FHA bailout looms in Obama budget plan for 943 million
The Obama administration projects a 943 million bailout for the Federal Housing Administration to stabilize long term finances amid past subprime turmoil. The agency plans to draw from Treasury without congressional approval and final action may wait until fiscal year end.
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Transparent brain opens frontiers in neuroscience research
Stanford scientists report a method to render human brains transparent by removing lipids and infusing a clear gel, enabling 3-D mapping of neural circuits to the molecular level. The advance, described in Nature, could accelerate Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, autism research and broader organ studies, with broad data potential and multiple testing on preserved tissue.
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Improbably North Korea becomes online sensation
North Korea, notorious for internet bans, has surged as a global online topic with Google searches up sevenfold since March and Twitter trend status as a top week’s topic. Analysts say the tactic fuels regional tensions while state media feeds daily with targeted headlines and propaganda.
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Delaware moves to legalize same sex marriage in state
Governor Jack Markell announces a bill to legalize same sex marriage with support from Senate President Pro Tempore Patricia Blevins House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and Attorney General Beau Biden. Republican Sen. Brian Pettyjohn questions expanding civil rights beyond civil unions.
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Guantanamo pretrial hearings delayed over vanished defense files
Defense lawyers report February loss of confidential work documents from Pentagon computers and possible third party monitoring. A weeklong hearing for Abd al Rahim al Nashiri is rescheduled to June 11, with potential delays for five 9/11 detainees as well.
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