U.S. Suburbs Bear Brunt of Poverty in Downturn
New Analyses Show that Since 2000, the Number of Poor People in Suburbs Jumped by 37.4 Percent - Double the City Rate feeds.cbsnews.com |
U.S. Ends Ban on Deep-Water Drilling
The Obama administration said it is lifting a controversial moratorium on deep-water oil drilling, but it's unclear how quickly idled oil rigs can go back to work in the Gulf of Mexico. online.wsj.com |
Battery Costs Curb Electric Cars
The push to get electric cars on the road is backed by governments and auto makers, but they face a big hurdle: the cost of the giant battery packs, which can account for half the cost of an electric car. online.wsj.com |
Website Claims 15,000 Unreported Iraq War Deaths
A cache of nearly 400,000 U.S. military documents from the Iraq War has indicated the existence of about 15,000 civilian deaths that were not previously documented, the publisher of the documents, WikiLeaks said. online.wsj.com |
Teeth suggest Neanderthals reached adulthood faster
Parents who worry their kids are growing up too fast should be glad they're not Neanderthals. A new study of the fossilized teeth of eight Neanderthal children found that their permanent teeth grew significantly faster and erupted earlier than those of our own species, Homo sapiens. Taken with ot... feeds.washingtonpost.com |