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Today is Sunday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2012. There are 309 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 26, 1962, after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, astronaut John Glenn told a joint meeting of Congress, "Exploration and the pursuit of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run."On this date:In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of

How 'loud' kids become silent readers as they grow
Over the next four years, scientists may be able to reveal when and how children develop accurate oral reading and advance from oral to fluent silent reading.

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Couples vying on whose office day was worse 'may end up in divorce'
Couples who compete with each other over who has had the worse day or bombard the family with their workplace problems may be on the road to divorce, experts have warned.

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'Talking dictionaries' to preserve vanishing languages
To save the more than 7,000 languages spoken on our planet today from going in to oblivion by the end of this century, Linguists from the National Geographic's 'Enduring voices' have come up with the idea of 'walking dictionaries'.

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Brain scans can reveal 'you're in love' and predict 'if your relationship will last'
When you're in love, you might hide it from your friends and family, but you can't hide it from neuroscientists.

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AP source: Yanks agree to trade Burnett to Pirates
The Yankees agreed Friday to trade much maligned pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, a deal that clears the way New York to add Raul Ibanez.

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