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- DNA evidence analyzed this summer cleared JonBenet's family of her murder. The man who spearheaded that investigation uses the same techniques used in crime-solving to ID the badly charred remains of 9/11 victims and soldiers and is hoping to spread the DNA technology to new areas.
- The outlook for best-performing corporations is getting more bleak by the second. So imagine what the forecast is for under-performing firms.
- Cuba was hit hard by Hurricane Ike. The storm left four deaths and more than 200,000 damaged homes in its wake. So with hurricane season in full swing what happens to Gitmo detainees during a massive storm?
- Scientists are looking into the possibility of a fifth dimension and are designing an experiment that would help determine whether additional dimensions exist.
- Pompeii - The Sequel? Could be. The magma chamber in Mount Vesuvius is rising and researchers cannot rule out the possibility of a second catastrophic eruption. If the volcano were to blow, conditions would be reminiscent of the first explosion when hot poisonous gas enveloped the area and the ocean came to a boil.
