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| Evacuation order lifted as crews battle California blaze Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:46:24 EDT Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Saturday as flames encroached on power lines that provide electricity throughout the region. |
| Thousands to mourn 21 victims of Love Parade stampede Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:35:15 EDT Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead. |
| Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:30:49 EDT Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies. |
| Greece orders military to step in as truckers vote to continue strike Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:18:32 EDT The Greek government ordered the country's armed forces to help deliver fuel as truck drivers voted to continue a contentious strike, state media reported. |
| U.N. extends Darfur peacekeeping mission Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:53:37 EDT The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of its mission in the Darfur region of Sudan for another 12 months. |
| Series of blasts in China kill 5 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:55:50 EDT A blast at a tax office that left four dead and 19 injured in central China was a deliberate attack, state media reported Saturday. |
| Court denies request for expedited hearing on Arizona immigration law Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:35:24 EDT A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's request for an expedited hearing on the state's controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November. |
| China mine explosion kills 15 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:03:34 EDT At least 15 people were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in northern China early Saturday, state media reported. |
| Church plans Quran-burning event Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:50:31 EDT In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a nondenominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks. |
| America's oldest family farm for sale Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:49:30 EDT The Tuttle farming legacy may come to an end soon. |
| 3 wildfires burn more than 30,660 acres in Southern California Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:03:07 EDT With fire season under way, hundreds of firefighters -- backed up by more than a dozen aircraft -- are battling three wildfires in southern California. |
| Al Gore won't face prosecution in sexual assault allegation Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:42:36 EDT Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006. |
| Prudential considers changing payment of death benefits Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:13:30 EDT After accusations that several insurers have underpaid families of those killed in action, one company is considering changing how it allocates death benefit payments, Prudential Financial Vice Chairman Mark Grier told CNN. |
| Earthquake hits northeastern Iran, injuring dozens Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:56:30 EDT A moderate earthquake struck northeastern Iran on Friday, injuring about 200 people, according to state-run media. |
| Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:53:08 EDT Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza starting late Friday in response to a rocket assault on Ashkelon earlier in the day. |
| Iranian woman facing stoning: 'I'm afraid of dying' Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:26 EDT In a room thousands of miles from her prison cell in northeastern Iran, the fear that has gripped Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for years was clear and almost palpable. |
| EPA chief, Michigan governor report progress in oil spill cleanup Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:25 EDT Michigan's governor and the boss of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday they believe "significant progress" has been made on cleaning an oil spill on the Kalamazoo River, but the spill remains a serious situation. |
| Grizzly euthanized after fatal mauling that perplexes experts Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:35 EDT A grizzly bear was euthanized Friday after a DNA test determined that it mauled three campers -- one of them fatally -- in a remote area of Montana, an attack that has perplexed wildlife experts. |
| Family transformed three years after bridge disaster Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:49 EDT For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand. |
| 9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:05:08 EDT A verbal flash-fire erupted on the House floor Thursday night over nine-year battle to pass a benefits bill for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the 9/11 attacks. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2010 is:
sirenian • \sye-REE-nee-un\ • noun
: any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (as a manatee, dugong, or Steller's sea cow) that have large forelimbs resembling paddles, no hind limbs, and a flattened tail resembling a fin
Example sentence:
"Looking humanlike in certain aspects, sirenians are thought to be the basis of the myth of mermaids." (Michael McCarthy, The Independent [London], February 28, 2009)
Did you know?
"Sirenian" traces back via Latin to Greek "seirēn," which is equivalent to our word for the sirens of Greek mythology. And what is the connection between sirens and sirenians? Modern sirenians do not resemble the half bird, half woman creatures who lured sailors to their doom with their sweet singing. But as our example sentence states, sirenians are considered by some to underlie the ancient legends about mermaids. In European folklore mermaids were sometimes called "sirens," and apparently this confusion resulted in the granting of sirenians the name they bear today.