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.
More Than 1,300 Space Shuttle Workers Get Layoff Notices (SPACE.com)
July 28, 2010
SPACE.com - More than 1,300 space shuttle workers received layoff notices this week from United Space Alliance, a NASA contractor that is cutting 15 percent of its 8,100-person workforce
ahead of the shuttle fleet's retirement next year.
Hospital denies suspected killer got new liver (Reuters)
July 28, 2010Reuters - The widely reported liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital to alleged killer Johnny Concepcion never took place, a spokesperson told Reuters Health on Tuesday. On Monday, the New York Post said Concepcion, 43, who allegedly stabbed his wife to death earlier this month, had gotten a liver transplant at the hospital after eating rat poison in a suicide attempt. The story quickly took off, making headlines such as msnbc.com's "Many outraged as accused murderer gets liver transplant" and CBS News' "Suspected Killer Gets Organ Transplant, Jumped to Top of Waiting List." Liver failure from poison can sometimes kill people much more quickly than a chronic condition such as cirrhosis. That's why a victim of poisoning may move ahead of other patients who've spent more time on the liver transplant waiting list. But Bryan Dotson, a spokesperson for the New York Presbyterian Hospital, said the New York Post report was wrong. "This person did not receive a liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital," he told Reuters Health. He declined to make further comments, as hospitals often do in an attempt to protect patient confidentiality. It is unclear whether Concepcion had been taken to another hospital to receive a new liver. Detective Marc Nell, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department, confirmed that Concepcion had been arrested on July 7 in the Bronx in connection with the murder of Jordania Sarita two days earlier. He told Reuters Health the police are still working on the case. He said Concepcion had been transported to the hospital by ambulance, but did not know when this had happened. The alleged incident prompted Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and an msnbc.com contributor, to call for legislative action. Caplan said a hospital wasn't the place to make ethical judgments about patients, deciding who deserves care and who doesn't. "At the end of the day if you are furious that Johnny Concepcion is still alive to face trial you should blame politicians, not doctors," he writes. The NY Post appeared to have taken down its story, "Suicidal 'killer' gets liver transplant," on Tuesday morning.
'Demonised' BP boss ignites fresh US anger (AFP)
July 28, 2010
AFP - BP's outgoing chief executive Tony Hayward was the target of fresh US anger Wednesday after claiming he had been "demonised and vilified," threatening efforts to draw a line under the Gulf oil spill.
2 Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk (AP)
July 28, 2010
AP - Two Russian cosmonauts on Tuesday completed a nearly 7-hour-long spacewalk to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting laboratory's newest module.
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