1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:26:03Z
Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall

In a photo made May 15, 2012 Director Pete Larson of the Black Hills Institute of Geologic Research, right, discusses with artist Tomas Schneider how he will use a forklift to hoist a Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil skeleton into place in the new Hall of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The exhibit that opens June 2 includes the only Triceratops skin ever found, and a T-rex with three fingers. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal, all fossilized in stone, modern-day evidence of how this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died: in childbirth.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:42:41Z
Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss
Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wake of a multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:21:46Z
Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured

In a photo made Thursday, April 19, 2012, Greg Farris takes a break while wearing a protective boot as he helps set up for a weekend triathlon event in Lakeland, Fla. Farris injured his foot while running in barefoot running shoes.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:14:32Z
Myanmar explains power cuts to calm rare protests
Myanmar's government made an uncharacteristic plea for understanding Tuesday after chronic power cuts set off rare protests in the Southeast Asian country that is easing toward democracy after decades of military rule.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:19:11Z
Rivera work poised to set new auction record in NY

This undated image released by Sotheby's New York shows Diego Rivera's 1939 oil on canvas painting

Mexican artist Diego Rivera's 1939 oil painting "Girl in Blue and White" is headlining Sotheby's Latin American art auction in New York.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:25:22Z
Mich. jury close to finish line in stabbings trial
A jury in Michigan is returning for closing arguments and deliberations in the fatal stabbing of a 49-year-old man, the last Michigan attack linked to a knifing spree two summers ago.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:11:32Z
APNewsBreak: Reno Air Races still a go this fall
A blue ribbon panel of experts reviewing the deadly crash at last year's National Championship Air Races in Reno is making a number of recommendations to make the event safer but none would prevent the competition from continuing as scheduled in September, officials told The Associated Press.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T07:23:02Z

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