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The day of the Boston Marathon bombings scored lower on the index than any other day since measurements began nearly 5 years ago.
In the midst of an ongoing debate over the role of the pesticides in the deaths of bees, the European Union will restrict their use for 2 years.
A UCLA researcher could face more than 4 years in jail for the death of his research assistant in a lab accident.
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