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Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

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Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

From birth through age 30 or so, our ability to recognize faces keeps improving, research shows. At first, kids discern adult faces better than other kids' mugs. Not so after adolescence.

Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?

Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics say it's another example of Trump packing his Cabinet with Wall Street insiders. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?

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Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?

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As A Syrian Refugee In Toledo Pines For His Family, A Brotherhood Forms

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World

As A Syrian Refugee In Toledo Pines For His Family, A Brotherhood Forms

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As A Syrian Refugee In Toledo Pines For His Family, A Brotherhood Forms

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Apple Pulls 'The New York Times' From Its App Store In China

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The Two-Way

Apple Pulls 'The New York Times' From Its App Store In China

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Apple Pulls 'The New York Times' From Its App Store In China

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Trump Relatives' Potential White House Roles Could Test Anti-Nepotism Law

Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have played key roles in Donald Trump's campaign, his transition team and his family businesses. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Trump Relatives' Potential White House Roles Could Test Anti-Nepotism Law

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Trump Relatives' Potential White House Roles Could Test Anti-Nepotism Law

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Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

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Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

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Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

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Meet The Producer Who Runs Her Opera Empire From A 2-Bedroom Apartment

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Deceptive Cadence

Meet The Producer Who Runs Her Opera Empire From A 2-Bedroom Apartment

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The Doctors Aren't In At Kenya's Public Hospitals

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Goats and Soda

The Doctors Aren't In At Kenya's Public Hospitals

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The Doctors Aren't In At Kenya's Public Hospitals

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