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Another Appeals Court Tosses Same-Sex Marriage Ban

7.28.14 at 4:00pm by Alan Greenblatt

A lower court's ruling that threw out a Virginia law has been upheld by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision could have an impact on similar bans throughout the Southeast.

Medicare Costs Stabilize, But Its Problems Are Far From Fixed

7.28.14 at 4:00pm by Julie Rovner

Medicare's trust fund is projected to have money until 2030, four years longer than predicted last year. But the fund that pays for disability benefits could run dry just two years from now.

With Men's Y Chromosome, Size Really May Not Matter

7.28.14 at 2:02pm by Rob Stein

The string of genes that make a man a man used to be much bigger, and some geneticists say it may be wasting away. Back off, others say. Y has been stable — and crucial — for millennia.

To Stop Cheating, Nuclear Officers Ditch The Grades

7.28.14 at 2:02pm by Geoff Brumfiel

A switch to pass-fail grading is curbing the "perfection" culture among U.S. nuclear missile forces. Critics of the old way say striving to be perfect invited cheating by those who launch the nukes.

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