US President, Barack Obama, defends the American Government’s response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after a public opinion poll revealed 60 percent of America disapproved.
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International tensions mount, as North Korea is accused, by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, of intentionally sinking a South Korean Warship, resulting in the loss of 46 lives. 

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With many of this years popular shows coming to an end with season finales, there were some shows that were not no lucky and will not be making it back next season.  Here is a list of t.v. shows that will not be returning next year.

Better Off Ted (ABC)
Though many people loved the show, the series has never caught on with a mass audience. Season two’s ratings were terrible so it won’t be coming back for season three. ABC still has two unaired episodes. The show stars Portia de Rossi, Jay Harrington, Andrea Anders, and Jonathan Slavin.

FlashForward (ABC)
This drama started out strong in the ratings but viewership kept dropping. Then, ABC put it on hiatus (in part because of the Olympics) and things got even worse. No season two.

Heroes (NBC)
After seasons of declining ratings, NBC has pulled the plug. There are plans in the works to wrap up the series with an event of some kind.

The Hills (MTV)  After six seasons, the reality show is coming to a close.  

Law & Order (NBC)
This venerable crime drama was poised to surpass Gunsmoke as the longest-running primetime drama in US history. Unfortunately NBC and Dick Wolf couldn’t come to an agreement and the show is ending after 20 seasons.
 

Mercy (NBC)
It looked like this medical drama was going to easily outperform fellow freshman series Trauma. Unfortunately Mercy couldn’t hold onto its audience and both shows have been cancelled.

Trauma (NBC)
This San Francisco-based drama revolves around a group of brave first responders. The show struggled in the ratings from the start and NBC initially decided not to order any episodes beyond the initial 13 installments. They later changed their minds and ordered more. They didn’t do any better and the show was cancelled.

The Tyra Banks Show (CW)
The diva and host says that she’s decided to cancel the show to focus more on producing. Other reports have indicated that the series was due to be cancelled because of budget issues.

Ugly Betty (ABC)
ABC has decided to cancel the show after four seasons because of declining ratings in both seasons three and four. The series finale aired on on April 14, 2010.

The federal government is heightening the pressure on BP, pushing the oil company to do more to stop well leaks gushing thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and to beef up its response to the potential environmental impact on the coast.

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Recently the alleged attacks on Gmail by Chinese hackers have surreptitiously extended to Yahoo e-mail accounts.
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Activists use building material to shutter the entrance to the Eurobank branch in central Athens.

Economy is the only thing anyone hears on the news these days. Raising gas prices, food shortages, and shortage on resources. As for Greece, they took matters into their own hands.
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Yesterday at approximately 3:30 am, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the shore of Maule, Chile, near the city of Concepción.
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Call Me a Chicken Again, I Dare You: A sculptor's interpretation of Sinorinthosaurus millenii. Sinorinthosaurus belonged to the family of dinosaurs known as Dromaeosaurs, which the famous Velociraptor belongs to. Image courtesy of Raresource.com.

Small dinosaurs are often laughed at, called “prehistoric chickens”, and the like. However, Sinorinthosaurs (SIEN-oh-RINTH-oh-sawr-us) millenii was, potentially, one “prehistoric chicken” you did not want to screw with. Lest you be eaten alive.

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Gingers Ain't Got Soul: Here is an artist's interpretation of the newly discovered color and patterning. Sinosauropteryx prima is the first dinosaur to be found with not only feathers, but its colors as well. Image Courtesy of Daily Mail UK Online.

Sinosauropteryx (SIEN-o-sawr-OP-ter-iks) prima could easily become one of the most legendary dinosaurs in all of the paleontological world. Despite having lived nearly 130 million years ago in the early Cretaceous of Liaoning Province in China, this dog-sized carnivore you’ve never heard of has been proving to be a shining star.

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A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.
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