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...other points in the north that are within striking distance of Baghdad. But the costs of this rapid advance are now being paid. There is mounting insecurity behind the front lines, and spreading harrassment of the long logistics column that links Kuwait with the troops 240 miles to the northwest...
...Richter magnitude of an earthquake that hit China's northwest Xinjiang province, claiming 266 lives...
Powder is from Uranium City, 186 miles northwest of the mine, and near the end of his day shift, he was one of only two dozen or so miners at work underground at McArthur River. Where Powder works, it's as dry as a bone, but a few hundred feet away, in a neighboring tunnel, a perpetual fine rain falls. The porous sandstone that encases the mine's ore zone is saturated, even in winter, with water melting from the frozen surface. To keep the water from pouring into the mining shafts, Cameco's engineers have pulled off a remarkable...
...stepped up what critics view as an all-out assault on the environment with a series of pronouncements: that snowmobiles could operate in Yellowstone National Park, oil drilling could expand in Padre Island National Seashore in Texas, the National Marine Fisheries Service would ease salmon protections in the Pacific Northwest, and Washington would soften rules on logging and energy conservation. Opponents predict a new wave of even bolder measures in the coming months that could affect water and air quality and renew efforts to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling. In response to the critics...
...change in schedule. In the fall American Airlines began imposing a $100 fee on AAdvantage members making changes on award tickets. American also charges $50 to $75 to "expedite" the processing of any award flight purchased within three weeks of travel. (The restriction used to be just two days.) Northwest and Continental Airlines have both increased by 5,000 the number of miles required to earn a free flight. Delta is making it tougher for bargain flyers to win "elite" status (which gives them perks like upgrades to first class); passengers traveling on discounted tickets now get only half...