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Science and History
SCIENCE The Cancer Chronicles Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery George Johnson Knopf, $27.95 After his wife was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, New York Times science writer Johnson embarked on an intense and comprehensive exploration of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Science, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Philosophy
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Graduate in 4 years? Congrats
For the U.S. college students who will be paying for a four-year bachelor's degree long after graduation day, here's some consolation: At least it didn't take you six or eight years. College is expensive, yet unpredictably so. Some students pay little...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, American Enterprise Institute, Ohio University, Education
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China frustration with North Korea offers hope for US
WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in...
Tags: Barack Obama, Pyongyang (North Korea), Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy, North Korea
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Joe Biden: Vice president of the nation, but king of the eulogy
WASHINGTON – Say what you will about Vice President Joe Biden – the man can deliver a eulogy. Just ask him. “I’ve spoken at more eulogies than I’d like to remember,” he said Wednesday at a service for Frank R....Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Daniel Inouye, Democratic Party, Elections, Amtrak
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COLUMN-The perils of authoritarian overreach-Chrystia Freeland
Reuters(Chrystia Freeland is a Reuters columnist. Any opinions expressed are her own.) By Chrystia Freeland NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - The past week has been a lesson in the perils and the apparent inevitability of overreach. The most eye-catching example...Tags: Book, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Authors, Political Corruption
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Facebook unveils Verified Pages for celebrities, public figures
Taking another page out of Twitter's playbook, Facebook on Wednesday announced Verified Pages, a feature that will make it easier for users to find the official account of celebrities and prominent people they want to follow. Now, when users check out...
Tags: Media Industry, Entertainment, Selena Gomez, Social Media, Music
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Family wants probe of FBI shooting of Ibragim Todashev
Ibragim Todashev was being interrogated in his Orlando, Fla., home by the FBI and Massachusetts police when he was killed early in the morning of May 22. Now his family and friends want an independent investigation of how Todashev, an acquaintance of the...Tags: Law Enforcement, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions
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Online Lectures Snubbed By Some Elite Institutions
A new academic credential of unknown worth is circulating around the world, issued by affiliates of some of the most valuable brands in higher education. These "certificates of mastery," available free to anyone with an Internet connection who passes...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Education, Wesleyan University
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Frank B. Ober Jr., farmer
Frank B. Ober Jr., a farmer and World War II veteran, died Sunday of heart failure at his Hope Hollow Farm. He was 94. The son of Frank B. Ober, a founding partner in the Baltimore law firm of what is now Ober|Kaler, and Margaret Rochester Ober, a...Tags: Roland Park, Arts and Culture, Automotive Equipment, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Who's smarter about food, China's consumers or America's?
Years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration imposed tariffs on imported Chinese honey because China was dumping cheap, sometimes tainted, honey on the market and threatening the viability of U.S. apiaries. And for years, Chinese producers have gotten...Tags: Healthy Diet, Science and Technology, Honey, Food and Drug Administration, Smithfield Foods
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7 Questions With … Dolph Lundgren of ReelzChannel’s “Race to the Scene”
Channel Guide MagazineHard to believe it's been nearly 30 years since Dolph Lundgren burst onto the scene as Rocky IV baddie Ivan Drago. Since then he's gone on to a steady career in action movies, mostly the B-level, direct-to-DVD variety but with occasional forays into A-... -
Mid-size airports suffer biggest cuts in airline service
Airline mergers, a deep recession and surging fuel prices have led to sharp cuts in airline service around the country. Hardest hit: medium-size airports. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, LA/Ontario International Airport and...
Tags: Transportation, Los Angeles International Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Security Measures
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