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“ A justice of the peace in Louisiana is facing disciplinary action after he refused to marry a mixed-race couple on the grounds that it would not be fair to any children they might have. ”

“ How exactly would new health care overhaul legislation affect you? Click on the category below that best fits your situation and see what the major proposals currently before Congress would mean for you. ”

“ Restricting the availability of legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a major report suggests. ”

“ A new system called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope is set to take more detailed images of larger chunks of the sky and produce about 30 terabytes of data each night. ”

“ A HeLa cell (also Hela or hela cell) is an immortal cell line used in scientific research. The cell line was derived from cervical cancer cells taken from Henrietta Lacks, who died from her cancer on October 4, 1951. ”

“ Dudamel kicked off his tenure with the L.A. Phil Saturday night with a free performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 before an audience of nearly 18,000 at the Hollywood Bowl. ”

“ This Saturday in Pueblo, Colorado, more than 40 people are expected to have surgery free of charge for everything from bad gallbladders to balky knees. There will even be a few vasectomies and tubal ligations. ”