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- December 15, 2010
Radiation that leaked from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant after last year's earthquake and tsunami has caused mutations in some butterflies, according to a group of Japanese researchers. Pale grass blue butterflies, a common species in Japan, collected from several areas near the Fukushima plant showed signs of genetic mutations, such as dented eyes, malformed
READ MOREJane White was an influential performer of the 60’s and 70’s who put racial issues in the limelight. Ms. White a light-skinned black woman who recently died of Cancer, “transcended the American race problem” and took on roles that did not narrowly classify her as an ambiguous mixed-race woman. New York Times, 8/7/2011
READ MOREFor years, “Today” show viewers began their morning with Jane Pauley. The former NBC host and award-winning reporter is now sharing life lessons she has learned in her new book, “Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life.”
READ MOREWhile his age and the fact that we was overweight were risk factors, it’s unlikely that James Galndolfini died of a heart attack at the age of 51 without having experienced previous symptoms.
READ MORECollege student Jake Reilly conducted both a social experiment and a self-exploration when he took a 90-day vacation from social media, email, and cell phones. He did this because he was worried that people spend more time with gadgets and keyboards these days than they do quality time with the people they really care about.
READ MOREDuring the Words of War fundraiser, which raised money for nonprofit organizations that support comprehensive mental health care for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, actors performed theatrical readings of poetry and prose related to the experience of war.
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