Lothian and Borders Police say a 42-year-old man has died in a fire which broke out in a house in Dalkeith, Midlothian.

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In the absence of a federal law requiring labels for genetically modified food, 14 states are debating whether to mandate labeling for modified foods sold within their borders. The discussions, taking place from Albany, N.Y., to Sacramento, come as federal regulators weigh approval of the first genetically modified animal, a salmon, for human consumption. In four states — California, Oregon, Vermont and Alaska — lawmakers are considering legislation that would pertain only to fish. The other states, including New York, are grappling with measures that would require all foods made from genetically modified ingredients to disclose that information on the label. Read full article > >

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Parents at a Borders primary school consider paying for a teacher out of their own pockets in the face of anticipated cuts.

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Parents at a Borders primary school consider paying for a teacher out of their own pockets in the face of anticipated cuts.

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Sometimes it seems as though photography has eaten the rest of the art world. A century ago, using a camera was fundamentally distinct from painting, sculpting and performing. Nowadays, photography has crept across the borders of all three of those disciplines, becoming a broad, promiscuous uber-medium.

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Baltimore museum surveys modern photography but without much context

North-east Burma is rocked by two 7.0 magnitude earthquakes, close to the borders with Laos and Thailand, the US Geological Survey reports.

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Two strong earthquakes hit Burma

Publishers mourned the loss of valuable shelf space as Borders filed for bankruptcy, and they questioned whether the company’s deep-rooted problems could be overcome.

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US bookseller Borders Group says it will close 200 of its 642 stores and files for bankruptcy protection.

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Better use your gift cards: Borders is preparing a bankruptcy filing for as soon as Monday or Tuesday. The troubled bookseller started preparing papers for Chapter 11 reorganization after failing to get publishers to turn unpaid bills into $125 million…

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Better use your gift cards: Borders is preparing a bankruptcy filing for as soon as Monday or Tuesday. The troubled bookseller started preparing papers for Chapter 11 reorganization after failing to get publishers to turn unpaid bills into $125 million…

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Meetings of the history book club at the Borders bookstore in White Flint Mall are device-free. The other night, during a discussion of “1848: Year of Revolution,” no Kindles, iPads or Nooks showed up. There was one cellphone sighting, but it was fleeting.

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Borders struggles to hold off final chapter

Fewer journalists were killed in 2010 than the previous year but more were kidnapped, Reporters Without Borders says.

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Fewer journalist deaths in 2010

Borders may buy Barnes and Noble-although, tellingly, the news was overshadowed by the opening of Google’s online bookstore Monday. A major shareholder at Borders is proposing to help finance a takeover of its much larger rival, Barnes and Noble….

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The hedge fund run by William A. Ackman has offered to finance a $960 million takeover bid by Borders for its larger rival, Barnes & Noble.

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Few countries in the Arab world would voluntarily invite the United States military within their borders, but in 2009 the president of Yemen did exactly that-in secret, of course. According to the cables released by WikiLeaks, President Ali Abdullah…

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