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Top US colleges weigh fate of students with tainted applications in wake of bribery scandal; USC takes high ground

In the wake of a massive college bribery scheme, the schools caught in the middle have been left facing a thorny question: What to do about the students who may have been admitted through fraud?

US college admissions scandal exposes dark side of how America's rich and famous rig system, make their kids look like star athletes

A college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold.

Scientists develop high capacity lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in 10 minutes

Researchers have developed a new lithium-ion battery that can recharge within 10 minutes and hold thrice as much energy as its existing counterparts. The new batteries could be used in anything from cell phones to hybrid cars.