A shadowy terrorist group called Assistants of the Global Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Norwegian Prime Minister's office and a massacre at a children's day camp via the Internet. A terrorists group has claimed responsibility for today's attacks in Oslo, Norway--which included the bombing of the Prime Minister's office and a massacre at a children's day camp by a gunman dressed as a police officer--using social media.
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Sweden's Alexander Noren shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Nordea Masters.
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Fat transferred under the eyes to create a younger-looking face can last for at least three years, suggests a new study of people who had the surgery.
Read More »School soda ban may affect black students most
State policies designed to eliminate junk food from school concession stands may be reducing disparities in soda consumption among teens of different racial and ethnic groups, a new study suggests.
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Cigarettes healthy? You won't believe the claims tobacco companies made back in the day
Read More »Weir pulls out of Canadian Open with sore elbow
Mike Weir withdrew from the Canadian Open on Friday after hitting out of the rough and aggravating an elbow injury that cut short his 2010 season.
Read More »Centennial Anniversary: Bingham Rediscovers the Lost Inca City of Machu Picchu [Slide Show]
On July 24, 1911, Yale University lecturer and amateur archaeologist Hiram Bingham completed a steep climb from Peru's Urubamba River valley through the thin air of the Andes Mountains to one of the most significant and lasting discoveries in archeological history--the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Perched about 2,400 meters above sea level and 80 kilometers from the onetime Inca capital of Cusco , the "Lost City of the Incas" remained undiscovered by the Spanish throughout their conquest of Peru in the 1500s
Read More »Do working moms put their kids at risk? What new study says
Two new studies undermine claims by some that children suffer emotionally when mom works outside the home
Read More »ScienceOnline2011 – interview with Kari Wouk
Continuing with the tradition from last three years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2011 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January 2011. [More]
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Study of 20,000 circumcised men yields 76 percent reduction in AIDS transmission rates
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Extreme heat is scorching the much of the eastern United States, and it's not expected to let up anytime soon. [More]
Read More »Toxic 20: States with deadliest air
Power plant pollution is contaminating the nation's air - how toxic is your state?
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Read More »Video: Working moms
Are the kids all right when mom has a full-time career?
Read More »PayCloud Does Wireless Loyalty Cards Without The NFC
The payments space is evolving quickly, and lots of NFC-enabled schemes are brewing, but SparkBase has leaped ahead and is launching a wireless store loyalty card scheme that works using existing tech.
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