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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) have signed a pact that makes the United Kingdom and the state of California partners in the battle against global warming. After meeting with business leaders at the Port of Long Beach on Monday, they agreed to share technology and research.

A computerized chest scan passes the test for detecting lung cancer early, says a new study. That in turn may give doctors more time to beat the disease. But other experts say it remains to be seen if early detection translates into a full cure vs. adding a few years to a patient's life.

Evo Morales rose to power vowing to create a more equitable society. He's won the hearts of Bolivia's poor with policies aimed at raising living standards, and nationalized the hydrocarbon industry with a moderate approach that relies on negotiation, rather than confiscation.

President Bush signs into law a bill renewing of the Voting Rights Act. When the bill ran into resistance from some southern senators, supporters turned to a surprising constituency for support: big business. Officials from big companies like Wal-Mart and Walt Disney lined up to support it.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators are in New York trying to determine what caused a small plane to crash into a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan on Wednesday. The crash killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and another person, believed to be Lidle's flight instructor.

San Diego's two mayoral candidates will face off in a televised debate this evening, hosted by KPBS and KGTV and also heard live on KPBS radio starting at 6 p.m. KPBS reporter Alison St John has more

The Senate on Monday takes up a bill likely to pass and prompt the first veto of the Bush presidency. It would relax restrictions the president himself imposed on funding of research using stem cells from human embryos.

The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen. The company had been convicted of instructing employees to shred documents, hindering an investigation of Andersen's role at Enron Corporation. Andersen said its officials had been reminding employees of the firm's policy of disposing of documents that are no longer needed.

A growing number of illegal immigrants in the United States are children who've come alone. The U.S. approach to these children is conflicted: Immigration officials still work to deport them, even as Health and Human Services operates a network of shelters to care for them.

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