Enlarge Alan Diaz/AP Job seekers line up to register at a Miami job fair in January. A new study shows that Florida voters discuss joblessness in ways quite different from those in Ohio and Virginia, two other presidential battleground states. Alan Diaz/AP Job seekers line up to register at a Miami job fair in January. […]
Enlarge coolmikeol/Flickr.com People who have had gastric bypass surgery qualify for discounts at popular restaurants, including buffets. coolmikeol/Flickr.com People who have had gastric bypass surgery qualify for discounts at popular restaurants, including buffets. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans turn to stomach-shrinking bariatric procedures, hoping for extreme weight loss. All of these reduced appetites
Enlarge Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Wells Fargo. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Wells Fargo. The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Co., today, saying the bank was reckless when it issued federally guaranteed mortgages. Bloomberg reports: “The government seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded this morning to a British and a Japanese researcher who discovered that mature and specialized cells “can be reprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body,” according to the Nobel committee. This year’s honorees are John B. Gurdon of the
Enlarge Catalin Petolea/iStockphoto.com American apple growers realized that if they used dwarfing rootstocks and planted their trees closer together, they could increase their harvest of apples per acre by 200 to 300 percent. Catalin Petolea/iStockphoto.com American apple growers realized that if they used dwarfing rootstocks and planted their trees closer together, they could increase their
AFP/Getty Images John B. Gurdon (left) and Shinya Yamanaka will share the prize, worth about $1.2 million. The two scientists who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine discovered that cells in our body have the remarkable ability to reinvent themselves. They found that every cell in the human body, from our skin
Enlarge Matt Stone/AP Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (left) answers a question during a debate against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren on Monday at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, Mass. Matt Stone/AP Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (left) answers a question during a debate against Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren on Monday at the University of
Enlarge Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Afghan children run to school on Sept. 24. Whoever takes over as the next U.S. president will have to determine how many troops will remain after the December 2014 deadline to help with long-term security. Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Afghan children run to school on Sept. 24. Whoever takes over as the
Enlarge Lauren Sommer/for NPR Wetlands are returning naturally at Liberty Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California. The state plans to restore more than 100,000 acres of habitat in the area. Lauren Sommer/for NPR Wetlands are returning naturally at Liberty Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California. The state plans to restore more
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Enlarge Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves acknowledges the crowd before his last at-bat against the St. Louis Cardinals during the National League Wild Card Game Friday in Atlanta, Ga. Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves acknowledges the crowd before his last at-bat against the St. Louis Cardinals during
Enlarge Bruno Vincent/Getty Images Abu Hamza al-Masri leads prayers in London in 2004. He and four other terrorism suspects have been extradited to the U.S. after their yearslong battles to avoid facing charges there. Bruno Vincent/Getty Images Abu Hamza al-Masri leads prayers in London in 2004. He and four other terrorism suspects have been extradited