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China Releases First National Pollution Census

Last Updated: 3:26 PM 02/09/10
China says its pollution levels might peak sooner than expected as it tries to balance economic and green concerns.

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Conn. Worker Cites Gas Smell An Hour Before Blast

Last Updated: 2:59 PM 02/09/10
A worker who was in a Connecticut power plant when it exploded on Sunday tells The Associated Press there was a smell of natural gas in the plant less than an hour before the blast.

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Autopsy: Fight Was Factor In Kerrigan Father's Death

Last Updated: 2:58 PM 02/09/10
A Massachusetts medical examiner has found that figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's father died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box.

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