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Experimental Technique Coaxes Muscles Destroyed By War To Regrow

A cross-section of skeletal muscle in this light micrograph shows the individual, parallel muscle fibers (red). These fibers work in concert to power movement. Thomas Deerinck, NCMIR/ScienceSource hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Experimental Technique Coaxes Muscles Destroyed By War To Regrow

By surgically transplanting material from pig bladders into the injured legs of several men, doctors prompted muscles to heal by growing and nurturing fresh, healthy cells.

Experimental Technique Coaxes Muscles Destroyed By War To Regrow

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Will Take Leave, Seek Help For Substance Abuse

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is surrounded by the media as he waits for an elevator outside his office at Toronto City Hall on November 15. Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Will Take Leave, Seek Help For Substance Abuse

Ford, who has been dogged by controversy after he admitted to smoking crack, is leaving in middle of a mayoral campaign. The announcement also comes with reports of new covert recordings of the mayor.

States Struggle To Find An Execution Method That Works

The gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is pictured in McAlester, Okla., in 2008. Legal pressures and concerns from European manufacturers have made traditional execution drugs unavailable to states. AP hide caption

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National

States Struggle To Find An Execution Method That Works

For a generation, nearly all death penalty states followed the same lethal injection protocol. Now they're forced to improvise — some say experiment — which has led to several botched executions.

Nino's No-No: Justice Scalia Flubs Dissent In Pollution Case

Whether the error in Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's recent dissent was originally his fault or a clerk's doesn't make it less cringeworthy. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

Nino's No-No: Justice Scalia Flubs Dissent In Pollution Case

It's more than embarrassing when a Supreme Court justice makes his decision based on facts that he's gotten wrong. The court has corrected the record, but the slip has stuck among legal cognoscenti.

Botched Execution Leads Doctor To Review His Principles

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Shots - Health News

Botched Execution Leads Doctor To Review His Principles

Of the 32 states that currently allow capital punishment, all rely on lethal injection as the means. Seventeen of them require a doctor to be present during the injection.

Campus Rape Reports Are Up, And Assaults Aren't The Only Reason

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Investigations

Campus Rape Reports Are Up, And Assaults Aren't The Only Reason

Data from the Department of Education show an increase in sexual assault reports, but college officials say new federal guidelines are helping more students come forward.

Campus Rape Reports Are Up, And Assaults Aren't The Only Reason

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High-Tech Maker Spaces: Helping Little Startups Make It Big

Andy Leer of maker space chain TechShop calibrates a 3-D printer at a GE-sponsored pop-up workshop in Washington, D.C. Maker spaces, which offer access to industrial-grade tools, are attracting support from governments and big companies like Ford and Lowe's. Gary Cameron/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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All Tech Considered

High-Tech Maker Spaces: Helping Little Startups Make It Big

Inventing a new product is hard if you can't afford to build a prototype. Enter maker spaces, workshops boasting shared high-tech tools. Entrepreneurs love them, and big backers are taking notice.

High-Tech Maker Spaces: Helping Little Startups Make It Big

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Renegade Cider Makers Get Funky To Cope With Apple Shortage

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The Salt

Renegade Cider Makers Get Funky To Cope With Apple Shortage

Few U.S. farmers grow the tannic apples traditionally used to make hard cider. So craft cider makers are using eating apples and adding chili, chocolate and tropical juices to boost their flavor.

Twitter CEO Hopes To Attract Users By Clearing The Clutter

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All Tech Considered

Twitter CEO Hopes To Attract Users By Clearing The Clutter

Dick Costolo calls the @ sign "scaffolding" that gets in the way of clear communication. And he says Twitter has to bridge the gap between the brand's global awareness and user engagement.

Twitter CEO Hopes To Attract Users By Clearing The Clutter

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Politics

Minimum Wage Raise: Blocked For Now, May Live Again In Campaigns

A bill to increase the federal minimum wage was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday, as Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bypass a filibuster.

Minimum Wage Raise: Blocked For Now, May Live Again In Campaigns

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Slow Growth For U.S. Economy, But Fed Plans Are Full Speed Ahead

The economy slowed sharply in the first quarter, but Federal Reserve policymakers voted unanimously to continue winding down their stimulus program.

Slow Growth For U.S. Economy, But Fed Plans Are Full Speed Ahead

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