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Soldiering On, Home to Home, in a Squeezed Health System - New York Times

Annelisa Purdie is an administrator, a teacher, scold, backstop, cheerleader — within the limited number of visits allotted by insurance.

Ancient Protein Tells a Story of Changing Functions - New York Times

Scientists have pinpointed mutations in an ancient protein that transformed its shape and function more than 400 million years ago.

Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster - Dana Thomas - Books - Review - New York Times

Dana Thomas has written a crisp, witty social history that’s as entertaining as it is informative.

Helping the carbon nanotube industry avoid mega-mistakes of the past

PhysOrg news: Helping the carbon nanotube industry avoid mega-mistakes of the past

In Japan, 3D images in your pocket

PhysOrg news: In Japan, 3D images in your pocket

Tots Getting Internet Identity at Birth

PhysOrg news: Tots Getting Internet Identity at Birth

Researchers discover 'exotic' interface between two materials

PhysOrg news: Researchers discover 'exotic' interface between two materials

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BBC NEWS | Europe | The secret history of the Nazi mascot

The story of a Jewish boy adopted by the SS who spent his childhood as a Nazi mascot.

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Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown - Network World

ISPs in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Rare dead star found near Earth

Astronomers spot a space oddity in Earth's cosmic neighbourhood - a dead star with some unusual characteristics.