Government to study cancer risk at Erwin facility
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sponsoring a cancer risk study at Erwin's Nuclear Fuel Services.
The agency announced Tuesday that the study will be carried out by the National Academy of Sciences.
The Johnson City Press reports (http://bit.ly/WICpUt) that the government currently relies on 22-year-old data in assessing the
...Swing-state voters hit with mail ad barrage
Associated Press
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - Around lunchtime each day, the latest missives promoting or pillorying Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney arrive in Diane Ouradnik's mailbox. Before long, they're in her trash.
Tearing and tossing has become routine for battleground-state
...Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails
Associated Press
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and to British Columbia's snow-covered slopes by snowmobile.
The search giant now has brought its
...Prison, $7 billion fine for French rogue trader
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ordered former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel to spend three years in prison and pay back a staggering €4.9 billion (about $7 billion) in damages for one of the biggest trading frauds in history.
The 35-year-old Kerviel, who never
...College price hikes more modest but still painful
AP Education Writer
The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities climbed about $400 this fall, an increase of nearly 5 percent that brought the average to $8,655. That's a modest increase compared to recent years but still painful for families with stagnant incomes after a prolonged
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