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Why is this important? Because gnawing uncertainty about the number of particle families had plagued two theories that are the foundation of modern physics: the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe and the Standard Model of the building blocks of matter.
The significance of the new findings was underscored by the haste with which they were revealed. The Stanford team, led by Burton Richter (a 1976 Nobel laureate), went public first, issuing a press release only one day before a European symposium at which CERN's findings were to have been...
The influx of Hispanics, mostly from Mexico, is concentrated in California (which has 34%), Texas (21%), New York (10%) and Florida (8%). Besides holding a potentially pivotal vote in close elections in those states, Hispanics are disproportionately young and thus constitute a large share of students in many school systems...
The sell-off was the sharpest since the market plunged 508 points on Oct. 19, 1987. In terms of points, it was the second largest loss in Wall Street history; in percentage, the day ranked twelfth worst. "It's total emotional and psychological chaos," said Eugene Peroni, an analyst with...
-- Interest rates were rising then, while they are stable or falling now.