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Zimmerman Shooting Verdict Prompts Pointed Reactions

Passionate, but mostly peaceful protests, have erupted in several U.S. cities after a Florida man was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in the highly-publicized shooting death of a black teenager last year.

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UN framework to give 15 million people access to HIV antiretroviral treatment

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Peer educator discusses HIV/AIDS prevention and other STDs in Ba...

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Business start-up rates remain sluggish, new OECD data shows

Business start-up rates remain below pre-crisis levels – particularly in the Euro area – indicating that entrepreneurs may continue to be suffering from restrictive lending conditions, according to new OECD data released i...

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Imaging Electron Pairing in a Simple Magnetic Superconductor: Findings and resulting theory could reveal mechanism behind zero-energy-loss current-carrying capability

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The height above the plane of this diagram represents the energy required to break a superconducting pair...

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