A study paid for by the National Science Foundation has found that girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests.
Cases: Looking Squarely at Death, and Finding Clarity
We all expect to go, but few people are certain about their fate.
Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud
Medicare officials’ 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.
Q & A: The Mouse Around the House
Is it true that mice and rats never occupy the same area?
National Briefing
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Rangel to Ask Ethics Panel for Inquiry to Clear Him
Representative Charles B. Rangel said he would ask the House ethics committee to look into whether he had violated rules by using a Congressional letterhead to raise money for City College.
Work begins on $57 million border fence
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The Next Kind of Integration
In response to the courts, class is replacing race as the primary basis for desegregating schools. It’s a mix that just might work.
Celebrated writer and his wandering life
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California Licenses 2 Companies to Offer Gene Services
Two closely watched companies that offer consumers information about their genes have received licenses that will allow them to continue to do business in California.
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Researchers have discovered bacteria that use the toxic element arsenic in photosynthesis in the absence of oxygen.
Movie Review
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Suicide blasts kill at least 100 in Pakistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility for dual suicide bombings at a Pakistani military arms factory on Thursday that police say killed 100 people and wounded 80 others.
Suicide blasts kill at least 100 in Pakistan
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the gates of a military arms factory in Pakistan on Thursday, killing 16 and wounding 40, police said.
Kashmir Rumbles, Rattling Old Rivals
Recent unrest by young Kashmiris has threatened to breathe new life into the old and treacherous dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Rangel to Ask Ethics Panel for Inquiry to Clear Him
Representative Charles B. Rangel said he would ask the House ethics committee to look into whether he had violated rules by using a Congressional letterhead to raise money for City College.
Bits: Yahoo and Intel to Bring Interactive Applications to TV Sets
Intel and Yahoo announced a partnership Wednesday to use widget technology to bring interactive Internet applications to televisions.
Calm Down or Else
Unable to handle behavior disorders, many schools use forcible restraint. Is it abuse?
Stronger Label Sought for Diabetes Drug Byetta
Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug, Byetta, after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings.
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