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Texas company, Kroger in legal fight
(AP)
AP - A Dallas area company charges that Kroger Co. is ripping off its technology and methods in the grocery chain's popular gasoline discount rewards program.
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Kroger rewards in litigation
(AP)
AP - WANTS A CUT: Irving, Texas-based Excentus Corp. has sued Kroger Co., saying Kroger failed to work out a licensing agreement concerning its gasoline discount rewards. Cincinnati-based Kroger has filed suit asking another federal court to declare it has done nothing wrong.
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Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support
(AFP)
AFP - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.
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Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation
(AP)
AP - Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests — a key defense against global warming.
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Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit
(AFP)
AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.
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Independent body to review climate panel
(AFP)
AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
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Druid Peak Pack Down To Lone Wolf
The Druid Peak Pack, the most closely watched and photographed wolf pack in the world, is down to its last wolf. For 14 years, the Druids were the dominant pack in Yellowstone's Lamar Valley. Biologist Doug Smith, leader of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, offers his insight.
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Red Carpet Awaits The Star In The 'Eco-Dress'
At the Oscars this year, one star will grace the red carpet with an "eco-dress."