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Former Sen. Lugar to be knighted by the British
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Richard Lugar is being knighted on orders from the Queen of England, joining a select list of Americans to receive the distinction. The Indiana Republican, who this year left the Senate after serving 36 years, will...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, U.S. Congress, Elizabeth II, Politics, Richard Lugar
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Lennon, Holtz among those receiving Notre Dame honorary degrees
SOUTH BEND — Retiring alumni association director Charles F. "Chuck" Lennon and former head football coach Lou Holtz will be among 12 people who will be presented honorary degrees at the University of Notre Dame’s May 22 commencement in...Tags: Human Interest, England, College Baseball, Politics, Space Programs
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Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player
ReutersNEAR SOFIYA, Sudan (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Next year, the management at Kenana...Tags: Brazil, Africa, Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry, Biofuels
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Column: The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...Tags: Career and Workplace, Foreign Exchange Market, Italy, George Soros, France
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COLUMN - The European Union's unending quandary
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Career and Workplace, Italy, George Soros, France
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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Reuters* Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 19 (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less...Tags: Science and Technology, Australia, Government, Weather, National Government
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Wind blasts on Neptune, Uranus may shed light on exoplanet weather
Inscrutable ice giants Neptune and Uranus have only a thin rind of windy weather over their fluid contents, a team of planetary scientists say. The research published in the journal Nature relies on decades-old data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft -- and...
Tags: Science, Science and Technology, NASA Voyager Program, NASA, University of Arizona
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Struggling with math? Plug in to improve
ReutersApplying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who struggle with math, scientists said on Thursday. Researchers who experimented with a type of...Tags: Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
Tags: Book, Duke University, Separation of Church and State, Roman Catholicism, Teachers
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Health Insurance, Murder, Wildlife, Barack Obama, Fertilizer
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Struggling with maths? Plug in to improve
Reuters* Researchers used "transcranial random noise stimulation" * Five days of stimulated training boosted maths performance * Technique could help people with learning difficulties By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Applying painless but...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Mathematics, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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Foundation to help youths with spinal injuries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man paralyzed in a diving accident two years ago is launching a nonprofit foundation to help other youths with spinal cord injuries attend college and succeed. Jay Ruckelshaus announced formation of The Ramp Less...
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