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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: NASA, Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cosmology, 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: FEMA, Hypothermia, Armed Forces, Meijer, Inc., American Red Cross
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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: New York City Police Department, Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, Students, Islam
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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: Colleges and Universities, Arne Duncan, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Justice and Rights
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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: Court Preliminary, Trials, 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: NASA, Vatican City, Democratic Party, Nobel Prize Awards, Michele Bachmann
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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: Behavioral Conditions, American Academy of Pediatrics, Physical Conditions, National Institutes of Health, Preventative Medicine
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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: High Schools, Teachers, Examinations, Google Inc., Colleges and Universities
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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, Apple iPad, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Headlines for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
RAY MANZAREK: Doors Co-Founder Dead at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding Member of The Doors, has died at age 74.
The keyboardist, born Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr., succumbed this afternoon (Monday) at the RoMed...Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Super Bowl, Courtney Love, Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, Opeth (music group)
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Anthony Madrid Anthony Madrid lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Iowa Review, Poetry and Web Conjunctions. His first book is “I Am Your Slave Now Do What I...Tags: The Washington Post, Colleges and Universities, Authors, New York Observer, Entertainment Events
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Vampire Weekend braces for bright lights with big-idea 'City' album
Ezra Koenig wanted to be clear about this: The frontman of Vampire Weekend was not comparing his band to the Beatles. "What we're talking about is making me think like a fan, which is a little bit dangerous because it could come across as me trying to...
Tags: Roseland, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Justin Bieber, Concerts, Colleges and Universities
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