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Why Women Over 40 are Good at Math

Now there's another kind of prowess achieved by women in their 40s that men peak at earlier in life. Math. Not only do...
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Obama Attacks High School Drop-out Rate; Gen. Powell to Help, So Can You

Do you remember the commencement speaker at your high school graduation? Well, this year the event will be absolutely memorable for one lucky high...
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Research Shows You Can Learn to Be Lucky

If you think you're unlucky, you should change your outlook in order to generate more good fortune, according to psychologist Richard Wiseman. Findings have revealed...
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Saying Farewell to the Corporate Life, and Hello to a Life of Service

In search of fulfillment, many workers are now ditching corporate jobs and turning to so-called “encore” careers in non-profit, education or health sectors,...
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US to Invest $8 Billion in High Speed Rail

President Obama announced the dedication yesterday of $8 billion in federal stimulus investments to jump-start American high-speed rail and improve existing rail lines...
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At Last, Some Good News for Progressives

(Op-Ed) Yesterday, voters in Oregon approved two measures that will raise taxes on high-income residents and corporations, enabling a state plagued by 11...
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Relief Work Provides Opportunities for Haitians

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, said Haitian citizens are now being employed in...
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Ontario and South Korea Sign New Green Energy Deal

Canadian Premier Dalton McGuinty has signed a landmark agreement with a South Korean consortium to generate 2,500 megawatts of wind and solar power in...
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In Chicago, Staying After School is Cool

Chicago's first lady, Maggie Daley, created an after school program two decades ago that serves 25,000 kids, enrolling them in programs of art, dance,...
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Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009

Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
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Molten Salt Project To Power Up To 75,000 Homes

NV Energy signed an agreement today to use Crescent Dunes in Nye County, NV, near Tonopah, as a source for alternative power driven...
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Italian Village is EU’s Most Sustainable Community (Video)

As world leaders in Copenhagen try to thrash out a deal on tackling climate change, a small village in northern Italy is providing...
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10-18 Percent of US Firms Hiring in Dec; Fewer Laid Off in Nov.

It was hard not to feel a little yuletide cheer after seeing only a five-digit number representing national job losses for November. Yet, I...
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Civilian Experts on Farming and Governance Will Expand U.S. Commitments to Afghanistan, Pakistan

Even after U.S. forces have left Afghanistan, an army of U.S. civilians will remain to help the country build its democratic institutions and restore...
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The Silver Lining Study: People Prefer to Hear Good and Bad News Separately

This is interesting: Communicating "I have some good news and some bad news" is better than combining messages into a single, bleak result when...
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Good News: Major Indicators This Week Confirm Economic Recovery

In the last week, several economic indicators and corporate profit reports provided good news for the US and UK as further evidence that the...
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3 Sisters who Found Dad a Kidney on Craigs List Find Organs for Others

Last year, our father was diagnosed with Kidney Disease. Unfortunately, my sisters and I were all incompatible to donate, so we dreamed up...
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Solar Power Rescues Lebanon Schools from Frequent Black-outs

With Lebanon’s chronic power shortages, classes at the Rajam Issa public school are often plunged into darkness during the winter. In the remote northeastern district...
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Four Ways to Get Happy Now

A 20/20 news special recently confirmed that we have a large measure of control over our own levels of happiness -- at least 40...
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Power Plant Set to Clean Up its Act

The largest air pollution control project in Delaware's history finally received approval Wednesday, a $500 million plan that could cut smog-forming toxic emissions...