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China's Bo Xilai scandal revs up news media run by exiles
BEIJING — "Beijing power struggle heralds end of China Communist Party," screams one headline. More sensational headlines purport to reveal how the wife of recently sacked Politburo member Bo Xilai poisoned an Englishman, who may have been her...
Tags: News Media, Computer Crime, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Heart Attack, Political Systems
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Claremont McKenna College president to retire in 2013
L.A. NOWPamela B. Gann, who has been president of Claremont McKenna College since 1999, announced Tuesday that she will step down from that post in about a year.... -
Healthcare wasn't broken
The epic debate over President Obama's controversial individual health insurance mandate finally reaches the Supreme Court this month. Stripped of legal jargon, the administration's defense of the mandate — and the broader Affordable Care Act...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Cancer, France, Demographics, United Nations
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Baboons can recognize written words, study finds
Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize writing on a computer screen, identifying correctly most of the time which combinations of letters are words ("done,"...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Dyslexia
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Segregation of blacks at record low, think tank report says
Nation NowSegregation of African Americans has declined to its lowest point in more than a century, but social and income disparities continue to exist, according to a report released Monday by the conservative Manhattan Institute.... -
The Healthy Skeptic: Is caffeine an effective weight-loss aid?
If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions, you might already be growing weary of counting calories and working out. Wouldn't it be great if you could slim down without so much effort?
Anyone looking for a shortcut to weight loss might be...Tags: Weight, Dietary Supplements, University of Connecticut, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Human Body
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Wall Street's Ivy League pipeline faces growing criticism
Money & CompanyThe battle for the hearts and minds of America's best and brightest is heating up. As the Times reported earlier this fall, students and professors on elite college campuses have been criticizing the high proportion of smartstudents who go to work in... -
PASSINGS: Claude Kirk, Arch West
Claude Kirk
Florida's 1st GOP governor of 20th century
Claude Kirk, 85, a flamboyant self-promoter who became Florida's first Republican governor of the 20th century, died Wednesday at his West Palm Beach home, his family announced.
Democrats dominated...Tags: Republican Party, Obituaries, Politics, Regional Authority, West Palm Beach
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Apple promotes iTunes head Eddy Cue to senior executive role
L.A. Times Tech BlogApple CEO Tim Cook promotes iTunes-head Eddy Cue to senior executive role.... -
With children and food allergy diagnoses, thoroughness is key
More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools.
In trying to characterize the apparent increase, scientists have identified two distinct trends. The first is that...Tags: Education, Epinephrine, Skin Rash, Plastic Surgeons, Throat
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Cleaning up your carb act: Where to begin
Most Americans eat between 250 and 300 grams of carbohydrates a day, the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,200 calories. The Institute of Medicine, which sets dietary nutrient requirements, recommends 130 grams a day. Some, such as Dr. Frank Hu, professor of...Tags: South Beach Diet, White Bread, Foods and Beverages, Education, Plastic Surgeons
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L.A.'s leaders in learning
Five families from across the San Fernando Valley set up camp for three nights by the front door of Wilbur Avenue Elementary School in 2009, intent on getting a spot for their children in one of the best-regarded schools in Los Angeles. Others hired...Tags: Science and Technology, Personal Income, Standardized Testing, School Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District
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