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Hi everyone, I’m Asieh Namdar at the CNN. com newsroom in Atlanta.
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Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
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Police are investigating the tragic deaths of two of Jennifer Hudson’s family members.
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Her brother and mother were found shot to death in her mother’s home.
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The mother of this man says he has been questioned by police.
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William Balfour’s mother says he was married to Hudson’s sister for several years.
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No charges have been filed. Police have issued an amber alert for Hudson’s nephew.
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Seven-year-old Julian King went missing after the shootings.
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Now the campaign trail, both presidential candidates spent Saturday looking for votes in western states.
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Senator Barack Obama talked economics and health cares at stops in Reno.
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He hit hard on Senator John McCain, making him with President Bush’s policies.
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McCain told supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico that Obama is more interested in controlling wealth than creating it.
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By the way, there’s less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
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President Bush uses his weekly radio address to encourage Americans to stay patient during this tough economic times.
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The president and other leaders from the world’s twenty largest economies will meet next month to look for solutions to the global financial crisis.
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The White House says the Bush administration is ramping up a 700 billion dollar bailout plan and it will take weeks to hire the necessary staff to carry it out.
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And the Middle East is also showing stock volatility amid the global financial crisis.
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Saudi Arabian markets began their week trading down almost 9%.
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Sectors like hotel and tourism and real estate developments were among the hardest hit.
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Energy actually fared the best losing only 6.4% of its value.
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Despite the stock sell-off, Saudi officials say the economy remains strong.
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They said the drop is due to big sell-offs in US Asian and European markets.
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And finally a historic football match in the middle-east-the Palestinian national football team will play its first international match on the home tour of Sunday.
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Team Palestine will host Jordon in an exhibition match at a newly renovated stadium in the west bank.
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Up until now, the team has been playing home games in Jordon and Qatar.
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And those are the headlines this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day.
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SSS 2008-10-24
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute.
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You know that warm feeling you get when you spend time with someone you love?
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How about the one that comes from wrapping your hands around a steaming mug of coffee?
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They might be related.
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That’s what scientists at the University of Colorado and Yale University claim in the October 24th issue of the journal Science.
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The researchers recruited 41 undergrad volunteers.
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Participants were handed a cup of either hot or iced coffee to hold, without being told it was part of the experiment.
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Then they were handed a description of an imaginary person, Person A, with a list of A’s personality traits.
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Afterwards, the undergrads described that person.
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Those who’d held the hot coffee rated Person A significantly warmer—friendlier, more generous—than those who held the ice coffee.
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In a second study 53 volunteers held hot or cold therapeutic pads.
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Then they could choose a gift certificate for themselves or for a friend.
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Those who’d held the hot pads were more likely to be generous and give the gift certificate to friends.
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Researchers say this shows that physical and metaphorical warmth are linked.
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Which means it’s not a bad idea to order a hot drink on your next hot date.
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Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber.
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