From the community: Fallen soldiers, lessons from AIDS and nuclear power in Germany
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Faces of the Fallen U.S. members who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Submitted by letsliveinpeace
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, a look at tributes to members of the US military who died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
30 Years In, We Are Still Learning From AIDS
Submitted by Vierotchka
The New York Times looks back at the early days of the AIDS epidemic -- what began as an unknown disease, a handful of reports of men with rare forms of pneumonia and cancer that typically affected those with compromised immune systems -- and what we can learn from the course of the AIDS epidemic.
As AIDS has become entrenched in the United States and elsewhere, a new generation has grown up with little if any knowledge of those dark early days. But they are worth recalling, as a cautionary tale about the effects of the bafflement and fear that can surround an unknown disease and as a reminder of the sweeping changes in medical practice that the epidemic has brought about.
Germany to quit Nuclear within 10 years!
Submitted by alexandrek
Germany has announced that it will cease use of nuclear power by 2022, making it the largest industrial power to move away from the use of nuclear energy.
[Environment Minister] Mr Rottgen said the seven oldest reactors - which were taken offline for a safety review immediately after the Japanese crisis - would never be used again. An eighth plant - the Kruemmel facility in northern Germany, which was already offline and has been plagued by technical problems, would also be shut down for good.
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