LIMA, Peru -- The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says. Tuesday's final report by the Sea Institute ruled out viral and bacterial infections, human intervention, pesticides or heavy metals as causes for the deaths, which were first noticed on Feb. 7 and continued through mid-April. It speculated that biotoxins, algae blooms, or an unknown emerging disease could be to blame. The Peruvian environmental group Orca, which first alerted the public to the deaths, insists that seismic testing used in oil exploration was likely the cause.. But the Institute said that experts found no evidence any of the deaths were a result of seismic soundings, which involve shooting compressed air at the sea ... Continue reading →
Hundreds of protesters, emboldened by the growing national Occupy Wall Street movement, streamed through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday in what they called a "Millionaires March." Continue reading →
CHICAGO — A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, has died. ASSOCIATED PRESS This undated photo provided by LG Electronics shows engineer Eugene Polley. A spokesman for Zenith Electronics says Polley, the inventor of the 'Flash-Matic,' the first wireless TV remote control, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, of natural causes in Downers Grove, Ill. John Taylor says the former Zenith engineer died of natural causes Sunday at a suburban Chicago hospital. He was 96. Couch potatoes everywhere have Polley to thank for hours of feet-up, channel surfing. His invention began as a luxury, but has become a necessity in an era of hundreds of TV channels and home theaters. Just ask anyone who's lost a ... Continue reading →
Commentary The Spurs' mellow drama Clippers swept away by team with low-key but utterly focused approach LOS ANGELES -- After the San Antonio Spurs took a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, there was tongue-in-cheek speculation about whether Gregg Popovich would rest Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili in Game 4 on the second night of a back-to-back, something he has done so many times during the regular season. The running joke was preposterous, of course, but the Spurs have been so dominant in the postseason that the idea seemed oddly plausible when you thought about it for a second. Could anyone really put it past Popovich to fly his stars back to San Antonio to await the Spurs' next ... Continue reading →
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