Government offers direct deposit for federal payments
The Treasury announces an electronic direct deposit program for federal payment recipients including Social Security and veterans. VP Gore and Treasury Secretary Rubin say the plan saves money for low income and elderly users who struggle to access banks, with monthly fees capped at three dollars. Tax refunds are excluded.
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Earth May Have Had A Life Supporting Twin
Astronomer David Stevenson of Caltech proposes in Nature that Earth formed with one or more sibling planets that were later ejected by Jupiter or other giants. The theory, previously discussed, suggests a lost twin could have existed in the early solar system.
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California Institute of Technology
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Rogue planets Could Harbor Life Without Sunlight
Astronomers propose Earthlike rogue planets drifting through interstellar space might host warm oceans and simple life, heated by thick hydrogen atmospheres and volcanic activity. Alan Ross of the Carnegie Institution notes the logic, while Stevenson cautions most such worlds lack confirmed examples or suitable atmospheres.
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Carnegie Institution
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Sons inherit fathers infertility defect study says
A study led by Dr. David Page at the Whitehead Institute links a Y chromosome defect AZFc to inherited infertility. About 10 percent of men with very low sperm counts have this genetic issue, and sons conceived via IVF may inherit it, while daughters are unaffected.
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David Page
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Whitehead Institute
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