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Public Schools As Good As Private Schools In Raising Math Scores, Study Says
Students in public schools learn as much or more math between kindergarten and fifth grade as similar students in private schools, according to a new study of multi-year, longitudinal data...
Jump record fails to take flight
A French skydiver's attempt to break the world free fall record fails when his balloon takes off without him.
Private psychiatrists offer free service to troops
(AP) -- Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is...
Italy Plans to Resume Building Atomic Plants
The announcement to resume building nuclear energy plants within five years reflected growing concern in Europe over the skyrocketing price of oil and energy security.
Business Briefing | Lawsuits: Syngenta Settles Dispute With Monsanto
The Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta said Friday it had resolved a legal dispute with a United States rival, Monsanto, over their respective corn and soybean businesses.
Letters: The big issue: abortion
Letters: As a long-time Brit expat, I read Mary Warnock's article 'Women, not the unborn, deserve our sympathy' (Comment, last week) with awe and nostalgia
Florida county protects turtles
TITUSVILLE, Fla., May 24 (UPI) -- Officials in a Florida county have been able to enforce sea turtle lighting restrictions through verbal warnings, records show.
European power firms call for clear rules on new nuclear plants
European power companies called Friday for urgent EU-wide moves to clear the way for new nuclear plants, stressing the security and climate change dangers of a failure to act.
NYC issues warning after aphrodisiac kills man
(AP) -- Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from an illegal aphrodisiac made from toad venom after the product apparently killed a man.
Comcast trying to sell 46 outlying cable systems
(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is trying to sell 46 smaller cable systems serving 400,000 to 500,000 subscribers as it seeks to improve efficiency by shedding disparate operations.
FDA warns mothers about nipple cream
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, Calif.
Microsoft closes the book on online library
Microsoft said Friday it is ending its quest to create an online library of the world's books as the technology titan revamps its strategy to battle Internet search king Google.
Dominican Republic launches 10-year S&T plan
The Dominican Republic government has launched a strategic Science, Technology and Innovation plan for 2008–2018.
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Trucking regulators warn against Chantix ... HHS starts new drug, device safety program ... Grease is the word for alternative fuel ... Archaeologists not jonesing over Jones... Health/Science news from...
Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data
(AP) -- Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must...
Online communities open but still limit movement
(AP) -- Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you'll have to...
Grease is the word for alternative fuel
CHICAGO, May 23 (UPI) -- Restaurants are filling up more than stomachs as U.S drivers turn to used grease as an alternative fuel to skyrocketing gasoline costs, market...
Looking for solutions to nursing crunch: Eastern Health
The largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador is meeting with its nurses about what some have called "dire and unacceptable" staffing levels in some units.
GameStop drops Microsoft's Zune
U.S. video game retailer GameStop, which operates in Canada and other countries through its EB Games brand, has decided to stop selling Microsoft Corp.'s Zune digital music player because of...
China's telecom restructuring may be under way
(AP) -- China's biggest mobile phone company will take over a smaller fixed-line carrier, a state news agency said Friday, in what was expected to be the start of...
EU eyes hi-tech systems to cut road deaths, fuel use
The European Commission said Friday that it wants to make advanced braking systems and hi-tech tyres obligatory on cars and trucks in an effort to reduce road deaths and greenhouse...
VIDEO: World Food in Crisis
Across the globe, skyrocketing food prices are inciting riots, hoarding, and starvation. What has caused the worst food crisis in a generation?
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Beached Whale, Treetop Walkway, More
See Amazon Indians protest with machetes, French fishers send up flares over fuel prices, Chinese workers erecting "instant" houses for quake victims, and more.
Profits for publishers in making books accessible to all
Many people have no access to most published books. European researchers are trying to remedy this by adapting new technologies to provide accessibility on demand for the visually impaired.
Raising a stop sign to human traffic
Trade in people is not a new phenomenon, but the modern manifestation of slavery, according to US researchers. However, writing in the Journal of Global Business Advancement, they point out...
Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time -- and quake
High above the world's oldest operating irrigation system, Zhang Shuanggun, a local villager, stands on an observation platform cracked by China's massive earthquake last week.
Cancer society urges Alberta to ban pesticides
The Canadian Cancer Society has renewed its call for Alberta to ban the sale and use of pesticides, citing its recent poll showing 87 per cent of respondents who say...
Desalination No "Silver Bullet" in Mideast
Investing heavily in desalination technology may address water shortages in the short-term, but create more problems in the long-run, analysts warn.