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French physicist Philippe Hubert uses gamma rays to detect radioactivity in wine. "In the wine is the story of the Atomic Age," he says. C J Walker/Courtesy of William Koch hide caption

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The Salt

How Atomic Particles Became The Smoking Gun In Wine Fraud Mystery

By testing for radiation, detectives tried to show that wine bottles purportedly from Thomas Jefferson's collection were fake. And with wine fraud rising, authentication is getting more sophisticated.

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How Atomic Particles Helped Solve A Wine Fraud Mystery

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The Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa. Republicans say the Environmental Protection Agency will kill jobs and raise electricity prices with new carbon emissions limits. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

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GOP Demonizes Once Favored Cap-And-Trade Policy

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Just some of the more than 700 math books that have been reviewed for Common Core alignment by professor William Schmidt and his team at Michigan State's Center for the Study of Curriculum. Cory Turner/NPR hide caption

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The Common Core Curriculum Void

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David Ignatius is a columnist for the Washington Post who has covered both the CIA and the Middle East. The Director is his ninth book. W.W. Norton hide caption

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'The Director' Offers A Glimpse Into The Digital Underground

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