PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- June Manuel, the mother of Philadelphia Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel died Friday morning in Buena Vista, Va., after a brief illness. She was 87.

SEATTLE, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests traditional plow-based agriculture and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are depleting the Earth's soil supply.

SEATTLE, April 17 (UPI) -- Civilizations have fallen when they exhausted their supply of soil and a U.S. scientist said the same thing appears to be happening again.

BERLIN, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- German journalists are complaining about an Anglo-American group's purchase of a prominent Berlin newspaper business.

WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. government should offer prizes and other upfront incentives to induce research and development in lowering carbon emissions, officials said Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA, June 17 (UPI) -- Citizens Bank Park is the name of the new Philadelphia Phillies' stadium, which will open in April 2004.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The adoption of stricter fuel economy standards for U.S. automobiles would be synonymous with murder, claim two Washington think tanks.

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