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Chicago Student Found Dead in Dorm Room After More Than a Week

A Woman's Right to Move -- "[T]his ruling took those rights way too far, to the point of dangerousness. It treated a fetus as a child, for purposes of a custody battle. And in doing so, it threatened to limit the rights of a pregnant woman to move and travel."

Rapes are up under new FBI definition -- Not the most in-depth or informative article, but look at the picture. The signs the women hold up are very illuminating. "In the past 20 years, 0.00% of rapists have been expelled from Amherst." "Is laptop theft worse than rape? Amherst says YES."

'Boys will be boys' no excuse; feds target Montana handling of rapes -- "One clinical psychologist who treated many sexual assault survivors said that she was so put off by how local prosecutors treated her clients that when she herself was sexually assaulted, she was 'reluctant' to go to the authorities."

Unusual Iowa abortion rule has surprising result -- Governor Branstad refuses to issue reimbursements for Medicaid abortions; U of I hospitals perform them anyway

Why MSNBC's political scandal coverage is more powerful than Fox News': It comes down to credibility

15-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead For Egging Arkansas Man's Car

Noose tied on Ole Miss integration statue

Pesticide-tainted Mexican cactus can make you very ill, warns California Department of Health -- "Health officials said that a batch of tested cactus pads, also known as 'nopales' contain Monocrotophos, a pesticide that is no longer approved for use in the U.S. since 1989. The insecticide is acutely toxic and it is frequently used as a tool for committing suicide. It can also lead to permanent nerve damage."

Scientists Reach Nuclear Fusion Milestone
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Judge Refuses to Drop His Order Allowing Morning-After Pill for All Ages (NYT)

Earth's climate changed dramatically when CO2 hit 400, study says | Carbon dioxide passes symbolic mark -- "Daily measurements of CO2 at a US government agency lab on Hawaii have topped 400 parts per million for the first time. [...] The last time CO2 was regularly above 400ppm was three to five million years ago - before modern humans existed."

How Cirrus Clouds Form — And Why It Matters

Justinianic Plague caused by same bacterium behind 'Black Death,' researchers say

UC Berkeley scientists pinpoint how brain tracks fast-moving baseball pitches and tennis serves -- "The brain perceives speeding objects as further along in their trajectory than seen by the eyes, giving us time to respond[.]"

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