Magnitude 7 earthquake rattles off Canada coast
A strong 7 magnitude quake struck off Canada’s west coast near the Queen Charlotte Islands. No major damage reported as residents were evacuated in parts of British Columbia. The quake, centered 96 miles south of Masset and 3 miles deep, was felt across the region. Tsunami advisories were downgraded and canceled in Hawaii, Canada, Alaska, and parts of the U.S. west coast.
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British Columbia
Canada
U.S. Geological Survey
Queen Charlotte Islands
Masset
British
SpaceX Dragon returns cargo after first NASA contract flight
An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying medical samples from the ISS splashed down in the Pacific near Baja California completing SpaceX's first official contract shipment with NASA. Elon Musk hailed the mission as restoring U S cargo capability while NASA praised American ingenuity.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
International Space Station
Pacific Ocean
NASA
Spacex
Baja California Coast
America
Elon Musk
Charles Bolden
Earth
Insurers wary of Romney win on Obamacare repeal
Insurers fear disruption if Romney wins and attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act while maintaining required coverages. Major firms like UnitedHealth and Blue Cross Blue Shield could gain from new customers under the law, yet uncertainty looms over subsidies, mandates, and regulatory deadlines as the political battle continues.
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Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
UnitedHealth Group
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Romney
Obama
Congress
G. William Hoagland
Cigna
Hoagland
Health Insurance
America
Robert Laszewski
House
Senate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dead hearing cell regions identified by new British method
A new procedure using standard equipment detects dead regions in the ear. The presence of dead cells influences hearing aid fitting, since amplifying dead cells worsens speech in noise. A digitally programmable microcircuit using nanoscience can bypass dead cells, improving usable hearing and speech understanding.
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