Rats laugh and tickle study shocks Bowling Green
At Bowling Green State University a psychobiologist reports rats enjoy tickling and laughter like playful pets. The finding follows a lab observation where rats vocalized more intensely during tickling, described as a Eureka moment by Jaak Panksepp. In Virginia, Volkswagen’s New Beetle is rated among the safest small cars in crash tests by a crash-research institute.
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Bowling Green State University
Jaak Panksepp
Ruckersville
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Family accused in abuse case in Syracuse
Police accuse a family that housed a mentally disabled woman and her daughter of keeping two women captive for disability checks, beating them, and chaining them to a box spring for days without food. Beverly Vinson, 24, was found at the bus station and hospitalized with bruises and rope marks.
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Melinda Vinson
John Dennee
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Columbia Returns to Earth After Two Week Brain Research Flight
Space shuttle Columbia and its seven crew landed at Kennedy Space Center ending a 14 day mission that advanced neuroscience research. Six astronauts carried on stretchers for medical tests while scientists prepared to dissect nearly 2 000 aquatic and terrestrial lab animals. Commander Richard Searfoss reported a near flawless descent with one cooling unit modified to avoid overheat. NASA hailed the mission as a milestone in space induced nervous system studies.
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NASA
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Kennedy Space Center
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Searfoss
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Florida
Guatemalan bishop killed as ghosts of war haunt peace hopes
In Guatemala City unknown killers clubbed Bishop Juan Gerardi to death with a concrete block, reviving memories of the civil war that left up to 200,000 dead or missing. Protests press for justice and an end to impunity as leaders face questions about the peace process and potential political motives. Human Rights Watch’s Jose Miguel Vivanco warned that trust in the postwar settlement remains fragile.
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Guatemala
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Jose Miguel Vivanco
Human Rights Watch Americas
Poland weighs Kuklinski legacy amid nowa Huta debate
In Nowa Huta and across Poland opinion splits over Col. Ryszard Kuklinski, the CIA informant who fed secrets to the West. While Solidarity veterans argue his risks helped end communism, many workers doubt his sacrifice matches theirs. The visit stirs discussions in parliaments and newspapers as Poland grapples with truth after 44 years of communist rule.
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Kuklinski
United States
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Thirteen Killed in Tribal Violence in Assam
A mob attacked a bus with Santhal travelers in Assam, killing 13 people and wounding five. Police cited revenge for earlier Bodo killings, noting a long quarrel between the tribes that sparked riots two years ago in which hundreds died.
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India
Assam
Ribu
S. Thadon
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