Likely presidential hopeful Jeb Bush may be first among equals in support from mega-rich Super PACS but dough alone is not enough to get to the front of the pack in Republican politics
A woman is comforted after explosions went off at the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013.
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American Presidents tend to use the commencement address to address the audience outside than within the graduation hall. This changes though if they go on to a second term.
The European Commission is taking a much tougher line on Google than the FTC did.
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The EU is accusing Google of abusing its dominance in search, yet a similar antitrust case in the US led to a settlement. What counts for the divergent outcomes?
Presidential debates around climate change will likely be a referendum on EPA proposals to lower carbon emissions from power plants.
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The American public appear to be of two minds on climate change in politics: supportive of policy action but unconvinced climate change is an urgent priority.
A TWA annual report from the early 1960s featured its gleaming new terminal.
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Built-up urban environments transform the resource of rainwater into wasted runoff. Low Impact Development mimics nature to help get stormwater into the natural water system.
Why did the North win the Civil War 150 years ago? It could be argued that it was the Confederates who lost through such grave errors as the backing of a ferocious guerrilla campaign.
Unlike the brain, the unemployment rate is fairly simple.
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Ben Poulter, NASA and David Frank, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)
Higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere are changing how quickly trees process water, which scientists are studying to see if it will affect river flow, flooding and soil moisture.
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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The decisive Conservative victory in the UK may deal a blow to the “special relationship” with the United States on issues of global defense and security.
How I spent my summer vacation: “Ran for president”
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Even if you come in dead last in every poll, a run for the presidency might be a career booster. Then again, anyone remember the Carol Moseley Braun campaign of 2004?
Texas: leading the ‘Shale Revolution.’
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After years of conflicting research and often extreme opinions on iron, it turns out that like anything else that is a benefit in moderation, in excess it is a detriment.
Art as labor.
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Why do we need the humanities? A scholar of arts revisits a moment in the 1930s to emphasize the importance of creative work and its value in our education.
What would a Supreme Court “compromise” do for gay parents?
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We spend much of our time inside buildings. What chemicals and microbes are in here with us? And how do they affect each other? One scientist collects dust to find out.
Even for couples who work full time, the burden of less fun forms of parenting, like changing diapers, often falls on the mother.
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During World War II the US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.
Suicides are the second leading cause of death on college campuses.
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