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It’s Halloween: U.S. Warns on Toxic Teeth - New York Times

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a late recall, warning on Wednesday that fake Halloween teeth, marketed as Ugly Teeth and made in China, contained excessive lead.

Chrysler to Cut 11,000 Jobs and Drop Models - New York Times

Today’s cuts, together with a previously announced elimination of 13,000 positions, represent a 30 percent reduction in Chrysler’s 2006 work force.

Hello, India? I Need Help With My Math - New York Times

In a new wave of global outsourcing, personal chores are moving offshore, and this is leading to some daunting challenges, both economic and cultural.

Washoe, a Chimp of Many Words, Dies at 42 - New York Times

Washoe captured the world’s attention and set off a debate over nonhuman primates’ ability to learn human language that continues to this day.

Radio waves fire up nanotubes embedded in tumors, destroying liver cancer

PhysOrg news: Radio waves fire up nanotubes embedded in tumors, destroying liver cancer

UK scientists working towards a redefinition of the kilogram

PhysOrg news: UK scientists working towards a redefinition of the kilogram

Scientists rotate electron spin with electric field

PhysOrg news: Scientists rotate electron spin with electric field

Researchers breed a mighty mouse

PhysOrg news: Researchers breed a mighty mouse

Engineers Teach Nature to 'Grow' Computer Components

PhysOrg news: Engineers Teach Nature to 'Grow' Computer Components