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Study: Wi-Fi radiation harmful to trees

November 23, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

The entire digital revolution sweeping the world these days may not be so great after all especially when it comes to protecting the environment.

In Europe, poor countries in economic straightjacket

November 23, 2010 By Emile Schepers

To satisfy the International Monetary Fund, countries like Ireland and Greece have taken drastic anti-worker measures.

TSA airport checks: making sense of the furor

November 23, 2010 By Susan Webb

Civil liberties advocates, libertarians and some passengers are protesting new airport security screening procedures, while some are skeptical about the furor.

Pope’s condom statement offers Rorschach theology

November 23, 2010 By Teresa Albano

Pope Benedict XVI set off a firestorm this week when the Vatican released excerpts from a new book in which the pontiff obliquely says that HIV prevention might be a reason for condoms.

Republican stalling on START is recipe for gridlock

November 22, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

If the Senate decides to vote on the new START treaty with Russia, it will likely garner enough votes for passage, an expert with a top Washington think tank predicted.