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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Biology
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Sibling-eating shark embryos put new spin on natural selection
For a sand tiger shark embryo, the uterine experience is not so much "safe and nurturing" as it is "Hunger Games" arena. In each of a pregnant sand tiger shark's two uteri, several egg sacs are fertilized, but only one baby emerges -- a 3-foot-long...
Tags: Biology, Science and Technology
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How the famously famous never fade from view
Whoever said fame was fleeting had no idea what they were talking about. Just ask Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan or Bill Murray. They've been soaking up the spotlight for years. In fact, not only does fame...
Tags: Tommy Lee Jones, Bill Murray, Kim Kardashian, Jamie Foxx, Naomi Watts
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Football: QB Jimmy Walker is headed to Stony Brook
Varsity Times InsiderQuarterback Jimmy Walker of Redlands has committed to Stony Brook University. He's the fourth player from his team to make a college commitment, joining Craig Lee (UCLA), Walter Jones (Oregon State) and Jared Layel (Air Force). -- Eric Sondheimer... -
Cliff Robertson dies at 88; actor starred in films and on stage and TV
Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
Robertson, who also...Tags: Kim Novak, Playhouse 90 (tv program), People (magazine), Television, World War II (1939-1945)
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Baseball: Bishop Amat's Daniel Zamora makes commitment
Varsity Times InsiderPitcher Daniel Zamora of La Puente Bishop Amat has committed to Stony Brook University. -- Eric Sondheimer... -
Feel better -- go volunteer
For more than 20 years, Penny and Ted Landreth have been feeding the hungry and homeless. It's not glamorous work. Afternoons, they -- along with a small but formidable group of volunteers -- prepare dinner using whatever food donations they happen to...Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of Michigan, Colleges and Universities, Research, The Happiest News!
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Baseball: Two more Crespi commitments
Varsity Times InsiderOutfielders Michael Hubbard and Josh Mason from Encino Crespi have committed to Stony Brook University. They will join a former Crespi pitcher, Tyler Johnson, who is already playing for Stony Brook. -- Eric Sondheimer... -
Fossil of giant 'Devil Toad' found
A frog the size of a bowling ball, with heavy armor and teeth, lived among dinosaurs millions of years ago -- intimidating enough that scientists who unearthed its fossils dubbed the beast Beelzebufo, or Devil Toad. But its size -- 10 pounds and 16...Tags: Gaming, Paleontology, Science and Technology, South America, Madagascar
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Angelina Jolie op-ed resonates with Syosset woman
NewsdayLaurie Mischo, mother of three in Syosset, said Angelina Jolie was right on target when she wrote in an op-ed that opting for a preventive double mastectomy made her "feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity."...Tags: Mammogram, Internists, Oncology, Family, Hysterectomy
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Police ID victims in fatal Deer Park crash
NewsdayA head-on collision in Deer Park that killed two men and critically injured a mother and child "rips the heart" out of the victims' close-knit communities in Brentwood and Smithtown, friends and neighbors said Saturday. Robert Fattibene, 53, of...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, West Islip
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Police ID 2 men killed, 2 injured in Deer Park crash
NewsdaySuffolk County police Saturday morning released the identities of the two men killed and the mother and child critically injured in a head-on crash Friday evening in Deer Park. Robert Fattibene, 53, of Grandview Lane in Smithtown, and Herver Leonel...Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Deer Park (Suffolk, New York), North Babylon
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