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Medical Records Could Yield Answers On Fracking
A proposed study of people in northern Pennsylvania could help...
What the shecession reveals about how we value women’s work
In January 2020, female workers in the United States hit a major milestone: they held more payroll jobs than men, netting 95% of positions...
Obama: ‘If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon’
President Obama weighed in Friday on the shooting of unarmed black...
Can RNAi technology save the honeybee?
In 2006, professional beekeepers in the U.S. began to report mass die-offs of their honeybee colonies, between 30 and 90 percent. Since then, “Colony collapse disorder” hasn’t slowed down...
Oil spill could cost Florida 195,000 jobs, report says
MIAMI — If Florida suffers a nightmare scenario of oil soaking its Gulf Coast, the economic cost could top $10 billion and put about 195,000 people out of work, according to a new report...
Cop arrested on child sex exploitation charges
A Boulder County deputy sheriff, Rick Ferguson, was arrested...
Justice Department’s $16 muffins don’t sit well
WASHINGTON — Remember the Pentagon’s $600 toilet seats and $400 hammers...
Researchers identify antibodies able to kill most strains of HIV
LOS ANGELES — An effective vaccine against the AIDS virus may have moved one step closer to reality, researchers said Thursday...
Democrats choose Charlotte, N.C., for 2012 national convention
WASHINGTON — Democrats will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, N.C., the party announced Tuesday...
Occupy movement is largely secular
LOS ANGELES — On a bright and raucous afternoon outside Los Angeles City Hall, Cornel West was revving up a crowd at Occupy L.A. As he often does, the prominent philosopher and activist peppered his speech with religious phrases, at one point calling for recognition ...
Android makes strong gains in mobile market
SAN FRANCISCO — The Android mobile operating system from Google Inc...
