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NPR, 23.04.13 21:35 UTC

Could An 'Artificial Leaf' Fuel Your Car?

It's easy to feel dispirited about climate change because the challenge of dealing with it seems so overwhelming. But Miguel Modestino is actually excited about the challenge. He's part of a large ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 16:04 UTC

Officials: Boston bomb suspect read jihadist sites

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an ardent reader of jihadist websites and extremist propaganda, U.S. officials said Tuesday, adding another piece to the body of evidence they say suggests the two brothers were motivated by an anti-American, radical version of Islam.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 14:52 UTC

Funeral service planned for slain MIT officer

Family, friends and colleagues are paying their final respects to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who authorities say was killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

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BBC Sciences, 23.04.13 10:21 UTC

Entropy law linked to intelligence, say researchers

A modification to one of the most fundamental laws of physics may provide a link to the rise of intelligence, cooperation - even upright walking.

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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 20:53 UTC

Obama celebrates young inventors at White House science fair

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:33pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopped on a mountain bike that was mounted on blocks and pedaled away, taking part in a ...

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Daily Mail, 22.04.13 13:24 UTC

Boston police officer's heart stopped for 45 MINUTES and he lost all of his own blood after he was shot by the marathon bombing suspects - and he's expected to recover

PUBLISHED: 11:55 GMT, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:07 GMT, 22 April 2013 A Boston police officer who was shot and wounded during a firefight with the marathon bombing suspects lost all of his own ...

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CNN Top Stories, 22.04.13 11:25 UTC

'No more hurting people'

Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee. She is a nationally ...

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CNN Top Stories, 21.04.13 02:43 UTC

How the manhunt succeeded

(CNN) -- That didn't take long. For a moment, the manhunt into the Boston Marathon bombings seemed as if it would last a while. But an alchemy of police work, citizen involvement and technology ...

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 18:55 UTC

Gov: Bombing suspect seriously hurt but stable

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in serious but stable condition.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 20.04.13 14:13 UTC

Brothers in arms led officers in deadly chase

As their photographs spread rapidly across the internet, the Tsarnaev brothers decided to move. Not waiting for police to find them, they gathered guns and homemade explosives for what became a ...

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