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Berkeley school board member wants $53 million bond delayed

Some residents and at least one Berkeley County School Board member say they want to know more about why the district recently passed another $53 million dollar bond just months after voters agreed to a $198 million bond back in November. Full story

Must read: Teen gets full ride to nine top schools

Check out te amazing story of a teenager who got not one – not three – but nine offers for full scholarships to colleges including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, UCLA, and Berkeley. Full story

China Goes 'Hogwild'

   China's Shaunghui International announced plans to buy pork producer Smithfield Foods for $4.7 billion. CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Eamon Javers; Peter Navarro, University of California; and Mayor Carter Williams of Smithfield, Virginia discuss.

Fed's Williams does not comment on economic outlook, policy

(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams did not comment on the outlook for the U.S. economy or monetary policy in an address on Monday to students graduating from the University of California, Berkeley. Full story

Why the Blues Are Blue

When you listen to a lively Mozart piece in a major key, what colors do you see? If bright yellows and oranges swirled in your mind, it wouldn't surprise a group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. Full story

Mystery Popped: Science of Bubbles Decoded

Anyone who has lathered up soap or seen frothy suds form on top of freshly poured soda has witnessed the delicate science of bubbles in action. But while bubbles and foamy materials are common in everyday life, scientists have struggled to model suds’ complicated behavior — the way clusters of bubbl Full story

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