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You can think of Antarctica as an amazing layer cake, made from millions of layers of snow that gradually turns to ice. But a new study finds that's not always the case. Some of the ice in Antarctica is actually forming from underneath the glaciers, instead of being piled on from the top, according to a report published online by Science magazine.

The legal fun house just got even more convoluted for the federal law overhauling health care.

U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson issued a stay of his own ruling at the end of January that found the federal health overhaul violates the Constitution.

In a recapitulation of the previous decision, Vinson makes clear that he intended for the ruling to bring implementation of health overhaul to a halt:

President Obama says that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must give in to anti-government forces in his country and leave office. The president also said that America will help cope with refugees fleeing the violence in Libya.

Speaking on a day that saw rebel forces strengthening their hold on the port city of Brega, Obama said:

Karima El-Mahrough, the Moroccan teenager linked to the sex scandal involving Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, will attend the highlight event of Vienna's social season Thursday night, along with a millionaire who is reportedly paying her $55,000 to be his guest.

The news that Mahrough — also known as Ruby Rubacuori, or "Ruby Heartstealer" — would come to the Vienna Opera Ball as the date of Richard Lugner has brought both excitement and trepidation to those attending the ball.

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Reports about what life is like inside the military prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are not uncommon. But very little is reported about two secretive units for convicted terrorists and other inmates who get 24-hour surveillance, right here in the U.S.