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PG&E Executive Resigns in Wake of Calif. Pipeline Blast

SAN FRANCISCO -- Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.'s top executive is stepping down with a $35 million retirement package following a "challenging year" that included a gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb that killed eight and destroyed 38 homes, the company announced Thursday. Chairman, chief executive and...

Japan Declares No-Go Zone Around Nuclear Plant

TOKYO -- Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometer) area evacuated around its tsunami-crippled nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said the order would take effect at midnight and was meant to prevent unrestricted entry...

Japan Mulls Strictly Enforcing Evacuation Zone Near Plant

TOKYO -- Japanese authorities may for the first time strictly enforce their evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear plant, citing concerns Wednesday over radiation risks for residents returning to check on their homes. About 70,000-80,000 people were living in the 10 towns and villages within 12 miles (20 kilometers) of...

Robots Assess Japan's Crippled Reactors; Radiation Too High for Workers

TOKYO -- A pair of thin robots on treads sent to explore buildings inside Japan's crippled nuclear reactor came back Monday with disheartening news: Radiation levels are far too high for repair crews to go inside. Nevertheless, officials remained hopeful they can stick to their freshly minted "roadmap" for cleaning up the...

Yale Student Killed When Lab Machine Snags Hair

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday. Michele Dufault, a senior majoring in physics and astronomy, died Tuesday night after her hair became caught in a...

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Drug Shortages: Hospitals Confront Drug Scarcity, Fear Patients Harmed

At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track their stock of drugs in short supply - a task that takes several hours each day.

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Two New Elements Added To Periodic Table

Nearly a year after they joined the periodic table, two man-made elements have been officially named.

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Does Radioactive Tuna Mean Fukushima Was Worse than Expected?

Radioactive isotopes from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster turned up in bluefin tuna caught off California in August, a new study reports.

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States Cracking Down On Prescription Drug 'Doctor Shopping'

When a new patient comes into Dr. Shawn Jones' office in Paducah, Kentucky complaining of pain and asks for a specific drug without talking about other symptoms, Jones gets suspicious.

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PICS: Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration

The exhibition - designed, unsurprisingly, to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - features pieces created over the last three hundred years showcasing the diversity of diamond cutting and mounting as well as the historical importance of the pieces.

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06/03/12 Hundreds of people in Norwich report âgas cloud'... Source: BBC Norfolk More than 300 people in and around Norwich reported a smell of gas last night (Saturday), sparking concern that a mysterious 'gas cloud' had drifted over the city.