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Should great chefs also be environmental spokespeople?
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SpaceX capsule set for splashdown
SpaceX's Dragon space capsule, which last week became the world's first privately built and operated spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station, is scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday morning. At 8:44 a.m. Pacific time, the capsule is...
Tags: Oceans, NASA, Bodies of Water, Space Programs, SpaceX
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Tim Daly tweets that he's been let go from 'Private Practice'
Show TrackerTim Daly is leaving "Private Practice" before the sixth season begins. Tim Daly let fans know via Twitter that show creator Shonda Rhimes had informed his agent that Daly's character would not be returning for the new season.... -
Pixar and Disney animation president Ed Catmull discusses "Brave"
The lush, verdant look of the Scottish highlands that serve as the backdrop for Pixar Animation Studio's forthcoming release, "Brave," was powered by new technology. But it also came with a heftier price tag than Pixar's 2010 box office smash, "Toy Story...
Tags: Toy Story (movie), Pixar Animation, The Wall Street Journal, Animation (genre), John Lasseter
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Controversial Malibu Lagoon project to begin Friday
In a battle that has polarized the wealthy beach town of Malibu, activists are pledging to stand in the path of oncoming bulldozers when work begins this week on a controversial effort by the state to clean up a pollution-choked salt marsh that sits...
Tags: Politics, Wetlands, Local Elections, Renovation, Conservation
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Detecting cancers -- from tiny bits of tumor DNA in blood
When cancer blooms in the body, tiny bits of tumor DNA can be found in the blood. Cancer specialists would love it if these DNA fragments could one day be used in noninvasive diagnostic tests -- “liquid biopsies” -- that are relatively...
Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Blood, Health
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White dwarf star measurements bring Milky Way into focus
White dwarf stars are dying stars — burned-out cinders that have exhausted the hydrogen that sustains them. But scientists may soon count on these stellar flameouts to unravel the history of the Milky Way. In a study published online Wednesday by...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Alcoholic Beverages, Research
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Energy Commission poised to boost building energy standards
SACRAMENTO -- California homes and buildings are about to become a lot more energy efficient, if state regulators, as expected, approve new building standards. The Energy Commission has scheduled for Thursday a last debate and vote on triennial, 2013...
Tags: Standards, Politics, Weather, Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues
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World No Tobacco Day helps people consider quitting, research says
Today is the 25th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day, one of many days set aside to focus awareness on an issue or a cause. But this one is more than just a publicity ploy, researchers say. Researchers from the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital...Tags: Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School, Quitting Smoking, Genes and Chromosomes, Chemicals
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Did the California stem cell program promise miracle cures?
You be the judge. Alan Trounson and Jonathan Thomas, the president and chairman of California's stem cell program, have taken issue with how I characterized their program in a column this week. I pointed out that its founding 2004 initiative, Proposition...
Tags: Politics, University of California, Los Angeles, Science, Medical Research, Michael J. Fox
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Bill banning warrantless cellphone tracking clears California Senate
California is one step closer to banning law enforcement from tapping the data from the tracking device in your palm, pocket or purse without a warrant. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that requires a warrant to seek access from wireless...
Tags: Laws, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Law Enforcement, Mark Leno
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New NASA X-ray telescope to bring black holes into sharp focus
NASA will be launching a new telescope expected to bring black holes and supernovae into unprecedented focus, mission scientists announced Wednesday. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, a mission to hunt for black holes, is scheduled to launch...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Space Programs, Health
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