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US appeals court allows wolf hunts in Northern Rockies
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunts that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in recent months.
Cravaack: PolyMet review to be released in Oct.
Release of the long-awaited review was delayed last fall when the EPA asked PolyMet for more modeling of how the controversial precious metals project would meet water and air quality regulations.
The BBC's "World Have Your Say" program discusses the civilians killed in Afghanistan. Who is responsible, and what should be done about it?
Solar storm shakes Earth's magnetic field
A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.