A key change in Brazilian law simplifying the sale of repossessed cars has enabled low-income borrowers in the country to get credit more easily and buy newer, more expensive cars, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
May 8, 2012
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Summer internships are beginning, and career-related research from Kansas State University is helping determine what can make those internships more meaningful for students.
Social Sciences
May 8, 2012
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have joined an international group of scientists to study past climate changes in the Arctic. Comprising geologists from Pitt's Department of Geology and Planetary Science, the ...
Earth Sciences
May 8, 2012
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When they don't conform to common racial stereotypes, such as being non-dominant, even people of East Asian descent are "unwelcome and unwanted by their co-workers," says a new paper from the University of Toronto's Rotman ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2012
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A new innovation can completely reshape an industry-- inspiring both optimism and debate. The development of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the 1980's ignited a buzz in the agricultural community with the potential ...
Biotechnology
May 8, 2012
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Conservationists working in Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 250 individuals remaining, Cross River gorillas are the world's ...
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2012
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As the country emerges from the Great Recession, a substantial number of U.S. families are underwater—and not just with their mortgages.
Economics & Business
May 8, 2012
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Toyota unveiled Monday what it says is the first all-electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) on the market, a version of its popular RAV4 with a top range of 100 miles and minimum six-hour charge time.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2012
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(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking $52.6 million from a billing company that they accuse of adding unauthorized charges to consumers' phone bills.
Telecom
May 8, 2012
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(AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has hired two new senior executives as it faces its most difficult period in its history.
Business
May 8, 2012
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