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A few noteworthy stories

The Nobel Peace Prize goes to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari. Wikipedia has a pretty good article on Ahtisaari

Connecticut Ruling Overturns Ban on Same-Sex Marriage. Good news on the civil rights front.

Shark "Virgin Birth" Confirmed. A female blacktip shark in Virginia fertilized her own egg without mating with a male shark, new DNA evidence shows.