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Nuclear Power Plant
VET2000081803 - 18 AUGUST 2000 - VERNON, VERMONT, USA: Rob Williams enters a secure airlock door, which leads to a safe area which surrounds the reactor core of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon, Vt. Yankee was opened for inspection Thursday, August 17, 2000 as part of it's pending sale. mc/sf/Steven E. Frischling UPI

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Oil spill wildlife impact estimate off
Oil spill wildlife impact estimate off
VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 30 (UPI) -- The impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster on wildlife may be gravely underestimated, a study by Canadian researchers concluded.
Woman, 3 newborns found dead in house
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Calgary, Alberta, are saying little about the discovery of three dead, plastic-wrapped newborns and a 27-year-old woman in a suburban house.
Groups seek ban on anti-loiter noise maker
LONDON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Human rights groups in England say a high-pitched noise generator used to shoo away young loiterers infringes on their rights.
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NCAA berths awarded
Three NCAA berths awarded
Florida Atlantic became the first school to make it to the NCAA Tournament this season and regulars Murray State and Winthrop joined them later Saturday.
Atlantic Sun: Fla. Atl. 76, Geo. St. 75
ORLANDO, Fla., March 2 (UPI) -- Rob Williams made a free throw with six seconds left Saturday to give Florida Atlantic a 76-75 victory over Georgia State and its first trip to the NCAA Tournam
Treason charge against photog dropped
BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The state of Vermont has decided not to press treason charges against a newspaper photographer for taking pictures of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, it was reported Friday. Jason R. Henske, on assignment for the Brattleboro Reformer, was detained
Farm workers shortage threatened
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“ These devices are indiscriminate and target all children and young people, including babies, regardless of whether they are behaving or misbehaving, ”
Groups seek ban on anti-loiter noise maker
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“ No further details about this case will be released until tests are completed and the investigation progresses, ”
Woman, 3 newborns found dead in house
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“ The system is screwed up. I don't know if there will be a smaller labor force this year because of Sept. 11, but farmers always want a huge labor pool so they can pay less, ”
Farm workers shortage threatened
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“ We were very close to doing something. Maybe we can get it back next year, ”
Farm workers shortage threatened
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“ The Deepwater oil spill was the largest in U.S. history; however, the recorded impact on wildlife was relatively low, leading to suggestions that the environmental damage of the disaster was actually modest, ”
Oil spill wildlife impact estimate off
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