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Monday, September 6
Suspended sentence in theft of whale meat
TOKYO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Two Greenpeace members in Japan were given suspended sentences for the theft of whale meat belonging to a Japanese whaling ship crew member, officials said.
Hawks preventing mail delivery
CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Canada Post said it plans to resume mail delivery to about 150 homes, suspended due to an aggressive family of hawks.
School named for Gore called unsafe
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles school devoted to environmental themes is named after former Vice President Al Gore -- but there's a catch, critics say.
Germany gives reprieve to nuclear plants
BERLIN, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Germany has decided to extend the life of its 17 nuclear power plants, the last of which was to have been shut down by 2022, authorities said.
Valuable research frog to get home base
BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An African frog prized by researchers of everything from birth defects to organ regeneration will get a new national home base, U.S. scientists say.
Ahmadinejad warns Israel
DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran would bring about the destruction of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Qatar.
Bangladesh reports anthrax breakout
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- More than 200 people in Bangladesh contracted the deadly disease anthrax in the past month and a red alert was issued, health officials said.
Ahamdinejad warns Israel
DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An attack on Iran will bring about the destruction of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Qatar.
Workplace safety a top priority for workers
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Eighty-five percent of U.S. workers rank workplace safety first in importance among labor issues, a survey indicates.
Sunday, September 5
Smoking role in inflammation explained
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Smoking shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, U.S. researchers say.
459 million U.S. vacation days skipped
MIAMI, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Despite the health and relationship benefits linked to a vacation, 459 million U.S. vacation days went unused last year, a non-profit group says.
Hartz recalls beef dog treats
SECAUCUS, N.J., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Hartz Mountain Corp. is recalling about 75,000 bags of its beef dog treats because one or more could be tainted by salmonella, federal officials say.
Japan puts whale meat on school menus
TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Japan, whose stocks of whale meat have risen to about 4,000 tons, is trying to increase consumption by putting it on school lunch menus, officials say.
Bear cubs and mothers euthanized in Colo.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Wildlife officials criticized for euthanizing two mother bears and four cubs entering Colorado homes last week say they had no choice.
Bad blowout preventer hauled up, on ship
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The blowout preventer that triggered the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been brought to the surface and placed on a vessel, officials said.
GOP Senate candidate Rubio's father dies
MIAMI, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Marco Rubio, the Florida Republican campaigning for the U.S. Senate, said he temporarily suspended his campaign Sunday after the death of his father.
Dengue fever spreading in Thailand
SURIN, Thailand, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- More than 2,300 people in Thailand's Surin province are infected with dengue fever, and the illness is spreading across the country, officials say.
Trapped miners get inspirational message
COPIAPO, Chile, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine got a message of hope from rugby players who waited months before being rescued from a plane crash, officials said.
Saturday, September 4
FDA says toss Estrella Family cheeses
MONTESANO, Wash., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Saturday warned people Estrella Family Creamery cheeses may be tainted with illness-causing Listeria monocytogenes.
Nurse learns patient is long-lost dad
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A nurse at a New York City hospital learned a man with terminal cancer who had just been admitted to her ward is the father she had never gotten to know.
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