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Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Reaches Record Levels

Written by World Health Organization
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Washington, DC - In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
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Civil Rights Era Murders - Joint Initiative Yields Results

Written by FBI Archives
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Hate crimes - especially murder are one of the FBI's top investigative priorities, even if they occurred half a century ago. That’s why the FBI established our Civil Rights Cold Case Initiative, focusing on racially-motivated killings from the civil rights era. In addition to seeking justice for victims, we were also seeking closure for victims’ families, many of whom had no idea what had really happened to their loved ones.
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New START Treaty

Written by White House
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Washington, DC - The New START Treaty is organized in three tiers of increasing level of detail. The first tier is the Treaty text itself. The second tier consists of a Protocol to the Treaty, which contains additional rights and obligations associated with Treaty provisions.
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Student Arrested for Stealing Ancient Documents from United Methodist Archives Center

Written by FBI
Sunday, 21 March 2010
An undergraduate student at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, appeared in court today in connection with his arrest for theft of ancient, historical and cultural documents from the United Methodist Archives Center located at Drew University, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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New Imaging Technology Advances Chemical Detection

Written by ASU
Sunday, 21 March 2010
ASU scientist N.J. Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment.
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Study: Plus-size Models Ads Unlikely to Work

Written by W. P. Carey School of Business
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Increasingly common ads and catalogues featuring plus-size models are unlikely to work on their intended customers. That’s according to a new study by researchers at ASU, the University of Cologne in Germany and Erasmus University in the Netherlands, which demonstrates a link between model sizes in advertisements and the self-esteem of consumers looking at the ads.
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Dogs Likely Originated in the Middle East

Written by UCLA
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Dogs likely originated in the Middle East, not Asia or Europe, according to a new genetic analysis by an international team of scientists led by UCLA biologists. The research, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Searle Scholars Program, appears March 17 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature.
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American Red Cross Supports Communities Across the Country in Battles Against Flood Waters

Written by NewsCape
Sunday, 21 March 2010
With flooding occurring or threatened in several parts of the United States, the American Red Cross is responding with meals, snacks and support. In the Midwest, as the Red River waters rise again this spring, the American Red Cross is supporting residents of Minnesota and North Dakota who are dealing with the flood threats.
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Bacteria Divide Like Clockwork

Written by MIT
Sunday, 21 March 2010
It’s well established that critical human body functions, including sleep, hormone production and regulation of body temperature, follow a circadian (24-hour) cycle. These genetically programmed patterns stay in effect even under isolation from the naturally occurring daily light-dark cycles of the sun, and are found in nearly all organisms - animals, plants, fungi and even some bacteria.
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Analysis Suggests Wind Turbines Could Cause Temperatures to Rise and Fall

Written by MIT
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Although wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years - one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming - a new MIT analysis may serve to temper enthusiasm about wind power, at least at very large scales.
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