Friday, January 10, 2014

@13:00, 1/9/14

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1
Science

A Living Time Capsule Shows the Human Mark on Evolution

The resurrection of animals centuries old provides a look at how humans have affected the way wild species adapt.
Evolution (Biology); Research 

There is very little useless knowledge.
 
2
Opinion

Acing the Course at Chapel Hill

The indictment of a former professor who ran bogus courses for football players is the latest example of how collegiate sports are warping academic life.
College Athletics; Colleges and Universities; Editorials; Frauds and Swindling 

Winning is worth the price to some.
 
3
Booming

I May Be 50, but Don’t Call Me a Boomer

There’s definitely a gap between the two halves of the baby boom, and those significant differences define us.
Baby Boomers; Nineteen Hundred Sixties; Vietnam War; Watergate Affair; United States Economy; Children and Childhood; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Sex; Youth; Marijuana
4
World

U.S. to List Libyan Groups and Militant Tied to Benghazi Attack as Terrorists

The State Department was expected to apply the designation to two groups and an individual, the first formal accusations of responsibility for the 2012 attack that left an American ambassador dead.
Deaths (Fatalities); Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Terrorism; United States International Relations
5
Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | ‘Polar Vortex’ at Work

Also in the Minute, Liz Cheney quits the Wyoming Senate Race and “Spider-Man” closes on Broadway.
Theater; Elections, Senate; Weather
6
U.S.

Tennessee: Pastor Is Cleared in Snake-Handling Case

An East Tennessee grand jury has cleared a pastor who has appeared on a reality television show about snake handling of possessing venomous snakes.
Snakes; Jury System; Ministers (Protestant); Reality Television; Television
7
World

Police Find Dead Tiger in S.U.V. in Wenzhou

The police report said the authorities suspected the carcass to be of a Siberian, or Amur, tiger, one of the world’s most endangered animals, and had sent samples to be tested.
Conservation of Resources; Endangered and Extinct Species; Ivory; Tigers
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Business Day

Nature Enthusiasts Help Foster an Economic Revival in Portugal

Conservation efforts have brought more people and jobs to a poor region badly in need of both.
Birds; Endangered and Extinct Species
9
Business Day

Weight-Loss Companies Charged With Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission said the companies made “unfounded promises” that consumers could lose weight using their products.
Consumer Protection; Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies; Advertising and Marketing; Weight; Frauds and Swindling
10
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Vice Presidential Auto Show Edition

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to show up at the Detroit auto show next week; David Strickland steps down as the N.H.T.S.A. administrator.
Automobiles; North American International Auto Show
11
Sports

UConn’s Stewart Honored

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart earned her second USA Basketball female athlete of the year honor.
Basketball (College); Awards, Decorations and Honors
12
Science

NASA Extends the Life of the International Space Station

Instead of splashing into the Pacific Ocean in 2020 as planned, the International Space Station will continue circling Earth for at least an additional four years.
Space and Astronomy; International Space Station; Earth
13
Health

Are Sugary Drinks Fattening? Depends Who You Ask

Studies paid for by beverage industry groups came to different conclusions than studies with no conflicts of interest, a new analysis found.
Beverages; Conflicts of Interest; Soft Drinks; Weight
14
World

To Lower Maternal Deaths, India Urged to Reconsider Role of Midwives

Health experts and nongovernmental organizations are pushing the government to refocus its attention on community-based midwifery services as growing institutional deliveries strain the health care system.
Babies and Infants; Breastfeeding; Deaths (Fatalities); Hospitals; Hygiene and Cleanliness; Midwives; Millennium Development Goals; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Superstitions; Third World and Developing Countries
15
Technology

In Search of the New Smartphone-Connected Boombox

As smartphone speakers stay small, electronic-makers hope to offer wirelessly connected speakers.
Electronics; Speakers (Audio)
16
U.S.

Justices Are Asked to Reject Nuns’ Challenge to Health Law

The Justice Department said the requirements for birth control coverage did not impose a “substantial burden” on an order of Roman Catholic nuns who challenged them.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Nuns; Birth Control and Family Planning; Health Insurance and Managed Care
17
Opinion

Football’s Devastating Harvest

Emblematic of yet another brutal season in the N.F.L., the Chiefs-Colts game was at once breathtaking and queasy-making.
Football; Sports Injuries; Concussions
18
World

100 Years After the Great War, the Bad Guy Is Still Elusive

Blaming German expansionism is simplistic in today's debate, in which historians think the war's roots were far more tangled.
World War I (1914-18); History (Academic Subject)
19
Science

A Long, Frozen Rescue and Sharks on Twitter

It was a long wait for those on a trapped research vessel, and if any of 338 sharks get too close to the Australian beach, they’ll send out tweets.
Rescues; Shrimp; Mars (Planet); Private Spaceflight; Sharks; Insects; Maritime Accidents and Safety 

An adventurous week.
 
20
Business Day

Yellen Wins Backing of Senators to Lead Fed

As chairwoman, Ms. Yellen will face an arduous task overseeing the gradual unwinding of stimulus measures, despite an uncomfortably high unemployment rate of 7 percent and subdued inflation.
United States Politics and Government 

Stimulus will continue until unemployment comes down as promised.
The rest is noise.

Morning is closer than I could wish.

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