Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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Hunting for Clues to Parkinson's Disease

Studies have shown a link between the disease and some chemicals like pesticides | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Michael J. Fox, center, at the  2011 New York City Marathon. Two hundred Team Fox runners participated in the race to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. The actor lives with the condition.

Putting Agriculture at the Center of Climate Talks

Farming produces greenhouse gases, but scientists say it can also help lessen their effects | AGRICULTURE REPORT

GIVE YOUR ADVICE: Relationship Problems and More

Help another person and practice your English by offering ideas to solve problems with personal or professional relationships

Broken heart

Children's Story: 'Pecos Bill'

Legend has it that Pecos Bill invented the art of being a cowboy | AMERICAN STORIES

The city of Pecos, Texas, calls itself "Home of the World's First Rodeo"

Barbara Cooney, 1917-2000: She Created Many Popular Books for Children

One of her best loved books "Miss Rumphius," published in 1982, won the American Book Award | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Her name appeared on more than one hundred books

Words and Their Stories: Number One

First of two programs about expressions that use numbers | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

Some say singer Aaliyah was "one in a million"

US, EU Say Iran May Be Ready to Return to Nuclear Talks

Also, the leaders of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan meet in Islamabad | IN THE NEWS

File photo of Iran's Uranium Conversion Facility near the city of Isfahan. 410 kilometers south of the capital, Tehran

Inspections at Apple's Suppliers in China

Apple officials ordered the inspections after reports of poor working conditions at factories | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Workers at a Foxconn factory in China

American Helps Reunite Trafficked Nepalese Children With Families

Also, the Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years. And a look at the latest in pet care businesses | THIS IS AMERICA

Conor Grennan with Anga, one of the young children he came to know at the Little Princes Children's Home in Nepal

FOR TEENS AND KIDS: Stories for the Younger Crowd

Teens playing basketball

Getting Young Indians to Choose Tea Over Coffee

Entrepreneurs are opening tea houses to compete with growing numbers of cafes | ECONOMICS REPORT

A tea shop owner in Mumbai, India

Looking Back on the Life and Music of Whitney Houston

The six-time Grammy winner and actress died at the age of 48 after a life of success and struggles | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Whitney Houston

Linking Education and Employment in Africa

Groups seek ways to support economic growth by improving education and job training programs | EDUCATION REPORT

Delegates at the opening ceremony of the ADEA Triennial conference in Ouagadougou

American History: Clinton Wins 1992 Election

Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton became one of the youngest presidents in American history | THE MAKING OF A NATION

Bill Clinton takes the oath of office from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at the Capitol on January 20, 1993

Dating Sites' Claims; Female Voices and Fertility

Researchers dismiss "matching algorithms." And, when is a woman's voice least attractive to a man? | HEALTH REPORT

Online dating site

Travel Industry, Fisheries Depend on Threatened Coral Reefs

Also, studying the spread of plastic waste in oceans. And a scientist wants to know more about the lives of bees | EXPLORATION

Snorkelers swim with sharks on a reef in Bimini, Bahamas, in 1995
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