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“It took a while for the designer to resubmit the revisions.”

From Los Angeles Times

Divorced couples in Japan are now allowed to share custody of their children, after a landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect on Wednesday.

From BBC

Their team, Venetian Blinds, has won several contests, most recently an IQ test of 100 granular questions that the event organizer said took months to develop.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this single lake, more than 800 species have emerged from a shared ancestor in far less time than it took humans and chimpanzees to diverge.

From Science Daily

While working on her doctorate at the University of Washington in Seattle, Mastick took an unconventional approach.

From Science Daily