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The stocky Italian instructor sitting beside me in the Ferrari 458 Italia wasn’t exactly fluent with the Queen’s language, but I could understand what he was communicating despite his mouth being shut. He was talking volubly with his feet, mashing an imaginary brake pedal every time I rammed the accelerator pedal home. I tried saying “Relax, dude” in Italian — but that

Stanford University nets $6.2B in 5-year campaign
Stanford University said Wednesday its latest five-year fundraising drive netted $6.2 billion, one of the largest amounts ever collected in a higher-education campaign.

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How brain differentiates between left and right
A study conducted by an Indian origin researcher and his colleagues, has revealed a lot about how the brain sorts out confusing perceptions, like distinguishing between right and left hand.

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Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better
People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories.

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Report: Teacher's aide sent love letters to boy

Officials at an elementary school rocked by teacher sex abuse claims are investigating yet another allegation of misconduct, this one involving a teacher's aide accused of sending love letters to

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Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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