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Subprime Mortgages - Race - Blacks - Hispanic-Americans - Foreclosures - Housing - Banks - New York Times

As the inner cities, along with much of Florida and the interior of California, face the prospect of a foreclosure meltdown, American college towns appear to be islands of stability.

Rethinking How to Teach the New Teachers - New York Times

An innovative program designed by teachers has the potential to transform those first stressful years in the classroom.

Training Through Pregnancy to Be Marathon’s Fastest Mom - New York Times

Paula Radcliffe, a record-holder who ran regularly while pregnant last year, will compete in New York on Sunday.

Effort to Save Everglades Falters as Funds Drop - New York Times

Seven years into an $8 billion effort to rescue the Florida Everglades, federal financing has slowed to a trickle.

Devices Enforce Cellular Silence, Sweet but Illegal - New York Times

A gadget that jams cellular signals has gained popularity as the use of cellphones has invaded more public places.

Study Ties Time Shift, Pedestrian Deaths

PhysOrg news: Study Ties Time Shift, Pedestrian Deaths

World's First Nanoradio Could Lead to Subcellular Remote-Control Interfaces

Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com

'Phononic Computer' Could Process Information with Heat

PhysOrg news: 'Phononic Computer' Could Process Information with Heat

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Elephants on acid - the 10 wackiest experiments of all time - Times Online

When Warren Thomas, the director of Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City,
approached Tusko the elephant with a syringe full of LSD in 1962, he thought
that he was about to make a major contribution to science.

Unique Results from Swedish Study of HIV vaccine - Startpage - ki.se