| PEOPLE |
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 Court
Sentences Ex-Liberian Strongman Charles
Taylor to 50 Years for “Heinous” War
Crimes
That's worse than “despicable”
war crimes, not as bad as “unthinkable”
war crimes. |
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14-Year-Old Wins National Spelling Bee
by Spelling “Guetapens”
Amanda Guetapens wins over $40,000 in prizes. |
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| MEDIA |
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Study: Regular Viewers of Fox News Least Informed
Regular viewers of test pattern score higher. |
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| BUSINESS |
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U.S. Economy Slows, World Stock Markets
Plunge, Eurozone Debt Crisis Unresolved,
Spain's Banks on Brink of Failure, Greece
May Default on Debts, China's Economy
Weakens, Future of Euro in Doubt
Aside from that, economic outlook bright. |
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Romney Speaks Glowingly of Idea That
Constitution Should Require Presidents to Have
Three Years of Business Experience
Like George W. Bush, Herbert Hoover. |
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| POLITICS |
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GOP-Supporting Super PACS
To Spend $1 Billion on Campaign
Saying lots of nice things about people. |
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| SCIENCE |
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Researchers Show Huge Harapan
Civilization in Indus Valley, 5,200 – 3,900
Years Ago, Created, Then Destroyed by
Eastward Migration of Monsoons
About which they had plenty of warnings, but
chose to ignore them. |
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Study: Women Smell Better Than Men
Based on thousands of extremely awkward interviews. |
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 Sixteen-Year-Old
Student Improves on Newton's Law of Gravitation
Takes into account type of apple. |
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| HEALTH / MEDICINE |
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City Dwellers, Old People Fare
Better During Flu Epidemics
Immune systems bolstered by surviving
decades on rush hour subways. |
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Study: Exercise May Be
Bad for Some People
So be real careful when getting up off the couch. |
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