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Neuroscience Is Everywhere
Neuroscience is one of the more complicated subjects.
But with innovative tools like fMRI and transcranial magnetic stimulation , and projects that are reengineering a model of a human brain , scientists are working hard on cracking the neural code.
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Afghan upper house backs Karzai election decree
KABUL (Reuters) - The upper house of Afghanistan's parliament backed a decree by President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that limits foreigners' role in elections, giving him a victory in a dispute that has led to a quarrel with the White House.
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Apple's iPad hits shelves; testing begins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.
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Pope begins Easter with Church under a cloud
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into Easter with the holiest day of the liturgical calendar clouded by persistent allegations of sexual abuse of children by priests.
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Thai protesters swarm Bangkok shopping district
BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 30,000 protesters converged on Bangkok's main shopping area on Saturday and threatened to stay until Thailand's prime minister calls elections, forcing big department stores to close and paralyzing traffic.
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Ahmadinejad rejects Obama's "beautiful words" to Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a renewed call from the United States to engage diplomatically to overcome the nuclear standoff, saying he saw no change in Washington's hostile policy.
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Greek PM calls for end to cronyism
ATHENS (Reuters) - The worst of Greece's financial crisis is over but the debt-stricken country must tackle cronyism and cut back on waste to emerge a stronger nation, Prime Minister George Papandreou said.
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Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Bangkok's shopping district on Saturday, forcing major retailers to close while accusing authorities of neglecting the poor on the 21st day of a mass rally seeking snap elections.
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Gunmen storm Sunni enclave in Baghdad, kill 24
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed a Sunni Muslim village near Baghdad and killed 24 people, some of them former insurgents who turned against al Qaeda, Iraqi authorities said on Saturday.
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Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Bangkok's shopping district on Saturday, forcing major retailers to close while accusing authorities of neglecting the poor on the 21st day of a mass rally seeking snap elections.
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Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is focused on getting more trucks, surveillance equipment and other military equipment into Afghanistan to prepare for what will be a critical summer in the war, Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter said on Friday.
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North Korean cargo train sparks Kim trip speculation
DANDONG, China (Reuters) - The train thought to be carrying Kim Jong-il to China appears to have been a cargo freighter on a journey unrelated to the reclusive North Korean leader, witnesses at the border said on Saturday.
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Feds oppose separate trials in insider trading case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday opposed a request by accused Galleon fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his main co-defendant for separate trials in what prosecutors have described as the biggest hedge fund insider-trading case ever in the United States.
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Five dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire
SEATTLE/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Five Tesoro Corp employees were killed and two critically injured in a fire at the oil company's 120,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Anacortes, Washington on Friday, cutting production at the plant to about one-third of capacity.
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No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS News reported late Friday that Joseph Cassano, the former AIG executive closely linked with the giant insurer's near collapse in September 2008, will meet with U.S. Justice Department attorneys next week in what will probably end the two-year criminal investigation into the company -- with no criminal charges likely to be filed.
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North Korea's Kim may have entered China: report
SEOUL (Reuters) - One of North Korea's special armored trains used to carry Kim Jong-il arrived in the Chinese border city of Dandong early Saturday, indicating the reclusive leader may be on the move, Yonhap news agency reported.
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Four dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Four Tesoro Corp employees were killed and three critically injured in an early morning blaze at the oil company's 120,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Anacortes, Washington on Friday, cutting production at the plant to about three-quarters of capacity.
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Karzai tries to smooth spat with U.S. over speech
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai tried to smooth over his fraying relationship with Washington on Friday after the White House said it was troubled by a strident anti-Western speech he delivered in Kabul.
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U.S. judge denies bail for militia group members
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered eight members of an extremist militia group held in custody until they could be tried on accusations of plotting to kill police officers and wage a war on the U.S. government.
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Hostile volcanic lake teems with life
By Ana Belluscio
Argentinian investigators have found flamingos and mysterious microbes living in an alkaline lagoon nestled inside a volcano in the Andes. [More]
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