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In a remarkable technical feat, researchers have sequenced DNA from fossils in Spain that are about 300,000 to 400,000 years old and have found an ancestor -- or close relative -- of Neandertals. The nuclear DNA, which is the oldest ever sequenced from a member of the human family, may push back the date for the origins of the distinct ancestors of Neandertals and modern humans, according to a presentation here yesterday at the fifth annual meeting of the European Society for the study of human evolution. Ever since researchers first discovered thousands of bones and teeth from 28 individuals...

Female G20 protestors sue Toronto police for $1.4MILLION after they were 'profiled for having hairy legs' A group of women is suing the Toronto police, saying they were profiled and arrested for having hairy legs during the G20 summit in 2010. The women are part of a $1.4 million lawsuit filed by seven friends, men and women, who were locked up during the protests against the gathering of world leaders. The lawyer for the friends, who had traveled to Toronto from their hometown to take part in the demonstrations, said police use of 'hairy legs' as a cause for detention...

Cancer has claimed the life of Byron John Robertson -- "Dewey" -- to everyone who knew him. He was 68... In the 1980s, Robertson underwent a career resurgence of sorts as the mysterious Missing Link, fooling friends who had known him for years over the startling transformation from a clean-cut babyface wrestler to a Neanderthal-like monster with a tuft of hair and a face painted green...

This is the photo the Chicago Libune chose to run on the front page of the paper this morning. Of all the thousands of photos, the Libune chooses this piece of backslapping to Clinton. A better photo would have been the actual mug shot that the AP has on file. I looked for the photo of Clinton and Parks and I found quite a pool to from which to make my choice. I do not believe this photo was printed innocently. I wonder how many more papers ran this photo.

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Since 2002, Dr. Kenneth Miller has been upset that biology textbooks he has written are slapped with a warning sticker by the time they appear in suburban Atlanta schools. Evolution, the stickers say, is "a theory, not a fact."

Saddam, bin Laden link found: Canadian reporter Last Updated Sat Apr 26 22:54:29 2003 BAGHDAD-- Secret documents uncovered in the bombed headquarters of Iraq's former spy agency show the first clear link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, according to a Canadian journalist. 'It was marked top secret, and of course they went to great lengths to try to mask the contents' – Mitch Potter Mitch Potter, a foreign correspondent with the Toronto Star, says he discovered the file while digging through what's left of the Mukhabarat intelligence office. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency had already...

Lewis Planning to Fight Tyson Again LONDON (Reuters) - Lennox Lewis is planning a three-fight sequence from next March including a rematch with Mike Tyson, the world heavyweight champion said Sunday."I want my fans to know that I am intending to defend my WBC title against Vitali Klitschko on March 8, 2003," Lewis said in a statement running on the BBC Web site."My negotiating team has a preliminary agreement in place for that fight, as well as fights against Mike Tyson and Wladimir Klitschko in the event that I decide to continue fighting after the Vitali Klitschko fight," the statement...