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Virginity’s making a comeback, sex survey says

A national survey conducted by the CDC finds that the percentage of young people who have never had sex is increasing, and debunks the myth of 'college lesbians.'

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SciFoo: $1 billion

If you had $1 billion to spend on just one project, what would it be? Here's how an astrobiologist, a broadcaster, a skeptic and a Nobel laureate, amongst others, would spend the money. Filmed at the 2010 Science Foo Camp in California, this is the last of four videos in this series.

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EPA says big budget cut would hurt public health

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect citizens from premature death and other health problems would be gutted if Congress slashes funding as threatened by Republican lawmakers, its chief said on Wednesday

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Lessons From "The Kings Speech"

This is a guest blog post from Tim Askew, founder of bespoke sales outsourcing service, Corporate Rain , and a member of Inc. Business Owners Council . I was so touched by this year's Oscar-winning movie, “The King’s Speech.” It’s about King George VI, who accidentally became King of England upon the abdication of his older brother Edward VIII in 1936 on the eve of WWII.

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U.S. Military Links Alternative Energy Research to Lives–and Dollars–Saved

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Flexible solar cells now power communications equipment used by U.S. Marines fighting in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, enabling them to shed 315 kilograms worth of batteries while on foot patrol. But an F-16 fighter jet flying over Miramar training base in California burns 105 liters of jet fuel a minute with its afterburners engaged whereas the C-17 cargo consumes 11,350 liters an hour

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