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| Missouri Stands Behind Haith Despite NCAA Penalty | | | Missouri coach Frank Haith was suspended for five games by the NCAA on Tuesday after it was found that he inadequately monitored his former assistants' interactions with a disgraced Miami booster and then tried to cover up a five-figure hush money payment to keep potential violations hidden. |
| Museum Explores The Power of Poison | | | The American Museum of Natural History will show poison in its animal and plant forms, as well as its workings on victims, hopefully without frightening children. |
| Cuban city struggling to recover a year after Hurricane Sandy | | | HAVANA (Reuters) - A year after Hurricane Sandy left Santiago de Cuba in shambles, the streets are clear and power, communications and water are back to normal, but residents of Cuba's second city are still struggling with the aftermath of the mighty storm. |
| Deadbeat dads get a second chance | | | Marcus Dixon refers to the tattoos on his face as the "art of war" an eye etched on his forehead, five stars down the left side of his face, and the words "don't cry" on his eyelids. |
| Data center glitch is latest problem in 'Obamacare' rollout | | | NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A data center critical for allowing uninsured Americans to buy health coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare law went down on Sunday, the U.S. government said, in the latest problem for the "Obamacare" rollout. |
| Kurdish militants tighten grip on Syria's northeast | | | AMMAN (Reuters) - Kurdish militants sought to consolidate their control of an oil-producing region in northeastern Syria on Sunday after seizing a border crossing with Iraq from Islamist rebels, activists said. |
| Bands unite for peace | | | Two Israeli bands, one Jewish and one Arab, are joining together in "metal brotherhood" to spread a message of peace through rock 'n roll. |
| Daily Digit BASF exceeds expectations | | | Oct.25 - BASF, the world's largest chemicals company by sales, beat expectations in the third quarter thanks to higher demand from carmakers for its catalytic converters and speciality chemicals. Hayley Platt reports. |
| How science can boost peace | | | The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on October 11 to The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal. Since its creation in 1993, OPCW has helped eliminate roughly 80% of world's declared chemical stockpile -- a remarkable achievement. |
| Five texts you should never send | | | We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days. |
| Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists | | | Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. |
| Arrest chills Swiss bankers' travel plans | | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Seeing one of their select number hauled in handcuffs before a foreign court may prompt Swiss bankers to call their lawyers before they ring travel agents to book a winter... |
| A Poet With Words Trapped Inside | | | Ntozake Shange, suffering from the effects of two strokes and a neurological disorder, is unable to write or type, and even voice recognition software is working against her, auto-correcting her very personal style. |
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