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An explosion Monday at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station blew the roof off the containment building of reactor No. 3, right. Reactor No. 1’s containment building, left, was damaged in an explosion on Saturday.
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Leisurely Meals Don’t Curb Snacking, Study Finds
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When Optimism Is Unrealistic
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Patients think experimental cancer drugs will work for them, even though fewer than 5 percent ever benefit from early-phase studies.
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Virginia: Judge Orders Nutrition for Immigrant in Nursing Home
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New View of How Humans Moved Away From Apes
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