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The Salt
3:10 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

One In Three Fish Sold At Restaurants And Grocery Stores Is Mislabeled

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Escolar, right, is often substituted for more expensive Albacore tuna (left), a report on mislabeled seafood found.

Originally published on Mon February 25, 2013 12:24 pm

There are so many fish in the sea. But from a diner's viewpoint, peering down at a sliver of white fish atop a bed of sushi rice, a lot of them look the same.

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The Two-Way
3:06 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Pretty Picture: Mount Etna Boils Over; NASA Adds Color To Shot From Space

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Sicily's Mount Etna early this week, as seen from space. The bright red is lava. Snow is blue-green. Clouds are white. "Shortwave infrared, near infrared, and green light" combine to produce the colors.

Sicily's Mount Etna has been blowing off steam, and lava, this week. NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite flew over it on Wednesday and took an image that "combines shortwave infrared, near infrared, and green light in the red, green, and blue channels."

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The Two-Way
2:48 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Petition To Legalize Unlocking Cellphones Meets White House's 100K Requirement

Frustration over a change in federal copyright policy that makes it illegal to unlock new cellphones has resulted in more than 100,000 signatures on a petition at the White House's website, meaning the executive branch must now respond to calls to rescind the ruling or "champion a bill that makes unlocking permanently legal."

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The Two-Way
2:34 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

15 Republican Senators Call On Obama To Withdraw Chuck Hagel Nomination

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, talks on the phone at the Capitol in Washington, DC.

Originally published on Thu February 21, 2013 9:28 pm

Fifteen Republican senators sent a letter to President Obama asking him to withdraw the nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to be secretary of Defense.

The senators pointed to his lackluster performance during his confirmation hearing as well as what they said were his untenable positions on Iran.

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The Two-Way
1:59 pm
Thu February 21, 2013

Tough Turkeys Are Taking Over A California Town

Credit Jonathan Fickies / Landov
You talking to me? (A turkey on New York's Staten Island; who's probably just as intimidating, if not more, than those in California.)

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