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Infants Learn Language by Lip Reading, Could Assist in Autism Diagnosis

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Infants learn language not merely by listening to what other people say but also by lip reading, according to a recent research.The study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday has defied conventional beliefs that babies learn to speak through sound alone.
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$400,000 in Spare Change

TSA Collected $400,000 in Spare Change in 2011

It looks like pennies do add up. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Thursday that it had collected more than $400,000 in spare change left by airline passengers at airport security checkpoints operated by the agency in 2011.
Canada to close loophole on foreigner gay marriages

Canada to close loophole on foreigner gay marriages

Canada will plug a loophole in its marriage laws that left foreign gay couples in a legal limbo, able to marry in Canada, but in a union that might not be legal, and perhaps without the ability to divorce.
Gay rights activists

Canada Rules Marriages of Foreign Gays Invalid

The government is abruptly arguing that the same-sex marriages of many foreigners who wed in Canada are not valid, a move that stunned the gay community and could affect thousands of couples.
2012 Election

Romney, in Florida, Pledges to Stand By Israel

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama for his stance on Israel on Thursday, telling a Florida crowd that if elected he would stand with our friends.
"When Mitt Romney Came to Town": What to Know About Gingrich Attack Ad

'When Mitt Romney Came to Town': What to Know About Gingrich Attack [VIDEO]

A Gingrich PAC is using clips from anti-Romney documentary King of Bain: When Mitt Romney Came to Town to go after the GOP frontrunner, calling him a corporate raider who gutted companies for profit (watch here). But where did the documentary come from? What was Romney's response to the film? And was Gingrich involved in its production? Here's everything you need to know about the controversial documentary.
Shahid Khan

New Jaguars Owner Shahid Khan Upsets Team Fans

The new NFL owner dissed team fans, creating an uproar among the Florida football franchise's fan base. Khan was apparently trying to explain what it takes to be a Jaguars fan after complaints piled up following Khan's hiring of new coach Mike Mularkey.
Oranges

FDA Bans Orange Juice Imports; Which Brands May Be Harmful?

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would temporarily halt all imports of foreign orange juice because of fears of carbendazim traces found in oranges, especially those from Brazil. The import ban will last until the FDA has finished conducting a thorough investigation of carbendazim levels.

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