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NASA: Curiosity rover is ‘a precursor to sending humans to Mars’
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to wow followers, releasing a string...
Neuroscientists develop video game for stroke recovery
After a stroke, it is often possible -- with months of therapy and...
Rejoice! It’s Ryan!
JANESVILLE, Wis.— Mitt Romney has made his first presidential-level decision, picking Paul Ryan, the 42-year-old, seven-term Congressman from southern Wisconsin, as his running mate...
French paper defies Muslim protests, prints Muhammed drawings
A French weekly paper has published new cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed in provocative poses, potentially adding fuel to anti-West anger among Muslims in Africa and Asia...
Washington Post to implement website paywall
The Washington Post has announced it will be the next daily newspaper to implement a paywall on its website, charging "frequent users" a fee to view articles...
Schwarzenegger backs Obama on stimulus, health care
WASHINGTON — While Republican leaders in Washington are urging President Barack Obama to start from scratch on a health care bill, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday dismissed the idea as "bogus talk...
Judge issues temporary order barring Wis. public union law’s implementation
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order Friday, barring the publication of Gov. Scott Walker's law that would sharply curtail collective bargaining for public employees...
Deafening Republican Silence on Financial Fraud Task Force
In Republican folklore, President Obama is a sworn enemy of American capitalism. He wants to “put free enterprise on trial” (Mitt Romney); he erroneously thinks that the country’s problems “must be the fault of those people on Wall Street” (Mitch McConnell); he has “...
Arizonans reject ‘racist’ label over new immigration law
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Christine Vollmecke has one thing to say to people calling Arizona racist for passing the toughest law against illegal immigration in the nation: You don't know what we're going through...
Communities help pay for ecosystem services provided by forests
Strontia Springs Reservoir, 30 miles south of Denver, Colo., looks...
