Did OPERA's 2011 neutrino measurement exceed light speed?

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eiyaz

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Sep 22, 2011

Neutrino discovered to travel FASTER than LIGHT?

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP58b5aed0a77c45ddb163d90951b36b35.html

I don't know if this is old news, but I do know that the news often gets information wrong is this correct has anyone heard of this? Apparently neutrinos were discovered to travel faster than light.

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