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May 24, 2017
Chocolate May Reduce Risk Of Developing Common Heart Arrhythmia
While research has demonstrated that consumption of dark chocolate may have far reaching benefits for heart health, new research now points to a secondary benefit for reducing the risk of developing a common heart arrhythmia known...
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May 24, 2017
Researchers find dozens of genes associated with measures of intelligence
We don't know a lot about the biological basis of our mental abilities—we can't even consistently agree on how best to test them—but a few things seem clear. One is that performance on a number of standardized tests that purport...
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May 24, 2017
OPEC, non-OPEC hold informal talks to nail new oil cuts
OPEC and non-OPEC ministers meet for informal consultations in Vienna on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to agree the duration of oil output cuts as they seek to clear a global stocks overhang that has pulled down the price of crude.
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May 24, 2017
Moody's downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength as debt mounts
Moody's Investors Service downgraded China's credit ratings on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 30 years, saying it expects the financial strength of the economy will erode in coming years as growth slows and debt continues...
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May 23, 2017
Elon Musk is the unusual CEO who says his stock is overvalued
After a story published late last week about Tesla in the Guardian, investors might zero in on one comment in particular that CEO Elon Musk made: He said the company's "market cap is higher than we have any right to...
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May 23, 2017
Doomsday Seed Vault to Get Upgrade After Flooding Incident
The seeds are safe — for now. But a famous "doomsday" seed vault is scrambling to renovate after melting permafrost penetrated its access tunnel.
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May 23, 2017
Need Mood Lighting to Go With Your Music? Ask Alexa. No App Required.
SEATTLE — Today, most people know Amazon's Echo speaker as an easy way to play music using voice commands, but the device and others like it are catching on as ways to control light switches, thermostats and other smart home...
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May 22, 2017
Precious seeds in Norway's 'Doomsday vault' are safe — for now
The so-called "Doomsday seed vault" deep under a remote mountain in Norway is safe, at least for now, the nation's government said. Melting permafrost late last year sent "melt water gushing into the entrance...
