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Dutch government talks start after narrow win

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 15:26
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Liberals began informal coalition talks on Thursday but their austere policies will mean hard bargaining with other parties before a government can be formed to bring worsening government finances under control.


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Large-Scale Autism Study Reveals Disorder's Genetic Complexity

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 15:10

The vast array of behaviors that are seen in autism spectrum disorder seems to cover an even deeper range of genetic complexity just below the surface. And the largest genetic study of autistic children and their parents to date has located a host of new variations in autistic individuals. [More]

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Vodka Brand Differences May Reflect Water-Alcohol Arrangement

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 14:22

I once took part in a vodka tasting contest, in which participants tried to tell an expensive brand from a cheap one. I don’t recall the exact outcome, for obvious reasons. But I do know that several people swore they could taste the difference. [More]

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Climate already helping disease spread north: study

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 13:33

By Andrea Swalec

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Rising global temperatures might already be helping infectious diseases to creep north, according to a report by European scientists.

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Predictive Modeling Warns Drivers One Hour before Jams Occur

Scientific American Online - Thu, 2010-06-10 13:00

Onboard navigation and mobile applications can tell drivers how to avoid traffic jams. Trouble is, most of the drivers are already on the road, perhaps already in the jam. But IBM is about to deploy a system that will predict traffic flow up to an hour before it occurs, giving travelers ample time to avoid trouble.

During pilot tests in Singapore, forecasts made across 500 urban locations accurately predicted traffic volume 85 to 93 percent of the time and vehicle speed 87 to 95 percent of the time. Similar results were achieved in Finland and on the New Jersey Turnpike.

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Personality traits predict fertility

Science A GoGo - Thu, 2010-06-10 11:10
The reproductive success of both men and women is influenced by our personality traits, say scientists who found that women with higher levels of neuroticism were likely to give birth to a larger number of children...
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South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 10:39
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean space rocket carrying a scientific satellite exploded two minutes into its flight in the second failure in two tries to put a payload in orbit, dealing a major setback to the country's space program.


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Euro zone boosted by ECB, German court, China

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 10:36
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank, Germany's constitutional court and China's pension fund gave a triple boost to efforts to stabilize the euro zone on Thursday, lifting the battered single currency and European stocks.


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Iran defies sanctions as West plans harsher measures

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 06:46
UNITED NATIONS/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain led calls on Thursday for harsher penalties to be imposed on Iran, as Tehran defied a compromise U.N. sanctions resolution to punish it for its suspected nuclear weapons programme.


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China labor unrest spreads as workers seek more

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 06:30
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Labor unrest that began among foreign firms in south China's Pearl Delta area is showing signs of spreading to poorer interior regions, as a new generation of workers seek a bigger portion of the nation's growing wealth.


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Chicago ends 49 years of Stanley Cup hurt

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 03:50
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks ended 49 years of Stanley Cup frustration with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday that clinched the National Hockey League's best-of-seven championship series.


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Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 02:46
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed and 77 injured by a suicide bomb attack on a packed wedding party in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.


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British PM pledges help to BP over oil spill

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 00:54
KABUL/HOUSTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Thursday to help deal with BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he would take it up with U.S. President Barack Obama, as the beleaguered company's shares rebounded from 14-year lows.


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Banks pressured as U.S. Congress reform panel opens

Reuters - Thu, 2010-06-10 00:39
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks were under intense political pressure as a U.S. congressional panel negotiating a final Wall Street reform bill convened its first meeting on Thursday.


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Former NY student gets 15-years for aiding al Qaeda

Reuters - Wed, 2010-06-09 23:25
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday for helping a friend send waterproof socks, ponchos and sleeping bags to al Qaeda militants in Pakistan.


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Shockwave reveals star's birthplace

Scientific American Online - Wed, 2010-06-09 23:17

By Eugenie Samuel Reich

They are more than a 100 times the mass of the Sun, glow more than 10 million times as brightly, and, over the course of their lives, spew out more than half their mass in the form of a relentless stellar wind. [More]

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Drill BP, Drill: By Boring Relief Wells Closer to the Oil Reservoir BP Hopes to Up Odds of Success

Scientific American Online - Wed, 2010-06-09 22:35

BP's efforts to drill relief wells are generally viewed as the company's best, and perhaps only, chance to plug the Macondo 252 well gushing thousands of barrels of oil and natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico each day for the past month and a half. With the first relief well nearly two months away, however, BP has wiped a bit of sweat from its collective brow as the lower marine riser package (LMRP) cap installed June 3 has begun collecting an increasing amount of oil each day, according to the company. [More]

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Back in style: An ancient shoe from 3500 B.C. looks like moccasins worn in the 1950s

Scientific American Online - Wed, 2010-06-09 22:00

Talk about vintage footwear--an international team of archaeologists has discovered the world's oldest leather shoe. One thousand years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the 5,500-year-old shoe was perfectly preserved by the cool, dry conditions in the sheep dung–lined cave in Armenia where it was found.

"We thought initially that the shoe and other objects were about 600 to 700 years old because they were in such good condition," Ron Pinhasi said in a prepared statement. He is the lead author on a paper describing the relic , published June 9 in PLoS One . It was only when two tiny strips of leather and some straw from inside the shoe were carbon-dated by independent labs in California and Oxford, England, that the team realized how old the shoe really was--a few hundred years older than those worn by Ötzi, the Iceman .

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Obama calls situation in Gaza "unsustainable"

Reuters - Wed, 2010-06-09 20:54
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Israel on Wednesday to help ease restrictions on humanitarian aid and civilian goods for Gaza after a deadly flotilla raid, saying the situation in the blockaded coastal strip was unsustainable.


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New York Democratic governor seeks help with budget

Reuters - Wed, 2010-06-09 20:20
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's long battle over a $135 billion budget took another turn on Wednesday when the Democratic governor implored the minority Republican Senate leader for help enacting the next emergency spending bill.


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