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Palestinians protested on Friday against Israeli policies of land seizure and control of Jerusalem, leading to clashes with Israeli troops that left one dead and scores injured. Original post: Palestinians Protest Land Seizure and Control of Jerusalem

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By msnbc.com staff and news services – March 29, 2012 RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. – Officials at a St. Louis hospital on Thursday defended their actions in the case of a homeless woman who sought treatment for ... Read the original post: Hospital: Mom booted from ER to die in jail was treated appropriately

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By TERRY COLLINS – Associated Press – March 29, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO — A judge cited a conflict of interest Thursday while denying a public defender’s request to represent a man charged in the grisly ... See the original post: San Francisco man suspected of 5 murders gets new lawyer

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San Bernardino County Desert Sun News – March 29, 2012 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office will end the current fiscal year in the black, but the heads of both agencies ... Read more here: Riverside County sheriff, DA balance budgets, warn of challenges ahead

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Even as Iran's nuclear program raises the likelihood of yet another conflict in the Middle East, the bigger threat is a potential food crisis in the making, says Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute. Link: Food, Not War, Is the Biggest Threat to World Security, Argues Lester Brown

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UK children are losing contact with nature at a "dramatic" rate, and their health and education are suffering, a National Trust report says. Read the original post: Nature deficit disorder 'damaging Britain's children'

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2012) - Scientists with the UBC Avalanche Research Group have been studying the impact of clear-cut logging on avalanche terrain in British Columbia. Follow this link: Forest-Destroying Avalanches On the Rise Due to Clear-Cut Logging

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Researchers have developed a methodology for accurately predicting where deforestation will occur in the Amazon up to a year in advance, enabling law enforcement agencies and officials to take preventative action before trees are actually chopped down, a forestry expert told mongabay.com on the sidelines of the Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship. Continue reading here: Researchers launch...

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Some of the world's most commonly used pesticides are killing bees by damaging their ability to navigate and reducing numbers of queens, research suggests. Read the original here: Pesticides hit queen bee numbers

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SF Appeal News – March 29, 2012 A man accused of killing five people in a home in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood on Friday made his initial appearance in court this afternoon but did not enter ... View post: Quintuple Homicide Case Delayed Over Potential Conflict Of Interest For Public Defender