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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...
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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: U.S. Army, Armed Forces, American Red Cross, West Point, The Salvation Army
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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, Students, Islam, Religion and Belief, 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: Arne Duncan, Culture, Laws, Labor Legislation, Mike Enzi
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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, Theft, Trials
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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: Democratic Party, Vatican City, Allergies, Sarah Palin, James V. Hansen
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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: Central Park, Washington, DC, Apple iPad, Colleges and Universities, Education
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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: Autism, New York, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Health, Science and Technology
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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: Teachers, Science and Technology, Education, Teaching and Learning, Examinations
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Calling On Dr. Ruth About Her Play At TheaterWorks
The Hartford CourantThe doorbell of the apartment in a modest brick building in a quiet residential neighborhood in Washington Heights rings like Big Ben announcing the queen. "Come in, come in," says the chirpy, accented voice of Ruth Westheimer, known more popularly as...Tags: Advice Columns and Columnists, University of Paris, Planned Parenthood, Ruth Westheimer, That '70s Show (tv program)
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GODSMACK: Sully Gets Own Guitar
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna is the latest musician to get his own signature guitar.
Gibson's Sully Erna Les Paul Studio model is ebony black with a Godsmack sun emblem on the body...Tags: Skrillex (music group), Sleeper Agent (music group), Al Roker, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Capitol Records
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U. of C. has the best writers, according to Grammarly survey
RedEyeIf the top 10 colleges in the nation had a spelling (and grammar) bee, which one would win? The University of Chicago, of course, if one survey is to be believed. The university was ranked No. 1 in a study by Grammarly, a grammar website, to find out...Tags: Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University, Duke University, LinkedIn Corp.
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