Video games may reshape education says scientists
The Federation of American Scientists urged federal research into turning video game dynamics into learning tools. The group argues games build analytical thinking teamwork multitasking and problem solving under duress and could boost school outcomes.
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North Korea May Be Preparing Second Nuclear Test
Satellite images indicate North Korea is preparing for a possible second nuclear blast as large rallies and anti sanctions rhetoric rise. U S officials warn another explosion would be a belligerent act while diplomacy aims to tighten sanctions and isolate Pyongyang.
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Bush signs bill authorizing interrogation and prosecutions
President Bush signed a law enabling tougher interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects. It protects CIA methods and allows prosecutions before military commissions, with fewer rights for defendants. The move follows Supreme Court rulings and honors Sept. 11 victims, naming detainees at Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial.
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Iraqi Shiites bury dead as Balad violence surges
In Najaf and Balad clashes kill 95 amid sectarian slaughter. US returns to Balad after days of bloodshed. Iraq's 4th Army struggles to contain attacks as Sunnis flee across the Tigris after a string of killings. Two fuel trucks attacked on outskirts.
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Karzai cites Taliban leader hiding in Quetta Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the AP that Mullah Omar, the Taliban’s supreme leader, is in Quetta Pakistan. He urged Pakistan’s President Musharraf to crack down on sanctuaries as violence surges in Afghanistan and noted the U.S. reward for Omar’s capture.
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Kenya reports first polio case in decades
U N says a 3 year old Somali refugee in Kenya has a new polio infection, the first in 22 years. The case marks a setback in eradicating the crippling disease as Kenya becomes the 26th country re infected since a 2003 vaccine boycott in Nigeria. WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib notes the polio strain in the Somali refugee came from nearby Somalia, which has seen re infection since 2008.
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