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BP boss in MidEast as relief well progresses

Reuters - Wed, 2010-07-07 06:51
ABU DHABI/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP boss Tony Hayward met with an Abu Dhabi state investment fund on Wednesday, part of a quest for cash to ward off takeovers and help pay for the worst oil spill in U.S. history.


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Romantic rejection triggers reward and addiction centers in the brain

Science A GoGo - Wed, 2010-07-07 05:10
The pain and anguish of rejection by a romantic partner trigger activity in the parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings, according to a study that has implications for understanding why the feelings related to rejection can lead to stalking, homicide and suicide...
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Hawaii's governor vetoes gay civil union bill

Reuters - Wed, 2010-07-07 04:21
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle on Tuesday vetoed a domestic partnership bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to gain most of the benefits and protections of marriage by registering civil unions.


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Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law

Reuters - Wed, 2010-07-07 03:54
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, attempting to wrestle back control over the issue but infuriating Republicans who said the border required more security.


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Distraught Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days jail

Reuters - Wed, 2010-07-07 00:46
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - A distraught Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Tuesday after a judge ruled that she had violated her probation by missing a string of alcohol education classes imposed for a 2007 drunk driving arrest.


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Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 22:49
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Tuesday after a Beverly Hills judge ruled that she had violated her probation by missing a string of alcohol education classes imposed for a 2007 drunk driving arrest.


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Deflated expectations: It takes more than a gust to harness wind energy

Scientific American Online - Tue, 2010-07-06 22:25

The presence of strong gusts and flat, wide-open spaces would appear tailor-made for the production of electricity from wind energy, yet the reality of harvesting renewable energy is never that straightforward. As Scientific American reported last week , Latin America is beginning to tap into the wind as a source of clean (or at least not fossil fuel-derived) energy. But further investigation into the situation in Colombia reveals the difficulties inherent in building out a wind-energy infrastructure. [More]

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Dubitable Darwin? Why Some Smart, Nonreligious People Doubt the Theory of Evolution

Scientific American Online - Tue, 2010-07-06 22:00

Last year, on the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species , Darwin's stock soared higher than Apple's. It's 2010--time for a market adjustment.

The philosopher Daniel Dennett once called the theory of evolution by natural selection "the single best idea anyone has ever had." I'm inclined to agree. But Darwinism sticks in the craw of some really smart people. I don't mean intelligent-designers (aka IDiots) and other religious ignorami but knowledgeable scientists and scholars.

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Special Report: U.S. data dogs on quest for sexier statistics

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 20:49
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alan Krueger can wax poetic about data -- literally.


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China outlines deep-sea ambitions

Scientific American Online - Tue, 2010-07-06 20:19

By Jane Qiu

SHANGHAI, China--China is setting its sights on exploring and exploiting the deep sea. [More]

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EPA proposes tougher air rules on power plants

Scientific American Online - Tue, 2010-07-06 20:15

By Timothy Gardner and Tom Doggett

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Pentagon says new media rules are no "iron curtain"

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 19:34
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon acknowledged on Tuesday confusion over new rules guiding the U.S. military's engagement with the media but said they would not create an "iron curtain" curtailing reporters' access at a crucial moment in the unpopular Afghan war.


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Obama administration sues Arizona over immigration law

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 18:53
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sued Arizona over the state's strict new immigration law, attempting to wrestle back control over the issue but infuriating Republicans who said the border required more security.


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Toyota issues U.S. recall of 139,000 Lexus vehicles

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 18:28
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it had received reports more than three years ago of faulty engine valve springs at the center of a U.S. recall of nearly 139,000 luxury Lexus vehicles it announced last week.


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Soldier charged over leaked video of attack

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 16:36
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had charged a soldier in connection with the leak of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists. Army Specialist Bradley Manning, 22, was charged with two criminal counts including allegations he disclosed classified national defense information, exceeded his authorized access to U.S. computers and transferred classified data onto his personal computer, the mili


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Service sector grows more slowly, employment weak

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 16:32
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. service sector expanded in June for a sixth straight month but growth was at the slowest pace since February, the latest evidence that the economic recovery is cooling.


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Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 16:04
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even if you're past your prime and have a hard time getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex, according to U.S. doctors.


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UK to probe accusations of complicity in torture

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 15:48
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will hold an inquiry into allegations that its security services knew about the torture of terrorism suspects on foreign soil, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday.


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Exposing the Student Body: Stanford Joins U.C. Berkeley in Controversial Genetic Testing of Students

Scientific American Online - Tue, 2010-07-06 15:00

This week, the University of California, Berkeley will mail saliva sample kits to every incoming freshman and transfer student. Students can choose to use the kits to submit their DNA for genetic analysis, as part of an orientation program on the topic of personalized medicine. But U.C. Berkeley isn't the only university offering its students genetic testing. Stanford University's summer session started two weeks ago, including a class on personal genomics that gives medical and graduate students the chance to sequence their genotypes and study the results. [More]

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South African Semenya cleared to return

Reuters - Tue, 2010-07-06 14:21
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African world 800 meters champion Caster Semenya was cleared on Tuesday to compete as a woman nearly a year after controversial gender tests put her career on hold.


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