Survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of crimes when protecting themselves from abuse often face long prison sentences, according to a new report on the barriers to justice faced by women survivor-defendants in ...
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2011
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A University of Florida researcher has developed a new technique to make peanuts safer for people with peanut allergies.
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Jun 9, 2011
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War may kill thousands of civilians a year in Afghanistan, but choking air pollution in the capital Kabul is more deadly, experts say.
Environment
Jun 9, 2011
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A government-backed study of pollution reduction policies among Australia's major trade partners Thursday backed "price-based schemes" as most effective, boosting Canberra's carbon tax plan.
Environment
Jun 9, 2011
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Australia is considering awarding carbon credits for killing feral camels as a way to tackle climate change.
Environment
Jun 9, 2011
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Technology research company Gartner lowered its forecast Wednesday for worldwide personal computer growth amid a sharp drop in sales of mini-notebooks and rising interest in tablets such as Apple's iPad.
Business
Jun 9, 2011
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Water spiders spend their entire lives under water, only venturing to the surface to replenish their diving bell air supply. Yet no one knew how long the spiders could remain submerged until Roger Seymour and Stefan Hetz ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2011
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Sony said it would restore all Qriocity online music and video distribution services Thursday everywhere except Japan, after shutting it and its PlayStation Network down in April due to hacker attacks.
Business
Jun 9, 2011
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French videogame titan Ubisoft is throwing its weight behind Nintendo's second-generation Wii U videogame console.
Software
Jun 9, 2011
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(AP) -- Major video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is bringing its popular "The Sims" role-playing game to Facebook.
Software
Jun 9, 2011
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