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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge
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May 23, 2013
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Go East, Young Marijuana Dealer
()A San Francisco dealer quadrupled his income by moving to New York after California legalized medical marijuana.
Shots - Health News
Research Reveals Yeasty Beasts Living On Our Skin()
May 22, 2013 While studying microorganisms on humans is not new, tracking fungi is. In a census of sorts, scientists checked the skin of healthy volunteers. They found an expansive ecosystem of silent inhabitants.
It's All Politics
Fears Of Killing Immigration Bill Doomed Same-Sex Amendment()
May 22, 2013 Amid warnings the proposal would shatter support for the measure, Democrats backed away from a provision that would allow gay U.S. citizens to sponsor foreign-born spouses for green cards. Advocates for gay and lesbian immigration rights accused Democrats of caving in to threats.
Parallels
A Decade In The Making, West Bank Barrier Is Nearly Complete()
May 22, 2013 Despite much international criticism, Israel has continued building its West Bank barrier. It's now nearing completion, while the Israelis and Palestinians continue to argue over whether it will help or hurt prospects for a Middle East peace agreement.
Parallels
China's Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium: Heavy Metal()
May 22, 2013 In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
Science
The First Web Page, Amazingly, Is Lost()
May 22, 2013 Ironically, there's one piece of Web history that can't be found online: the very first page. Now, a team at the lab where the World Wide Web was born is on a hunt for old hard drives and floppy disks that might hold copies of the missing files.
