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WASHINGTON - Freakish weather disasters -- from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast U.S. to the record floods in Thailand -- are striking more often. And global warming is likely to spawn more similar weather extremes at a huge cost, says a draft summary of an international climate report obtained by The Associated Press. Excerpt from: Climate...

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EAST LANSING, Mich. - As the world's biodiversity hotspots are increasingly stressed by their human neighbors, zoning is becoming a common strategy to balance environmental protection and human needs. But a recent study conducted by Michigan State University researchers shows zoning for conservation demands reality checks. See the rest here: Zoning laws can help pandas and people live...

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Nairobi - The environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years are spotlighted in a new compilation of statistical data by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), released today in a report entitled "Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20". Read the rest here: New UNEP Report Tracks the Changing Global Environment...

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A new species of spider has been found near Northam-just by chance.The spider has been identified by the WA Museum as a new species of trap door spider from the Idiopidae family. See original here: New 'albino' spider found

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Bangladesh is declaring three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest as dolphin sanctuaries to protect freshwater dolphins, officials say. More here: Bangladesh dolphins get Sundarbans sanctuaries

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To facilitate a lawyer’s ability to readily identify and address legal ethics issues, the State Bar has published an e-Reader version of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act. The e-Reader version ... See the article here: The State Bar of California Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act are now available in...

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The general Ethics Information page at the State Bar website has added a new area dedicated to Ethics and Technology – a collection of resources that address professional responsibility issues raised by the use of ... See original here: State Bar of California – New legal ethics and technology resource page is online

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The Associated Press, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 – 10:49 am WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed reluctant to allow criminals to ask for a plea bargain after they’ve been sentenced, despite claims from two that their ... Read the rest here: U.S. Supreme Court reluctant on plea bargains after sentencing

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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press, Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 – 7:29 am WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has again reinstated the conviction of a California woman for shaking her 7-week-old grandson to death, a final ruling ... Read this article: High court reinstates ‘shaken baby’ conviction

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MSNBC News – October 31, 2011 Hungry pregnant woman says she paid for $50 worth of groceries, but forgot about her quick bite while shopping HONOLULU — A pregnant woman and her husband were arrested for allegedly ... Follow this link: Couple arrested, lose custody for 18 hours, over $5 sandwich ‘theft’