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By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In one week, No. 7 Tennessee has followed one of the most impressive wins of the college basketball season with two clunkers full of missed shots and late-game breakdowns. The woes allowed struggling Charlotte to give first-year coach Alan Major his first signature win. Three days after top scorer Shamari Spears was kicked off the team, Charlotte dressed eight scholarship players and closed on a 7-0 run, with Derrio Green feeding an open Phil Jones for the go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left in a stunning 49-48 victory Friday night over the sputtering ...
Vilified 'Climategate' Scientist Says He Considered Suicide
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPhil Jones, the British scientist at the center of a worldwide scandal over e-mails appearing to show climate scientists manipulating global warming data, says he considered killing himself "several times" during the crisis, the Times of London reports. "I am just a scientist," Jones said. "I have no training in PR or dealing with crises." As climate change deniers called for him to resign his post, and even making threats on his life, Jones lost weight and went on beta-blockers and sleeping pills. He continues to receive death threats, including two in the past week. "I was shocked," he ...
Studies: As Ice Sheets Flow and Melt, Oceans Continue to Rise
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 23) - Since 2006, the Antarctic ice sheet has been flowing into the surrounding ocean at an increased rate, resulting in ever-rising sea levels, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin said satellite images suggest sea level will likely to rise faster than previously predicted. "If the current trend continues or gets worse, Antarctica could become the largest contributor to sea level rises in the world. It could start to lose more ice than Greenland within a few years," the study's lead author, Jianli Chen, told the BBC. The study's release comes as world ...
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