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Study: Violent games can desensitize players
Frequent exposure to violent games can desensitize players to brutality, according to the results of new research.
Study: Gun homicides, violence down sharply in past 20 years
Firearm-related homicides and crime drop from 1993 peaks, a Pew study says The drops parallel overall declines in violent non-fatal crime "There is no consensus ... as to why it happened," the study says of declines Still, America has a higher rate of homicide than any other developed nation (CNN) -- Gun-related homicides and crime are "strikingly" down from 20 years ago, despite the American public's belief that firearm crime is on the upswing, a new study said Wednesday. Looking back 50 years, a Pew Research Center study found U.S. gun homicides rose in the 1960s, gained in the 1970s, peaked in the 1980s and the early 1990s, and then plunged and leveled out the past 20 years.
Yesterday, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, House Speaker John Boehner warned that the U.S. government must balance its budget. After all, he said:
Boehner Accidentally Explains Why His Deficit Position Is Phony
Study: If You Want to Save Babies, Care for the Poor
More than a million babies die on the same day they are born each year.
The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) | Threat Level
<img alt="" src="/threatlevel/wp-content/gallery/20-04/ff_nsadatacenter_f.jpg" title="Feature" width="660"/> Photo: Name Withheld; Digital Manipulation: Jesse Lenz The spring air in the small , sand-dusted town has a soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the breeze. Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow of Utah’s Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Mountains to the west.
Cannibalism evidence found at Jamestown settlement
WASHINGTON Scientists said Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism.CIA Ghost Money: Karzai Confirms U.S. Gives Funds To Afghan National Security Team
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the U.S. government for the past 10 years.
A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%
Released: April 23, 2013 An Uneven Recovery, 2009-2011
Study Points to New Culprit in Heart Disease
For the sake of science, these six men and women ate every last juicy bite of the 8-ounce steaks. Then they waited to have their blood drawn. Dr.
The Koch Brothers War On Renewable Energy Is Killing Jobs and Destroying Our Air
The Koch Brothers War On Renewable Energy Is Killing Jobs and Destroying Our Air By: Rmuse Apr. 8th, 2013 more from Rmuse <img src="http://ww1.politicususa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Renewable-energy.jpg" alt="Renewable energy" width="383" height="131" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-119736"/>
Water and fat -- those are the two primary building blocks Oxford University researchers have used to 3D print the droplet you see above.
Oxford University researchers create new 3D printed 'soft material' that could replace human tissue
Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers Reports ADSI - Business - Press Releases | NBC News
LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is a statement by Advocates for the Disabled and Seriously Ill:s a combat veteran of two tours in Vietnam with twenty-two years of service as a Republican member of the U.S. House and Senate, I endorse President Barack Obama for a second term as our Commander-in-Chief. Candidates publicly praise our service members, veterans and their families, but President Obama supports them in word and deed, anywhere and every time.
Why I, a Former GOP Senator, Will Vote for Obama - The Made in America Movement
By Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston HERLONG, California (CNN) - If you need an example of why it is hard to cut the budget in Washington look no further than this Army depot in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada range. CNN was allowed rare access to what amounts to a parking lot for more than 2,000 M-1 Abrams tanks.
Army to Congress: Thanks, but no tanks
At Last Night's Debate: Romney Told 27 Myths In 38 Minutes
Pundits from both sides of the aisle have lauded Mitt Romney’s strong debate performance, praising his preparedness and ability to challenge President Obama’s policies and accomplishments.Misc.
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