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Albert Einstein, in a 1943 photo, probably taken in Princeton, NJ. (UPI Photo/Files)
Albert Einstein, in a 1943 photo, probably taken in Princeton, NJ. (UPI Photo/Files)

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Einstein's genius put down to 'well-connected' brain halves
The brilliance of Albert Einstein's brain may have been down to unusually well-connected left and right hemispheres, U.S. and Chinese researchers say.
Harold Agnew, a key figure of the nuclear age who helped design the atomic bomb as a member of the Manhattan Project, has died, his family said. He was 92.
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Google doodle celebrates physicist Schrodinger and his 'cat in a box'
Monday's Google doodle is a birth date homage to Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger and the subject of his famous thought experiment -- a cat in a box.
The taller a postmenopausal woman, the greater risk of cancer
The taller a postmenopausal woman, the greater her risk for developing cancers of the breast, colon, kidney, ovary, rectum and thyroid, U.S. researchers say.
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NYU denies it's forcing out dissident Chen over criticism of China
New York University denies accusations by Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng that he is being forced to leave over concerns about his activism.
Critics say New York University decided to end its relationship with Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng because of fear of the Chinese government.
Heading a soccer ball over many years can cause brain injury
Soccer players head the ball six to 12 times a game, and the cumulative damage from this can cause brain injury resembling concussion, U.S. researchers say.
Spacecraft full of supplies on way to International Space Station
The European Space Agency says a giant robotic freighter launched on a trip to the International Space Station is the heaviest it has ever put into orbit.
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Obama visits Sandwich Shot in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool