In the news, Monday, July 23, 2012

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from EarthSky


Understanding waxing crescent moon


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from The Spokesman-Review

Nasa photo, taken 10 Jul 1984

Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61

Seth Borenstein      Associated Press

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Scientists: Novel TB drug combo passes first test
LAURAN NEERGAARD      AP Medical Writer

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This feral pig was spotted near the Bruneau River

in Idaho in 2009. Idaho Fish & Game photo

Campaign urges reporting of feral pig sightings
Betsy Z. Russell
The Spokesman-Review

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Customs officers stand near rhino horns seized in Hong Kong
from a container shipped from South Africa on Nov. 15, 2011.

Vietnam ranked worst in wildlife protection
Mike Ives      Associated Press

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Cholesterol tests for kids debated
Drugmaker ties impacted guidelines, critics say
Lindsey Tanner      Associated Press

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House leaders wary of farm, postal bill fights
No action expected before August break on legislation
Jim Abrams      Associated Press

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Chief Joseph war shirt auctions for $877,500
Martin Griffith
Associated Press

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This date in history

1962: The first public TV transmissions over Telstar 1 took place during a special program featuring live shots beamed from the United States to Europe, and vice versa.

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Workmen of the New York Brewery pose outside
 the brewery facing Washington Street circa 1890.

Then and Now photos: New York Brewery
Wealthy owner died 10 years after plant’s opening

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Rock Doc: As coal fires rage, concerns persist

E. Kirsten Peters is a native of the rural Northwest, who was trained as a geologist at Princeton and Harvard. A library of past Rock Doc columns is available at www.rockdoc.wsu.edu. This column is a service of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University.

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