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Primordial Gravitational Waves Provide a Test of Cosmological Theories

Scientific American Online - Fri, 2010-05-21 15:20

Ripples in the fabric of spacetime could someday provide observational evidence for the goings-on in the earliest instants of the universe, revealing high-energy processes that currently remain opaque to even the largest particle colliders . [More]

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Mothers allowed 2nd visit to U.S. detainees in Iran

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 15:08
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran on suspicion of spying visited them for a second time on Friday, state television said, but prepared to leave the country with no apparent success in pleading for their release.


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BP denies coverup, spilled oil keeps coming

Scientific American Online - Fri, 2010-05-21 14:48

By Matthew Bigg

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc on Friday fended off accusations that it had not fully disclosed the size of a month-old seabed leak billowing brown crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in a spreading environmental disaster.

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U.N.'s Ban hopes Iran deal may bring atom settlement

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 14:37
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he hoped Iran's deal to send some of its enriched uranium abroad may open the door to a negotiated settlement of a row with the West over its nuclear programme. In a speech delivered in Istanbul, Ban said the agreement Iran had reached on Monday with Turkey and Brazil, both non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, was "an important initiative in resolving international tensions over Iran's nuclear programme by peac


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Spain court convicts 3 ETA members of airport bomb

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 14:21
MADRID (Reuters) - Three members of Basque separatist group ETA were convicted Friday of detonating a car bomb at Madrid airport in 2006 that killed two Ecuadorians, a court statement said.


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Israeli army kills 2 armed Palestinians from Gaza

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 13:44
NIRIM, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two armed Palestinians who crossed into Israel on Friday from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.


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Presidential Harrisment: Obama Polls Poorly with Fanatics

Scientific American Online - Fri, 2010-05-21 13:00

In early March, Harris Interactive conducted an on-line survey to gauge the attitudes of Americans toward President Barack Obama. The Harris Poll generated some fascinating data. For example, 40 percent of those polled believe Obama is a socialist. (He’s not--ask any socialist.) Thirty-two percent believe he is a Muslim. (I had predicted that a Mormon, Jew, Wiccan, atheist and Quetzalcoatl worshipper would become president before America elected a Muslim, so a third of this country actually may be quite open-minded, in an obtuse way.) Also, 14 percent believe that Obama may be the Antichrist. Of those who identified themselves as Republicans, 24 percent think Obama might be.

Scientific polling may include multiple questions designed to measure the internal consistency of the responses of those being surveyed. To measure the consistency of the responses of those who think Obama might be the Antichrist, we have prepared an extension of the poll.

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7/7 inquests will look at role of MI5

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 10:38
LONDON (Reuters) - The inquests into the deaths of 52 people in the London suicide bombings of July 2005 will examine the roles and possible failures of the police and intelligence service MI5 before the attack, a coroner ruled on Friday.


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Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf to "join politics" : TV report

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 08:26
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said he intends going home to enter politics, perhaps standing to become president or prime minister, CNN reported.


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Suspected Taliban blow up "U.S. spies" in Pakistan

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 06:10
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants strapped explosives to two men accused of being U.S. spies and blew them up at a public execution in northwest Pakistan, intelligence officials and residents said on Friday.


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U.S.-China talks to soothe but not solve troubles

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 05:46
BEIJING (Reuters) - High-level talks between China and the United States next week will not bring big breakthroughs, but may help prevent destabilizing breakdowns as the two powers grapple with North Korea and other contentious global troubles.


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U.S., Egypt strive for Mideast nuclear arms ban deal

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 05:07
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Egypt are working to bridge differences on a proposed Middle East nuclear arms ban, an idea that could one day force Israel to scrap any atom bombs it has, U.N. diplomats say.


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Thai PM committed to reconciliation but no poll offer

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 02:29
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday he was committed to national reconciliation but made no offer of fresh elections, two days after troops quelled the worst political violence in modern Thai history.


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Synthetic genome successfully transplanted into cell

Science A GoGo - Fri, 2010-05-21 02:10
Scientists have created the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome, a feat that will allow researchers to probe the basic machinery of life and to engineer custom-designed bacteria...
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Google premieres Web television gamble

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 02:01
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Web search king Google Inc on Thursday showed off a risky attempt to marry the Web to television and reach the $70 billion TV advertising market, chasing a dream that has eluded even archrival Apple Inc.


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Spy chief Blair announces resignation

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 01:44
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intelligence chief Dennis Blair announced on Thursday that he is stepping down in the first major shake-up of President Barack Obama's national security team.


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Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 01:43
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.


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BP swamped by criticism

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 01:41
HOUSTON/VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Anger, skepticism and accusations of lying washed over energy giant BP Plc on Friday as it desperately pursued efforts to contain a month-old seabed well leak billowing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.


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South Korea vows caution over ship, North sees war

Reuters - Fri, 2010-05-21 01:27
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said after a rare emergency security meeting on Friday it would respond prudently to the sinking of one of its naval ships by the North, but Pyongyang warned the peninsula was being driven to war.


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