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Theremin and the birth of electronic music

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
The story of the Russian scientist who built the Theremin and then taught Lenin how to play it.
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Sentence remanded in 1999 L.A. bomb plot

LOS ANGELES — Calling it unreasonably lenient, a federal appeals court on Monday overturned a 22-year prison sentence for "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam, who was stopped with a carload of explosive materials before he could kill people at Los Angeles International Airport in 1999.

In a 7-4 split decision, the ...

To many teachers, career has failed

Students aren't the only ones who hate going to school.

An increasing number of teachers don't like their jobs and are considering a new line of work, according to a major survey by MetLife.

The study, which sampled more than 1,000 instructors in kindergarten through 12th grade, found that only ...

Earthquake link casts cloud over fracking

In another blow to the natural gas extraction technique known as fracking, officials in Ohio now say wastewater produced by the popular process is likely responsible for a rash of recent earthquakes.

The conclusions will almost surely fuel a debate over the tradeoffs between economic rewards and environmental risks that ...

Police: Belgian mosque attacked, imam dies

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
BRUSSELS (AP) -- A mosque near Brussels was attacked with Molotov cocktails and its imam died trying to extinguish the flames, Belgian newspapers reported late Monday....

UK 'puts energy in French hands'

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
Four senior UK environmentalists tell the prime minister Britain's nuclear plans will effectively hand control of energy and climate policies to France.
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Metal hips 'should not be fitted'

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
Metal-on-metal hip replacements have a much higher failure rate than other options and "should not be implanted", say researchers.
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Homebuyers 'thin on the ground'

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
Scotland's surveyors report that optimism among house sellers is misplaced as buyers remain few and far between.
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NATO: Afghanistan rampage won't affect timeline

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
BERLIN (AP) -- The alleged slaying of 16 civilians by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan will not affect plans to turn over security operations to local troops, NATO and member countries said as they called for a quick investigation into the deaths....

NATO: Afghanistan rampage won't affect timeline

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
BERLIN (AP) -- The alleged slaying of 16 civilians by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan will not affect plans to turn over security operations to local troops, NATO and member countries said as they called for a quick investigation into the deaths....

Romney: Alleged gunman in Afghan deaths 'deranged'

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says the alleged slayings of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier are the actions of a "deranged, crazy person" and shouldn't result in a new U.S. policy in Afghanistan....

Romney: Alleged gunman in Afghan deaths 'deranged'

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says the alleged slayings of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier are the actions of a "deranged, crazy person" and shouldn't result in a new U.S. policy in Afghanistan....

Romney: Alleged gunman in Afghan deaths 'deranged'

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says the alleged slayings of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier are the actions of a "deranged, crazy person" and shouldn't result in a new U.S. policy in Afghanistan....

Romney: Alleged gunman in Afghan deaths 'deranged'

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney says the alleged slayings of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier are the actions of a "deranged, crazy person" and shouldn't result in a new U.S. policy in Afghanistan....

Gore says 'democracy has been hacked' at SXSW

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- In a wide-ranging talk about the Internet and government, Al Gore urged the techie crowd at South By Southwest to use digital tools to improve government....

Gore says 'democracy has been hacked' at SXSW

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- In a wide-ranging talk about the Internet and government, Al Gore urged the techie crowd at South By Southwest to use digital tools to improve government....

Obama, Cameron to focus on foreign threats

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
LONDON (AP) -- Efforts to end the international mission in Afghanistan, curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions and halt the bloody repression of Syria's opposition will dominate talks opening Tuesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron....

Obama, Cameron to focus on foreign threats

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
LONDON (AP) -- Efforts to end the international mission in Afghanistan, curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions and halt the bloody repression of Syria's opposition will dominate talks opening Tuesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron....

Eurozone eases Spanish deficit target

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Eurozone finance ministers on Monday gave unemployment-ridden Spain some more wiggle room in cutting its big deficit, signaling that new, tighter rules against overspending in the currency union retain some flexibility for hard-hit countries....

Bank attacks unfair, says Sugar

BBC - News - Tue, 2025-06-10 03:38
Lord Sugar has defended the UK's banks saying they should not be attacked for what he says is responsible lending.
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