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DNA Detectives Shed Light on Illegal Whale Meat Trade

By Dave ThierApr 14th 2010 – 8:30PM
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(April 14) -- In early March, a sushi chef in Santa Monica, Calif., was arrested and charged with serving illegal whale meat at the restaurant where he worked, called The Hump. At the time, many suspected the meat -- from a sei whale, an endangered species -- had come from Japan, but no conclusive evidence was available....

One Man's Solemn Mission to Recover WWII Remains

By Steve FriessNov 11th 2009 – 9:23AM

At first, it seemed like a sick joke or, worse, some sort of scam. The caller from North Carolina was telling John Lenox that the wreckage of his father's plane had been located. Staff Sgt. Alvin Lenox had been dead for two weeks longer than his 66-year-old son, John, had been alive. The Army Air Force radio operator...

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