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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Higgs Boson Search, Science and Technology
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Meijer heir helps Hurricane Sandy victims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Like thousands of other volunteers, Peter Meijer has been working non-stop helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy. His long days transitioned from preparing evacuation shelters to search and rescue efforts to clean up...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), American Red Cross, U.S. Army, Meijer, Inc., West Point
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NYPD secret surveillance of students 'disgusting'
NEW YORK (AP) — At New York's Columbia University, fear that police might secretly be infiltrating their lives has spread beyond the Muslim student population. Freshman Dina Morris says it's "disgusting." Morris, the daughter of a Jamaican...Tags: Religion and Belief, New York City Police Department, Islam, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Lawyers, Civil Rights, Students, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Columbia U. staffer charged in $6M theft scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A Columbia University finance worker has been charged with helping to steal almost $6 million from the university. Moise (moh-ee-SZAY') Jean-Paul was being held on $500,000 bond Thursday after his arraignment Tuesday on a grand...Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Theft
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The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.
"I don't think there were any newspaper articles about it or anything...Tags: Weather Reports, Republican Party, Government, James V. Hansen, National Government
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Scientists unveil new mobile app to identify trees
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you've ever wondered what type of tree was nearby but didn't have a guide book, finding the answer is now as easy as a snapshot. Scientists are introducing the first mobile app to identify plants by simply photographing a...Tags: Apple iPhone, Education, Washington, DC, Central Park, Colleges and Universities
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Study: Spacing babies close may raise autism risk
CHICAGO (AP) — Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children. Children born less than two years after their siblings were...Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Physical Conditions, Family, National Institutes of Health, Folic Acid
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Penn teacher encourages girls to game
When some tinker on engines in their garages, Penn High School teacher Rodrigo Anadon spends his free time working on the 22 computers in his personal computer lab.
“I don’t care about cars,” he said. “But I love a really nice...Tags: Education, Google Inc., Schools, Computer Science, High Schools
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...Tags: Lawyers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cannes: Winnetka's Katie Chang gets big break in 'Bling Ring'
“I mean, I come from Winnetka,” says New Trier Township High School graduating senior Katie Chang, in Cannes this week accompanying her big break, Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring.” “So, what I mean is, you don’t...
Tags: Celebrities, Megan Fox, Movies, Entertainment, Film Festivals
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Stand-up Comedy, Diabetes, Medical Specialization, National Institutes of Health, University of Pittsburgh
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