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Cows and badgers interact a lot more than previously thought, a study says, and could explain the passing of tuberculosisCuriosity may help to kill the cow, according to researchers studying how TB is transmitted between badgers and cattle.The most sociable livestock seem particularly prone to getting up close and personal with badgers, claims a study which used electronic tagging to spy on their hitherto secret nocturnal lives.The results will reignite the acrimonious debate about the role badgers play in spreading TB. Conservationists who are opposed to badger culls argue that better biosecurity measures on farms, such as preventing badgers from entering cattle feed troughs, are key to preventing the spread of the disease. But the new small study suggests that such measures would have limited effect.Months of 24/7 surveillance on a farm and neighbouring countryside in north Yorkshire employed sophisticated electronic devices attached to badgers and cattle using lightweight collars. T

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television.

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television. But the court stopped short of deciding whether the policy violates the Constitution.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a U.S. government crackdown on profanity on television, a policy that subjects broadcasters to fines for airing a single expletive blurted out on a live show.

The Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television, yet stopped short of deciding whether the policy violates the Constitution.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled narrowly Tuesday in favor of a government policy that threatens broadcasters with fines over the use of even a single curse word on live television, yet stopped short of deciding whether the policy violates the Constitution.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday a U.S. government crackdown on profanity on television, a policy that subjects broadcasters to fines for airing a single expletive blurted out on a live show.

Malaria kills between one million and three million people in sub-Saharan Africa every year, most of them children. Disease outbreaks, which also include meningitis and dengue, have only recently been linked to variations in rainfall: more rain or drought can bring harsher epidemics. Using this understanding, scientists at Columbia University’s International research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) several years ago piloted an early-warning system to forecast where the most devastating outbreaks will likely occur. Already the system has helped reduce cases of malaria in countries such as Botswana, Colombia and Senegal.Now the IRI has received $900,000 from Google.org to map emerging diseases in East Africa, focusing first on Ethiopia where almost two thirds of the population lives in epidemic-prone regions. By tracking where outbreaks frequently recur and overlaying predictions about rainfall patterns for the upcoming season, scientists can determine where the worst epide

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