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May 15th, 2008 at 10:17 am

Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards announced his support of Sen. Barack Obama’s White House bid Wednesday, a nod both Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Clinton had sought to attain. The endorsement came a day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in the West Virginia primary. See the full report on NewsHour.

May 15th, 2008 at 9:35 am

After a year of research and months of delays, the Interior Department finally declared the polar bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

May 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

As the official death toll in China’s massive earthquake neared 15,000 Wednesday, military helicopters dropped food and medicine to survivors who remained cut off in remote mountain villages. In a NewsHour interview, Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., discussed the devastation in central China.

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May 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

We humans love water. According to United Nations estimates, we currently take 54 percent of the planet’s available freshwater and our share will rise to 90 percent in 25 …

May 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm

Senator Hillary Clinton coasted to a victory on Tuesday over Senator Barack Obama in the West Virginia primary, where the issue of race played an important role. According to exit …

May 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

Senator John McCain sought to distance himself from President Bush yesterday when he called for more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and called for a mandatory cap-and-trade system to …

May 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

Chinese officials say all 86 giant pandas at the Wolong Nature Reserve are safe following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck central China on Monday.

May 13th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Last week, Time Magazine announced their annual 100 Most Influential People in the World, a list which included journalist and aspiring politician Alexis Sinduhije.

May 13th, 2008 at 10:55 am

The most powerful earthquake to hit China in 30 years killed more than 12,000 people, with the death toll likely to rise with thousands more reportedly buried under crumpled buildings. …

May 12th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China on Monday, killing as many as 5,000 in Sichuan province’s Beichuan county and trapping students in at least eight schools, according to the …



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    Neanderthal reconstruction Photo: Stefan Scheer, Neanderthal Museum, Mettman, Germany There were thousands of years that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens inhabited the same regions in Europe. How much...
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The Hawaiian chain of islands, made up of six main islands plus two smaller ones, stretches for more than 1,500 miles through the heart of...
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Located along the riverbanks of southern Kenya, the sycomore fig tree is the centerpiece of an extraordinary ecosystem, producing several tons of fruit a year...
 
 
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