Nation & World
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Vera Rubin, pioneering astronomer who helped find evidence of dark matter, dies at 88
She was the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Passion for sewing patterns puts University of Rhode Island on the map
The world's largest known collection is the creation of a curator who has amassed about 50,000 paper patterns and 62,000 in an electronic database.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Nun seeks support as Vatican shutters German abbey
She believes two dioceses are eager to acquire assets worth millions.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
U.S., Japan reach deal on immunity guidelines
The agreement follows a murder case on Okinawa involving a Marine-turned-contractor.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Japan’s leader to honor victims of Pearl Harbor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the memorial to sailors and Marines who were killed in the attack.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Winter storm batters northern Plains states
Freezing rain, snow and high winds force stretches of highways in the Dakotas to remain shut down.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Russia reports no evidence that terrorists downed jet
Investigators consider a number of technical and accidental causes for the crash that left 92 dead.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Neighbors fear pollution from Dartmouth lab experiments
The site where the college disposed of mice and other small animals has contaminated the well water of at least one family.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
U.S. elections vulnerable to disruption
Paperless digital voting machines, used by roughly 1 in 5 voters last month, present one of the most glaring dangers.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Vermont ice rink has plan to spend zero on energy
Meanwhile, the rink at Bowdoin College, which opened in 2009, is the nation's first hockey rink to be LEED-certified for energy efficiency.
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