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Busting a myth about Obama's infrastructure programs
Critics may suggest otherwise, but Recovery Act projects had a tangible effect on the economy
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In Pictures: Gabrielle Giffords, political survivor
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Victory for stem-cell research: Court backs Obama's guidelines
Federal funds can support research using human embryonic stem cells, ruled a D.C. district court Wednesday. Two scientists had sued President Obama and the NIH in efforts to overturn their regulations.
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Medal of Honor awarded to US Army sergeant for Afghan action
Medal of Honor was presented to Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Petry by President Obama Tuesday, which also was the Medal of Honor's 149th birthday.
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TSA defends searches of children, elderly, amid fresh complaints
After an elderly traveler complained of experiencing indignities at the hands of the TSA, the question arises: When do invasive searches become too invasive?
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May the fourth be with you: 5 Star Wars technologies that are becoming a reality
May the fourth be with you! The Star Wars saga was set in a galaxy, far, far away, but many of the fantastic technologies on display in the films could soon be coming to a planet near you.
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Stem cell research: Court gives Obama a victory, but policy still on trial
The White House hails the ruling by a divided appeals court to permit federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. At issue still is whether Obama's policy violates a 1996 congressional ban.
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Difference Maker David Shirkey matches the poor and disabled with a free wheelchair or prosthetic limb
A visit to Poland gave David Shirkey an idea to become a one-man charity, giving the poor and disabled a wheelchair or prosthetic limb.
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Medicare fraud: Jail time for doctor, equipment provider
Medicare scheme was to submit some $775,000 in bogus claims.
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Panda cow with rare markings born on farm in northern Colo.
Panda cow: The so-called "panda cow" born in Larimer County is thought to be one of only about 24 in the world.
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Braces maker Invisalign gets FDA warning on side effects
Braces: The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to a company that makes a popular teeth straightener about its failure to report information about patient side effects.
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Top 10 banned fashions
Most of the time we use the phrase "fashion police," we don't mean it literally. But in many places around the world, your sartorial choices can get you fined, imprisoned, or worse. Here is our list of the top 10 banned fashions.
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Stem cell exodus?
Embryonic stem cell funding flows again – for now. But stop-and-go funding and continued legal wrangling could push researchers of cells from human embryos to pursue other fields.
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Philippe Croizon, a quadriplegic amputee, swims across the English Channel
Philippe Croizon, an amputee who once skydived from a plane, successfully swam across the English Channel this past weekend. Philippe Croizon used special leg prostheses with flippers to make the crossing.
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New electronic skin could give robots human-like touch
A new type of electronic skin whose sense of touch rivals that of humans could allow robots to identify an object by the way it feels.
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Why a judge blocked Obama's expansion of stem-cell research
The Monday ruling is a victory for opponents of expanding embryonic stem-cell research that involves the destruction of human embryos.
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Health care reform in the sights of Rubio health plan
Health care reform should be replaced with simpler measures, according to Florida US Senate candidate Marco Rubio.
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Supercentenarians around the world
For the first time, an international research team has tracked down the oldest people in the world – a group they call “supercentenarians.” These are people who celebrated 110 birthdays or more. The study, by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, was prompted by the rising numbers of centenarians worldwide. Researchers in 15 nations have found more than 600 supercentenarians – and 19 lived beyond the age of 115. As with centenarians, women by far outnumbered men. Here are the top five countries with the most supercentenarians.
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Medicare scams totaling $251M result in 36 arrests
Medicare fraud pushes authorities to conduct the largest fraud bust ever in five different states and arrested dozens of suspects accused in scams totaling $251 million.
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Sense of direction is innate, new study suggests
Sense of direction, long thought to be a learned skill, seems to come factory-installed, a new study of baby rats indicates.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/28
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New transistor allows humans, machines to merge. Are cyborgs imminent?
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories in California have created a transistor that is controlled by biological proteins, allowing for electronic devices to be wired directly into the human body.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/17
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Opinion: Senate health care bill: the five paragraphs you must read
Buried in the Senate's 2,074-page health reform bill are provisions that undermine your health freedom and privacy.
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