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conulyIraqi parliament delays first session as ISIS continues deadly march
Why China's Global Supremacy Is Not Inevitable (older article)
Will IUDs Ever Catch on in America?
A relic from long before the age of supercomputers, the 169-year-old math strategy called the Jacobi iterative method is widely dismissed today as too slow to be useful. But thanks to a curious, numbers-savvy engineering student and his professor, it may soon get a new lease on life.
Picky Eater or Timid Taster?
Thousands of Americans were targets of so-called “backdoor” warrantless surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies last year, according to a letter sent to Senator Ron Wyden.
Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show
The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling gives both sides an issue around which to mobilize voters as midterms loom. But Democrats might get a bigger boost.
Faced with sweeping social change, conservative Christians are walling themselves off from secular society. But when religion isolates itself, both sides lose.
Exploding the 10,000 hours myth - it's no guarantee for greatness
A small proportion of the population are responsible for the vast majority of lies
Whopping fine could change the way fundraisers for charity operate
Dozens of people are feared dead after a car bomb exploded in a market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses said.
Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group whose birthplace is Maiduguri and which is accused of a series of recent bomb attacks in the west African nation, was immediately blamed for the attack on Tuesday morning.
France Can Keep Burqa Ban, European Court Rules
Soaring airline fee revenues draw tax scrutiny
U.S. Census Bureau Shows More People Living in Areas of Poverty
The pelvic exam, a common but often uncomfortable ritual for millions of American women, might be unnecessary for those who don’t have symptoms of a gynecological problem.
President Barack Obama revealed White House plans for an executive order that would ban job discrimination on the basis of gender identity among federal employees.
Why China's Global Supremacy Is Not Inevitable (older article)
Will IUDs Ever Catch on in America?
A relic from long before the age of supercomputers, the 169-year-old math strategy called the Jacobi iterative method is widely dismissed today as too slow to be useful. But thanks to a curious, numbers-savvy engineering student and his professor, it may soon get a new lease on life.
Picky Eater or Timid Taster?
Thousands of Americans were targets of so-called “backdoor” warrantless surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies last year, according to a letter sent to Senator Ron Wyden.
Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show
The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling gives both sides an issue around which to mobilize voters as midterms loom. But Democrats might get a bigger boost.
Faced with sweeping social change, conservative Christians are walling themselves off from secular society. But when religion isolates itself, both sides lose.
Exploding the 10,000 hours myth - it's no guarantee for greatness
A small proportion of the population are responsible for the vast majority of lies
Whopping fine could change the way fundraisers for charity operate
Dozens of people are feared dead after a car bomb exploded in a market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, witnesses said.
Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group whose birthplace is Maiduguri and which is accused of a series of recent bomb attacks in the west African nation, was immediately blamed for the attack on Tuesday morning.
France Can Keep Burqa Ban, European Court Rules
Soaring airline fee revenues draw tax scrutiny
U.S. Census Bureau Shows More People Living in Areas of Poverty
The pelvic exam, a common but often uncomfortable ritual for millions of American women, might be unnecessary for those who don’t have symptoms of a gynecological problem.
President Barack Obama revealed White House plans for an executive order that would ban job discrimination on the basis of gender identity among federal employees.
