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From L-R bottom row US Christina Castelli, Japanese Akiko Ono and American Mikhail Ovrutsky top row L-R Latvian Baiba Skribe, Chinese Feng Ning, South Korean Ju Young Baek, Ukrainian Oleg Kaskiv, Russian Tatiana Samouil, Hungarian Barnabas Kelemen, Russian Alina Pogotskin, Singaporian Ning Kam and Russian Boris Brovtsyn pose for photos as the 12 finalists of the 50th 'Queen Elisabeth International Music Contest' pose for a family picture 18 May 2001, at the Argenteuil Music chapel in Brussels.

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  • EPA investigates leaking drum at superfund site

    Lawrence Aviation Industries, a federal Superfund site, was leaking fluid, said Elias Rodriguez , spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency ."Our on-scene coordinator was out there [Wednesday] to follow up once we got some pictures to see what the   Read more »

  • Gillibrand: Grant to pay to demolish abandoned New Cassel school

    to turn it over to the town's housing authority, which will build an affordable housing complex for seniors there. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the money through its brownfields program, which helps communities clean up and redevelop contaminated   Read more »

  • Feds to help upgrade sewer plants to withstand storms

    million in loans and grants -- $340 million for New York and $229 million for New Jersey -- will be disbursed through the Environmental Protection Agency . About 30 percent of the money will be given as grants and 70 percent will loans, which local governments   Read more »

  • First full cruise season under new EPA rules start

    effect Aug. 1. Meanwhile, the first ships of this season have begun arriving in Alaska.The rules adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "will increase the cost of operating cruise ships, and increased costs translate into fewer cruise ship visitors,"   Read more »

  • Road Test: updated Ford Taurus

    If you agree that, all things being equal, Americans will buy the largest car their fuel budget will allow, then you will understand the thinking behind the updated 2013 Ford Taurus.For the new model year Ford is offering an optional engine. But in a devia   Read more »

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