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SAN FRANCIS, Calif., April 20 (UPI) -- Eight grassroots environmentalists from around the world, including a record five women, were awarded the 13th annual Goldman Environmental Prize on Monday. The recipients of the $125,000 award include three tribal leaders opposing oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a conservationist working to save the family farm in Poland and an ecologist trying to restore the coastal ecosystems of Thailand.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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UPI horoscopes for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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