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1**Monday, April 6, 2015**
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23_last updated on 2015-04-06 at 9:00 pm EDT_
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329
4- ### [Women Twice as Likely to See Pot as Risky](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225094420.htm)
30- ### [Suicides: Not Just a Winter Problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm)
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6 Feb. 25, 2015 � A study on the perceived risk of using cannabis and characteristics associated with these perceptions found that non-white, low-income women over 50 were most likely to perceive a risk in using the ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225094420.htm)
32 Apr. 2, 2015 � A new article looks at seasonal suicide that tends to peak in the Spring months. "Whenever someone makes a conscious decision to attempt or complete suicide, often friends and family ask ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm)
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34- ### [Boys Plagiarize More Than Girls at School](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm)
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36 Mar. 26, 2015 � The phenomenon of academic plagiarism among secondary school students has been the focus of recent study that confirms that this practice is widespread in secondary education, especially among the ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm)
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38- ### [Will You Ever Pay Off Your Student Loan?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm)
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40 Mar. 25, 2015 � Would-be participants of higher education must be given full and transparent advice before they accumulate debts as students that follow them into the workplace, according to a new ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm)
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42- ### [Are Our Schools Damaging Children's Eyes?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm)
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44 Mar. 24, 2015 � Shockingly, research has shown a dramatic increase in the number of students leaving secondary school with short-sightedness, or myopia, and a new study suggests lighting in schools could be a ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm)
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46#### Thursday, April 2, 2015
47
48- [One-third of college STEM majors switch fields by graduation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402114657.htm)
49- [Suicides: Not just a winter problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm)
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51#### Wednesday, April 1, 2015
52
53- [Students drop their stereotypes of science when they 'meet the scientist'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401120726.htm)
54- [Well-designed classrooms can boost learning progress in primary school pupils by up to 16% in a single year, research reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401084453.htm)
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56#### Tuesday, March 31, 2015
57
58- [Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331145142.htm)
59- [Bullying by students with disabilities reduced by social-emotional learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331145140.htm)
60- [Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331121624.htm)
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62#### Monday, March 30, 2015
63
64- [Family income, parental education related to brain structure in children, adolescents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330112232.htm)
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66#### Thursday, March 26, 2015
67
68- [Cell phone 'bill shock' warnings can leave consumers worse off, says new study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326162702.htm)
69- [Boys plagiarize more than girls at school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm)
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71#### Wednesday, March 25, 2015
72
73- [The state of vaccine confidence: Early results of a Vaccine Confidence Index](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325210821.htm)
74- [Public Health Responsibility Deal in UK unlikely to be an effective response to alcohol harms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325210509.htm)
75- [Will you ever pay off your student loan?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm)
76- [Pre-K children outpace normal expectations through kindergarten](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131718.htm)
77- [Medicaid is a very good investment even if it does not lower cholesterol or blood pressure, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131716.htm)
78- [Education may not improve our life chances of happiness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131620.htm)
79- [Incorporating exercise into classroom lessons increases children's physical activity levels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131407.htm)
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81#### Tuesday, March 24, 2015
82
83- [Are our schools damaging children's eyes?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm)
84- [More schools, more challenging assignments add up to higher IQ scores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324132228.htm)
85- [Preparing for natural disasters: What policies protect the vulnerable consumer?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324111508.htm)
86- [Child pedestrians more likely to be struck by motor vehicles in the spring months](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324084933.htm)
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88#### Monday, March 23, 2015
89
90- ['Violence-free' zones improve behavior, performance in middle, high school students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323111642.htm)
91- [How much math, science homework is too much?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323105249.htm)
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93#### Friday, March 20, 2015
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95- [From soda bans to bike lanes: Which 'natural experiments' really reduce obesity?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150320155654.htm)
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97#### Thursday, March 19, 2015
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99- [Schools using out-of-school suspension drug policy show increased likelihood of marijuana use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319165342.htm)
100- [Kindergarten and crime: Students who started school later more likely to drop out, commit crimes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319124214.htm)
101- [Tackling poor oral health in children around the globe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319080352.htm)
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103#### Wednesday, March 18, 2015
104
105- [Antibiotic resistance linked to corruption, experts suggest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150318145425.htm)
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107#### Tuesday, March 17, 2015
108
109- ['Distracted driving' at an all-time high; new approaches needed, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317135135.htm)
110- [Flawed IQ scoring system: Important difference in American, Canadian scoring systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317112034.htm)
111- [Better breakfast, better grades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317112032.htm)
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113#### Monday, March 16, 2015
114
115- [How do students use video in higher education?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316135558.htm)
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8117#### Monday, March 9, 2015
9118
10119- [Teens, adults hazy on Washington marijuana law, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150309135142.htm)
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12121#### Friday, March 6, 2015
13122
123- [Pre-game jitters: Student athletes, parents both contribute to anxious feelings before competition, research suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150306181121.htm)
14124- [New study points to better classrooms for children with disabilities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150306091611.htm)
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16126#### Thursday, March 5, 2015
17127
18128- [Little evidence that executive function interventions boost student achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110449.htm)
19129- [Study simulates changes to admissions criteria for NYC's specialized high schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110239.htm)
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175285#### Thursday, January 8, 2015
176286
177287- [Teachers on the front line following attack in Boston: Study identifies varying support following 2013 Boston Marathon attack](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150108162433.htm)
178288- [Requirements of implementing next generation science standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150108130121.htm)
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180#### Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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182- [Campus debit cards let students buy cigarettes with parents' money](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150107122311.htm)
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186- [Marine litter education boosts children's understanding, actions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150106102708.htm)
187- [Blind students learn to think like scientists with revolutionary traveling toolboxes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150106081620.htm)
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191- [Alcohol taxes protective against binge drinking, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150105141705.htm)
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195- [Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141229081631.htm)
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197#### Tuesday, December 23, 2014
307**Breaking News:**
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199- [Could playing Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and other music improve kids' brains?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223132546.htm)
200- [The business-minded veterinarian](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223113819.htm)
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208- [A Facebook application knows if you are having a bad day and tells your teacher](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219130356.htm)
209- [Parents' BMI decreases with child involved in school-based, community obesity intervention](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219103946.htm)
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213- [High socioeconomic status increases discrimination, depression risk in black young adults](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218210102.htm)
214- [Malnutrition a hidden epidemic among elders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218120846.htm)
215- [Early caregiving experiences have long-term effects on social relationships, achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218081330.htm)
216- [Why are UK teenagers skipping school?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218081119.htm)
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220- [Personality outsmarts intelligence at school: Conscientiousness and openness key to learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217090812.htm)
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224- [More than half of all children in US will likely live with an unmarried mother](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216175748.htm)
225- [Medicaid is a very good investment even if it does not lower cholesterol or blood pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216154737.htm)
226- [Students attending summer learning programs returned to school in the fall with an advantage in math](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216154620.htm)
227- [All boys are not poor school achievers, and all girls are not smart pupils](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216082527.htm)
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229#### Friday, December 12, 2014
335_from the past week_
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231- [Inaugural survey of American attitudes about the environment released](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141212190205.htm)
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233#### Thursday, December 11, 2014
339### [Science & Society](https://sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/)
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235- [Low income kids eat more fruits, vegetables when they are in school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141211124010.htm)
341- [Generous Welfare Benefits Make People More Likely to Want to Work, Not Less](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331074345.htm)
342- [Stop Blaming the Moon: Intelligent People Can Develop Strong Entirely Incorrect Beliefs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330163029.htm)
343- [We Don't Notice Much of What We See: 85 College Students Tried to Draw the Apple Logo from Memory; 84 Failed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327101157.htm)
344- [The Rapid Rise of Human Language](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331131324.htm)
345- [California Quake Risk: Newly Discovered Link Between Calaveras, Hayward Faults Means Potentially Larger Earthquakes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150403095931.htm)
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237#### Wednesday, December 10, 2014
347### [Business & Industry](https://sciencedaily.com/news/business_industry/)
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239- [Use-of-force simulator in university program promotes early problem-solving under pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210171352.htm)
240- [Effects of family-friendly workplace policies examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210121415.htm)
241- [Cognitive training can improve brain performance of students in poverty](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210080748.htm)
242- [Immunizing schoolkids fights flu in others, too](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210074135.htm)
243- [Number of medical schools with student-run free clinics has more than doubled](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210073905.htm)
349- [How Long Do Firms Live? Finding Patterns of Company Mortality in Market Data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401132856.htm)
350- [Cultivating Timeflow: Can Consumers Shape How They Experience Time?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331180612.htm)
351- [Interview Blues: Anxious, Slow Talkers Often Do Not Get the Job](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401093432.htm)
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245#### Tuesday, December 9, 2014
353### [Education & Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/news/education_learning/)
246354
247- [A mobile app for conducting opinion polls](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141209081801.htm)
355- [Element of Surprise Helps Babies Learn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402161501.htm)
356- ['Lightning Bolts' in Brain Show Learning in Action](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330112236.htm)
357- [Modern Parenting May Hinder Brain Development, Research Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130107110538.htm)
358- [Parents Rationalize the Economic Cost of Children by Exaggerating Their Parental Joy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110302152813.htm)
359- [Insight Creates New Memories in the Brain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401084448.htm)
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249#### Monday, December 8, 2014
361## Strange & Offbeat Stories
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251- [Public servants are individually motivated to help environment, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208152656.htm)
252- [Charter schools can lead families to buy homes nearby](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208105316.htm)
253- [US Affordable care act leaves many children without important benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208093122.htm)
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257- [Social networking during a campus emergency](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141205114003.htm)
367### [Science & Society](https://sciencedaily.com/news/strange_offbeat/science_society/)
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259#### Thursday, December 4, 2014
369- [Mathematician's 2015 Major League Baseball Projections](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401215808.htm)
370- [Why Are There No Celebrity Accountants? Does It Matter?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401114523.htm)
371- [Stop Blaming the Moon: Intelligent People Can Develop Strong Entirely Incorrect Beliefs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330163029.htm)
372- [We Don't Notice Much of What We See: 85 College Students Tried to Draw the Apple Logo from Memory; 84 Failed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150327101157.htm)
373- [Agricultural Waste Could Be Used as Biofuel](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326083304.htm)
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261- [Distrust of police is top reason Latinos don't call 911 for cardiac arrest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204160649.htm)
262- [Chicago summer jobs program for high school students dramatically reduces youth violence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204142629.htm)
375### [Business & Industry](https://sciencedaily.com/news/strange_offbeat/business_industry/)
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377- [March Madness Brackets: Flipping a Coin Is Your Best Bet](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150310123012.htm)
378- [Deciding on a Purchase: Does It Matter If You Look Up or Down While Shopping?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150304152613.htm)
379- [Taking Madness out of March Madness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150304124036.htm)
380- [Blockbusters: Can EEGs Predict a Movie's Success Better Than Surveys?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225094327.htm)
381- [Women Seek Greater Variety in Men and Consumer Products Near Ovulation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150217122820.htm)
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383### [Education & Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/news/strange_offbeat/education_learning/)
384
385- [Element of Surprise Helps Babies Learn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402161501.htm)
386- [Why Good Solutions Make Us Oblivious to Better Ones](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082703.htm)
387- [On Pi Day, How Scientists Use This Number](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150312111112.htm)
388- [Autism Risk Genes Also Linked to Higher Intelligence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150310105232.htm)
389- [Reliance on Smartphones Linked to Lazy Thinking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110546.htm)
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397- [CERN restarts Large Hadron Collider, seeks dark universe](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/big-bang-particle-collider-restarts-after-refit-cern/)
398- [U.S. to halt expanded use of some insecticides amid honey bee decline](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/u-s-to-halt-expanded-use-of-some-insecticides-amid-honey-bee-decline/)
399- [Deadly snakes 'milked' to create potent new anti-venom](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/deadly-snakes-milked-to-create-potent-new-anti-venom/)
400- [Oh, baby: study shows how surprises help infants learn](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/oh-baby-study-shows-how-surprises-help-infants-learn/)
401- [Liquid body armor tested in Poland](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/liquid-body-armor-tested-in-poland/)
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403### Health News
404
405- [Sterilization threat darkens Europe's transgender quest for identity](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/sterilization-threat-darkens-europes-transgender-quest-for-identity/)
406- [Bird flu confirmed on turkey farm in Woodstock, Ontario](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/bird-flu-confirmed-on-turkey-farm-in-woodstock-ontario/)
407- [Government payments for Medicare Advantage plans to rise in 2016](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/u-s-regulator-says-2016-payments-for-medicare-advantage-to-rise/)
408- [For some elderly, unclogging leg arteries doesn't improve mobility](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/for-some-elderly-unclogging-leg-arteries-doesnt-improve-mobility/)
409- [Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers better commercial diet choices](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/jenny-craig-weight-watchers-better-commercial-diet-choices/)
410
411### Environment News
412
413- [Record California sea lion strandings reach 2,250 so far this year](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/record-california-sea-lion-strandings-top-2250-so-far-this-year/)
414- [Groups sue U.S. to halt killing of grizzlies near Yellowstone](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/groups-sue-u-s-to-halt-killing-of-grizzlies-near-yellowstone/)
415- ['Green' political donor vows climate agenda push in 2016 U.S. race](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/green-political-donor-vows-climate-agenda-push-in-2016-u-s-race/)
416- [Drought-parched California expecting welcome dose of spring rain](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/drought-parched-california-expecting-welcome-dose-of-spring-rain/)
417- [Radiation from Fukushima disaster newly detected off Canada's coast](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/radiation-from-fukushima-disaster-newly-detected-off-canadas-coast/)
418
419### Technology News
420
421- [Samsung Electronics first-quarter profit tipped at three-quarter high, flags momentum](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/samsung-elec-first-quarter-operating-profit-guidance-beats-estimates/)
422- [U.S. announces first antitrust e-commerce prosecution](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/u-s-announces-first-antitrust-e-commerce-prosecution/)
423- [United Technologies wins reversal of $657 million award over engine prices](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/united-technologies-wins-reversal-of-657-million-award-over-engine-prices/)
424- [Android co-founder Andy Rubin's new company raises $48 million](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/android-co-founder-andy-rubins-new-company-raises-48-million/)
425- [Twitter complies with Turkey's request, ban lifted](http://newsdaily.com/2015/04/twitter-and-youtube-blocked-in-turkey-after-court-decision-source/)
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