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Algae bloom is China's latest Olympic nightmare
QINGDAO, China - China's latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one-third of the sea where the world's best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month. Athletes call it the blob, the carpet, the fairway.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-07-03
Transplant recipient completes Yosemite ascent
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago -- a dangerous 2 1/2-day climb up the sheer, 2,000-foot face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park's famed granite monolith.
Nations:Tanzania New Zealand Switzerland People:Lance Armstrong Source:(AP)
2008-06-28
Missing Denali hiker calls mom; Crews searching
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - One of two backpackers missing nearly a week in Denali National Park and Preserve called her mother and said they were safe Wednesday, but helicopters sent out after authorities tracked the signal did not immediately find them. The park dispatched two helicopters to pick up Erica Nelson and Abby Flantz, but three hours later they had not been located.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-06-18
Hiker dies on Mount Rainier, 2 wait for rescue
A hiker died on Mount Rainier and two others were awaiting rescue Tuesday at Camp Muir, high on the volcano's flank, officials at the national park said. Ranger Sandi Kinzer the three went on a day hike Monday and got caught in a blizzard on the Muir snowfield.
Nations:U.S.
2008-06-10
French 'Spider Man' charged in latest New York stunt
Alain Robert, best known as the "French Spider Man" for climbing buildings and monuments around the world, was charged in a Manhattan court Friday and released on parole for scaling the New York Times skyscraper, court officials said.
Nations:U.S. Brazil Hong Kong People:Alain Robert Source:(AFP)
2008-06-06
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