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Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:55pm MST
Federal prosecutors file charges against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat. -
Civil liberties group sues prison company
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:45pm MST
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prison officials and a private company, claiming violence is rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:44pm MST
Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents. That's what Reporters Without Borders says in a study released Thursday.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Ex-New Orleans cop pleads in shooting scheme
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:13pm MST
A second former New Orleans police officer pleads guilty to covering up the deadly shooting of residents after Hurricane Katrina, with a judge calling the plot a "despicable" scheme.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Video: Sony makes a ‘Move’ on motion-control
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:02pm MST
Motion-control took center stage for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. Cnbc's Jim Goldman reports. (CNBC)
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Woman rescued after car plows off Calif. bridge
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 12:00pm MST
A woman whose car plunged off a bridge into the murky Los Angeles River was fighting for her life after being submerged for nearly a half-hour, officials says. -
NYC woman beaten after rejecting advances
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:47am MST
New York City police say a stranger followed a woman into a bar restroom after she rejected his advances and savagely beat her in a toilet stall.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Why the Chile earthquake aftershock was so big
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:41am MST
The whopping 7.2-magnitude aftershock that rattled Chile again today is nothing unusual following such a large original earthquake, scientists say.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:31am MST
A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three and beating his children with boards.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:14am MST
The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."
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Mummy of monotheist pharaoh heading home
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:03am MST
The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.
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UK pressures Facebook to install ‘panic button’
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:06am MST
British officials say they're pressuring Facebook to make a "panic button" available on its Web pages following the death of a teenager at the hands of a man she met on the popular social networking site.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Obama outlines steps in bid to double exports
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 10:04am MST
President Barack Obama sought to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work.
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MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Red Tape: Poodle, Glenn Beck at center of Facebook fight
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:43am MST
You don't hear the words "poodle," "tinfoil hat," and First Amendment in the same sentence often, but they are indeed linked in a classic Facebook melodrama.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Big majority wants Wall Street regulation
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:35am MST
An overwhelming majority of Americans wants Wall Street subjected to tougher regulation in the aftermath of the bank bailout and the bonus scandals, according to a poll.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Aussie ‘miracle’ elephant baby gaining strength
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:44am MST
An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Financial system overhaul hits a hurdle
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:16am MST
Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation this year dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Highway deaths hit lowest levels since 1950s
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:53am MST
Fewer people are dying on America's highways as more motorists buy into buckling up and embracing safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also is a contributor.
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School prom off after lesbian’s date request
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:32am MST
An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student says she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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10 high-school science whizzes
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:02am MST
Forty of the most promising students from across the country will compete in the Intel Science Talent Search. Check out 10 of the 2010 finalists.
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19 weird — but real — gadgets
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:02am MST
Take a walk on tech's wild side with some of the strangest, most original gizmos you've ever seen, including vacuums for your lawn and grass charging stations, just to name a few.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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NY man dies after police use stun gun on him
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:21am MST
Police say they're investigating the death of a 44-year-old New York man who died after a sheriff's deputy used a stun gun to subdue him. -
Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:22am MST
The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World." What a difference a letter makes.
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Al-Qaida shifts tactics, marks success by ‘fear’
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:55am MST
Al-Qaida eyes a more pragmatic and arguably more dangerous shift in tactics. The emerging message appears to be: Big successes are great, but trying can be just as good.
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Fannie, Freddie’s $125 billion tab still growing
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:06am MST
The federal government has spent the past half year trying to roll back its efforts to support the financial markets, except for involvement in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. -
Arkansas twisters destroy homes
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:26am MST
Twisters strike parts of Arkansas, killing one, injuring at least three and destroying a handful of homes.
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NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:25am MST
A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators. -
Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:55pm MST
Kansas City's school superintendent says the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward so that all the closures will be complete by fall.
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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:24pm MST
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. -
School prom off after lesbian’s date request
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:04pm MST
The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend. -
Abdulmutallab could not have blown up plane
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:01pm MST
Even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas Day, the Airbus A330 would have survived, according to an experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Abdulmutallab could not have blown up plane
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:01pm MST
Even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas Day, the Airbus A330 would have survived, according to an experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team.
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Funky chickens have sexual-identity issues
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:35pm MST
Some chickens have sexual-identity issues, waddling around with half-male and half-female plumage. Now researchers have figured out the cause of the gender-confusing traits: Half of their bodies are full of female sex cells, while the other half contains mostly male cells.
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Einstein was right: General relativity confirmed
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:11pm MST
Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.
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Doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million mark
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:02pm MST
Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Once-revered lawmaker freezes to death alone
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:55pm MST
When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer. Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75.
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Drug arrests latest problem for R.I. police force
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:17pm MST
After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Palm teeters in crowded smart phone market
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:13pm MST
Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smartphone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Calif. woman arrested, 60 dogs seized from home
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:00pm MST
A California woman has been arrested after animal control officers found 60 dogs in crates inside her small Lakeside home east of San Diego.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Google chief sees outcome 'soon' in China row
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:37pm MST
Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Cable wants FCC to enter broadcast disputes
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:29pm MST
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Conan's lone Twitter followee: ‘It's totally nuts’
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:06pm MST
Conan O'Brien decided last week to pick Killen as the only person he would follow on Twitter, turning the 19-year-old's life upside down.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:04pm MST
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage PCs
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:04pm MST
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Behind the scenes, crafting the U.S. no-fly list
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:39pm MST
It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It ends when a person is forbidden to board an airplane.
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Bad blood detailed in Maine ‘lobster wars’ trial
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:27pm MST
Even under the rough-and-tumble rules of the sea that Maine lobstermen live by, staring down the barrel of a .12-gauge shotgun is extreme.
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Wife of Rep. Conyers gets 3 years for bribes
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:03pm MST
A federal judge has denied ex-Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers' request to withdraw her guilty plea in a corruption case and sentenced her to three years and one month in prison. -
Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:59pm MST
An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees sued the city of Riverside Wednesday over not being rehired as a police officer. -
Female teacher in teen sex case appears in court
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
A California middle school teacher who's reportedly wracked with guilt over an affair with a 14-year-old boy has been returned to jail following a brief court appearance. -
Mass. court upholds state gun-lock requirement
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:47pm MST
The highest court in Massachusetts upholds the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes in a ruling applauded by gun-control advocates. -
Study: Law officers struggle to adjust after war
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:28pm MST
Many law enforcement officers called up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to readjust to their jobs once home.
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Female WWII aviators honored with medal
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:24pm MST
A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Global agency reconsiders address for porn sites
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:19pm MST
A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name. It would be an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes of children and teenagers. -
Can MySpace overhaul lure users back to site?
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:57am MST
The new site recasts MySpace more strongly around its music and media content, with features such as the ability to listen to a music playlist based on songs that other MySpace users are sharing in their stream of updates.
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Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:45am MST
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home. -
Google Maps now features bike lanes
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:37am MST
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
MSNBC.com: Business
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The demise of boutique bank Pali Capital
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:35am MST
The swift demise of Pali Capital surprised industry observers. But as with many firms that suddenly fail, not everything at Pali was what it seemed.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Animal suicide sheds light on human behavior
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:31am MST
Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.
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Female space pioneer promotes science careers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:07am MST
American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger. -
Newsweek: Inside the rush to recruit elite hackers
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:58am MST
By one estimate the United States currently has about 1,000 elite cyber-security experts. It needs 20,000. Companies and government agencies are ramping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cyber whiz kids, by sponsoring national competitions akin to "American Idol ." -
Newsweek: The biggest cyber-breaches of all time
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:58am MST
From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk. -
Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:55am MST
Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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U.S.: ‘JihadJane’ shows evolving terror threat
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:52am MST
The self-described "Jihad Jane" indicted on terror charges is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the threat, authorities say.
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Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:43am MST
They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much. -
'Extreme' 2010 hurricane season possible
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:54am MST
Five hurricanes, two or three of them major, are expected to strike the U.S. coast this season, private forecaster AccuWeather.com said Wednesday. -
Toyota luring buyers back with incentives
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:34am MST
A high-ranking Toyota executive says the auto company's North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers.
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Kansas City, Mo., school board to vote on closures
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:24am MST
The Kansas City school board is facing a stark choice: close nearly half its public schools or face a potential bankruptcy.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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First woman in space promotes careers in science
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:09am MST
Corrects headline to clarify first American woman in space
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Boy, 7, rescues family from home invaders
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:12am MST
At a press conference at which the 7-year-old hero who saved his family by dialing 911 when armed robbers invaded his home thanked the woman who took his call, dispatcher Monique Patino. She said: “Hearing them screaming for help, I felt the fear through the phone.”
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Are you ready for the toilet of the future?
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:57am MST
While most bathrooms in the U.S. are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats, sound effects, built-in bidets and lids that raise automatically.
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HTC Legend: Frankly, it feels expensive
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:57am MST
With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:47am MST
Haim had flulike symptoms before he died and was getting over-the-counter and prescription medications, Police Sgt. William Mann said.
MSNBC.com: Business
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BofA to end all overdraft fees on debit cards
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:51am MST
Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards.
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Guns and retail are a no-win mix
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:38am MST
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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New runaway Prius incident in New York State
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:52am MST
Another Toyota Prius is being blamed for out-of-control acceleration following an incident in Harrison, N.Y., as the besieged automaker dealt with a new high-profile new headache.
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Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:50am MST
Demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
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Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:50am MST
Demographers say this year could be the "tipping point" when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies born to whites.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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China space program selects first women astronauts
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:12am MST
A Chinese proverb says women hold up half the sky. In the future, they'll be doing it from space.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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U.S. lays out set of common school standards
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:19am MST
New educational standards say 4th graders should know the difference between poetry and prose, 8th graders must be able to prove Pythagoras’ theorem.
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Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:51am MST
Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death -
7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:23pm MST
A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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SpaceX aborts rocket engine test
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:37pm MST
Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. -
Google opens Web store for business applications
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:33pm MST
Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet. -
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:07pm MST
Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option. -
MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:34pm MST
Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:30pm MST
Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward Kennedy, has a book deal. -
Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:18pm MST
Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater. -
Retired NY police leader's replacement now leaving
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:23pm MST
The replacement for the New York State Police superintendent who retired amid the scandal enveloping Gov. David Paterson announced his own retirement Tuesday after just a week in the top job. -
Governor: Retain parole records on sex offenders
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00pm MST
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday ordered California corrections officials to keep sex offenders' parole records indefinitely after he learned the files of a man now charged with killing a 17-year-old girl had been destroyed.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Red Tape: Lifelock settles with FTC over 'deceptive' ads
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:53pm MST
LifeLock spent millions spreading its CEO’s Social Security Number all across America. Now the firm will spend $12 million settling claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising and failed to protect customers' personal information.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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LA cops seek man who robbed Florida sugar baron
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:40pm MST
A well-dressed man who talked his way into a Florida sugar baron's hotel room and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry may be the same person who pulled similar scams on a Mexican soccer team, a salsa band and an Israeli basketball team when they visited Los Angeles, police said Tuesday. -
2nd ex-cop charged in Katrina coverup
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:39pm MST
A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Orbiting stars circle each other in minutes
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:38pm MST
After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:22pm MST
A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist's conclusion that the defendant had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Robots to help repair aging water pipes
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:21pm MST
Robots are great for going where humans can't, and the cramped confines of municipal water pipes are the perfect example. A new initiative is working on building robots that can access and repair aging water pipes from the inside.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Navy says 3 dogs died after contractor neglect
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:20pm MST
The Navy says that three dogs died and dozens more were in poor health after neglect by a contractor in Chicago that had been hired to train the dogs to detect explosives. -
Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:58pm MST
A ring accused of helping people from the Mideast obtain student visas by taking proficiency exams and classes for them has exposed a vulnerability in tracking foreign students.
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Professors banish laptops from classrooms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:47pm MST
Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Professors banish laptops from classrooms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:47pm MST
Professors have banned laptops from their classrooms at George Washington University, American University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia, among many others.
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New worm species found in Great Barrier Reef
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.
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Suspect in Newark airport breach pleads guilty
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:40pm MST
A graduate student from China charged with a security breach in Newark that led to worldwide flight delays pleads guilty and apologizes.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Cisco says new router 12x faster than rivals'
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:39pm MST
Cisco Systems Inc, introduced a new router that it says will handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products, as it looks to compete with rivals such as Juniper Networks Inc. -
SpaceX fires rocket engines in quest to fly cargo
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:35pm MST
Space Exploration Technologies fired up the engines of its debut Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. -
Biblical city's true location discovered
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:23pm MST
Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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NJ wildlife council votes in favor of bear hunt
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:14pm MST
New Jersey residents weary of frequent visits from bears may see a lot less of them come late fall.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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New guitar game has players strum real strings
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument. -
U.S. sits on rare supply of tech-crucial minerals
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:31pm MST
Untapped reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths — families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors.
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Ex-Detroit mayor arraigned on probation violation
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:53pm MST
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been arraigned on a probation violation and released on a $10,000 personal bond pending another hearing.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Buzz Aldrin gears up for ‘Dancing’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:39pm MST
Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the first moon landing by Apollo 11, is facing a much more down-to-Earth challenge as a contestant on the new season of TV's "Dancing With the Stars."
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NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:33pm MST
With space shuttle retirement just months away, a senior NASA manager said Tuesday it wouldn't be hard to add more flights, provided the nation is willing to keep paying $200 million a month. -
Microsoft rolls out new MSN site design
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:30pm MST
Microsoft is rolling out the new design for its MSN Web portal in the U.S.
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Judge issues gag order in Calif. teen murder case
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:10pm MST
A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one teen and suspected in the death of another appeared in court Tuesday as a judge issued a gag order and delayed a key hearing in the case. -
Anti-gay Calif. state senator: I’m gay
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:59am MST
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn says he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest for investigation of driving under the influence.
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Lohan sues E*Trade over ‘milkaholic’ baby
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:21am MST
The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.
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Chile quake moves city 10 feet
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:00am MST
The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.
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Police search New Orleans for missing exec
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:19am MST
A body pulled from the Mississippi River near the French Quarter is that of a missing Texas oil company executive, police say.
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Altered tobacco plants suck up pond scum
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:13am MST
Engineered tobacco is paving the way for a new generation of plants that could clean up environmental problems — and do it cheaply. -
Samsung, Panasonic to start selling 3-D TVs
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:42am MST
Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:29am MST
Chevron Corp. says it will cut 2,000 jobs this year and will continue reducing its work force through 2011.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:20am MST
NASA's space shuttle manager says it wouldn't be hard to add more shuttle flights. The real question is money.
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Superintendent fires gun during history class
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 9:01am MST
The superintendent of a rural Montana school district says he was showing students his black powder muzzleloader when he accidentally fired the weapon during a history lesson.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Malware turns your cell phone against you
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:57am MST
Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.
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Woman: Bank wrongly took house, parrot
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:53am MST
A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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U.S.-born panda leaves quarantine in China
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 8:31am MST
After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on public display Tuesday for the first time since his much-anticipated arrival in the country.
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Weddings begin for D.C. same-sex couples
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:58am MST
Same-sex couples started picking up marriage licenses and tying the knot in the nation's capital as the city became the sixth place in the U.S. to permit gay marriage.
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Bankers winning financial reform battle
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:19am MST
As Congress inches toward a new set of rules to avert another global financial collapse, the score so far looks like Bankers 1, Consumers 0.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Bankers winning financial reform battle
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:19am MST
As Congress inches toward a new set of rules to avert another global financial collapse, the score so far looks like Bankers 1, Consumers 0.
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NYT: Defectors: Church of Scientology hides abuse
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:52am MST
After 13 years and growing disillusionment, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, decided to leave Sea Org, the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running. Now, 56 years after its founding, the church is fighting off calls by former members for a Reformation.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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112 best free downloads, sites and services
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:43am MST
Want to correct Windows problems, make your PC or mobile phone more capable, and get things done faster online — all without opening your wallet? Check out these 112 incredibly useful, incredibly free downloads, sites, and services.
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The dark side of digital ‘love’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:43am MST
Despite many upbeat tales of online matchups or romantic reunions through Facebook or e-mail, there are plenty of cautionary tales. They don't have the high-profile, TMZ-appeal of Tiger Woods' case, but are more devastating to the victims.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Google millionaires spreading their wealth
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:32am MST
BusinessWeek: A group of Google millionaires are active angel investors, often working together to swap investment ideas and back startups. And the results have been impressive.
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Tornado destroys five homes in Okla.
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:35am MST
Authorities say at least five homes and a barn owned by the county government were destroyed in a tornado in western Oklahoma.
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Gunman kills one, injures two at Ohio State
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:31am MST
A Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two workers, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, police said. -
NYT: Public pension funds ‘going to Vegas’
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:46am MST
States and other government bodies are making riskier investments to get higher returns for their pension funds in an attempt to pay all the benefits promised to retirees.
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Biden assures Israel of U.S. security commitment
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:11am MST
Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel on Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and said the agreed resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks provided a "moment of real opportunity" for peace. -
Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:05am MST
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. -
Freed missionary arrives in U.S. from Haiti jail
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:26pm MST
One of two U.S. Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti is released , but the group’s leader remains in custody.
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Ore. faith healers get 16 months for son's death
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:55pm MST
The judge who sentenced an Oregon couple to prison Monday for the death of their son says members of their church must quit relying on faith healing when their children's lives are at stake.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Cities wooing Google for ultra-fast broadband
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:34pm MST
City leaders around the country are competing hard for Google's experimental fiber-optic network, which promises to be more than 100 times faster than the Internet connections currently available to most Americans.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Cablevision vs. Disney is just a debut episode
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:50pm MST
Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.
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Calif state senator says he's gay after DUI arrest
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:21pm MST
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week for investigation of driving under the influence.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Warning, Captain Kirk: Warp speed will kill you
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:21pm MST
Captain Kirk might want to avoid taking the starship Enterprise to warp speed, unless he's ready to shrug off interstellar hydrogen atoms that would deliver a lethal radiation blast to both ship and crew.
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Deadly quakes are coincidence, scientists say
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:09pm MST
Experts say there is nothing unusual about the latest spate of earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now Turkey, but their devastation illustrates how growing construction along the world's fault lines can lead to massive casualties.
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AT&T scores another win by adding Android
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:06pm MST
AT&T has finally added the Google Android platform to its portfolio of mobile devices with the launch of the Motorola Backflip. -
Online abuse puts heat on Google, Facebook
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:53pm MST
The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those ideals.
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Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:38pm MST
Eamonn Higgins has never earned a college degree in his own name, but prosecutors allege that for the past seven years the 46-year-old has been going to school non-stop for dozens of other students.
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Man accused in NYC of helping terror group
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:29pm MST
An African man provided money and was trained with weapons and explosives in a bid to help a terrorist organization seeking to destabilize Somalia and attack U.S. interests, prosecutors say.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Ten cities managing to shrug off the recession
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:20pm MST
Jobs in Washington D.C. are growing quickly, and in 2008 the city produced more in goods and services than almost anywhere in the country.
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Court to rule in military funeral protest case
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:12pm MST
The Supreme Court is entering a dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers."
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Officials to step up civil rights enforcement
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:00pm MST
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Video: ‘God Of War III’ is over-the-top fun
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:45pm MST
The game is bigger, more polished, and more thrilling then the previous games. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
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Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:45pm MST
Detroit is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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iPhone can be addicting, says new survey
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:37pm MST
A new Stanford University survey confirms what many iPhone users may have long suspected: Apple's smartphone can be addicting. The survey was administered to 200 students with iPhones, 70 percent of whom had owned their iPhones for less than a year.
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Seniors pinched by rising costs for home care
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:20pm MST
As states struggle with red ink, more seniors face new fees or lengthy waiting lists for in-home services like meal deliveries, personal care assistants and visiting nurses.
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Major rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:16pm MST
A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch of the highway in western Colorado.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Chameleons have weatherproof tongues
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:49pm MST
New research has found that a chameleon's tongue shoots out like a rubber band gun, maintaining high function at even very low temperatures.
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Sea lions killed for eating too many salmon
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:25pm MST
Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, including dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets.
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Execution delayed for inmate who overdoses
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:48pm MST
Gov. Ted Strickland postpones the execution of a convicted killer who managed to take an overdose of pills in his death row cell and was found unconscious just hours before his execution.
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Lil Wayne sentenced to year in jail
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:44pm MST
The rapper, who has been one of the music genre's most prolific and profitable figures in recent years, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
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At universities, is better learning a click away?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:27pm MST
As classroom clickers have become more commonplace across U.S. campuses, a divide has emerged over just how sophisticated they should be.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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At universities, is better learning a click away?
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:27pm MST
As classroom clickers have become more commonplace across U.S. campuses, a divide has emerged over just how sophisticated they should be.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Major rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:16pm MST
A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch of the highway in western Colorado. -
Father, son shot by gunman in Dallas
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:08pm MST
A gunman apparently angry over business dealings wounded a father and son at their financial services company inside an office building Monday, then shot himself, police say.
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White House tweets spread president's message
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:58am MST
In tandem with their quick bursts of information on Twitter, the online White House routinely turns to its blog, Facebook page or YouTube channel where President Barack Obama now posts his weekly address.
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Woman believed oldest in America dies
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:58am MST
A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died.
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Obama takes health care push on the road
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:16am MST
President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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‘Secret’ Giotto uncovered in Florence chapel
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:40am MST
Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries.
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Major slide closes I-70 in western Colorado
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 7:06am MST
A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 70 has been closed in western Colorado after a rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on the highway. -
Karl Rove: I did not pull dirty tricks
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:10am MST
Though the Republican strategist acknowledged he has become synonymous with a bare-knuckled style of politics, he insisted in an interview airing Monday that the reputation is undeserved. He also spoke emotionally about his mother’s suicide when he was 30.
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AIG raising more cash to reimburse taxpayers
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:07am MST
American International Group will sell its overseas life and health insurance unit for $15.5 billion to MetLife Inc., the insurer said Monday, as it attempts to repay billions in government aid.
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NYT: Edwards’ affair earns Enquirer respect
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:24am MST
In breaking the story around former presidential candidate John Edwards' infidelity, The National Enquirer has beaten mainstream papers at their own game.
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NYT: Edwards’ affair earns Enquirer respect
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 4:24am MST
In breaking the story around former presidential candidate John Edwards' infidelity, The National Enquirer has beaten mainstream papers at their own game.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Ethics cases bruise Harlem’s political heart
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:47am MST
Ethics clouds over Rangel and Paterson produce moods ranging from anger to soul-searching.
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Jet with 74 aboard makes emergency landing
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:38am MST
Officials say a jet carrying 74 people made an emergency landing at the Aspen airport after smoke entered the pilot's cabin. -
Obama wants former top Army intel officer at TSA
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:48am MST
President Barack Obama said he wants a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration. -
Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon frat house
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 6:26pm MST
A former student who had been celebrating a friend's birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house, police said. -
Remains of girl found near recent killing
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 5:09pm MST
When 17-year-old Chelsea King vanished last month, Maurice Dubois had a sinking feeling that his 14-year-old daughter had fallen victim to the same killer.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Puerto Rican parade kicks Captain Morgan out
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:29pm MST
Organizers of the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade, one of the largest U.S. outdoor events, said they are ending a 30-year relationship with the makers of Captain Morgan Rum.
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Suspected gunman killed outside Walmart in Texas
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:10pm MST
A man walked into a Walmart in Texas carrying at least two guns before engaging in a shootout with police outside the store, authorities said. The man was killed and an off-duty officer in the store who had tried to stop him was injured.
MSNBC.com: Business
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AIG nears $15B deal to sell unit to MetLife
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:57pm MST
American International Group Inc was closing in on a deal on Sunday to sell its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc for about $15 billion in cash and stock.
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Glover calls for Hugo Boss boycott at the Oscars
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:50pm MST
Actor and activist Danny Glover is calling on Academy Awards nominees and others in the film industry to not wear Hugo Boss suits at Sunday's awards ceremony.
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With new $100 bill, Franklin gets a makeover
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:42pm MST
Aiming to stay a step ahead of counterfeiters, the government is planning a new design for the $100 bill that will be unveiled next month, the Treasury Department said Friday.
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With new $100 bill, Franklin gets a makeover
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:42pm MST
Aiming to stay a step ahead of counterfeiters, the government is planning a new design for the $100 bill that will be unveiled next month, the Treasury Department said Friday.
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Funds sought for missing persons database
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:37pm MST
A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Former head of Johnson Space Center dies
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:44pm MST
Aaron Cohen, the former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who helped create the space shuttle program, has died in College Station after a long fight with cancer. He was 79. -
Obama to unveil ‘ambitious plan’ for NASA
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 1:17pm MST
President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's approach to the next step in space exploration.
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WWII-era plane crashes off Fla. Panhandle; 2 dead
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 12:33pm MST
A neurosurgeon and one other person were killed when the World War II-era plane they were in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. -
Kansas City wants to close half its public schools
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:20am MST
Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving. The result was one school with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and another with recording studios. -
Sources: U.S.-born al-Qaida spokesman held
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 11:14am MST
Pakistani officials reverse course on a recently captured American suspected of being a member of al-Qaida, saying the man is not the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman.
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Obama's health care pitch to Dems: Trust me
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:39am MST
In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him.
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Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:49am MST
Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.
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3 million face Oscar night without broadcast
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 4:08am MST
Cablevision said WABC-TV's signal was switched back on for its 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the Academy Awards telecast began.
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Police: 8 teens shot while leaving Indiana concert
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:24pm MST
Authorities say eight teenage boys were shot while leaving a Gary, Ind., skating rink where they were attending a concert. -
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
Christian-based materials that leave out evolution dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the U.S.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
Christian-based materials that leave out evolution dominate a growing home-school education market that encompasses more than 1.5 million students in the U.S.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Maine fire chief dies on way to fatal snow crash
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:06pm MST
A man who crashed his snowmobile into a tree in Maine has died — along with a fire department chief who was on his way to rescue him. -
NYT: U.S. enriches firms defying Iran policy
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:58am MST
The U.S. has rewarded companies with more than $107 billion in contracts and loans while they were doing business with Iran, despite efforts to discourage investment there, The New York Times reports.
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Girl, 6, killed after wandering onto Minn. freeway
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:16am MST
The Minnesota State Patrol says a 6-year-old girl wandered into freeway traffic near Minneapolis, where she was struck and killed by an SUV. -
1-person towns to Census: Count me in
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:03am MST
The Census Bureau estimates that there are four incorporated towns in the U.S. with just one person. But residents in three of those places say they aren't the only ones living there.
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Pentagon shooter little known by neighbors
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 9:33am MST
John Patrick Bedell was so withdrawn that people in the California community where his parents and grandparents are civic leaders knew little about him — until he opened fire at the Pentagon.
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Census count kicks into high gear
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:58am MST
The Census Bureau’s once-a-decade population count kicks into high gear this month when the government agency mails out forms to more than 130 million addresses across the country.
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Test your U.S. census knowledge
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:54am MST
Take a quiz to test your knowledge of U.S. facts and figures gleaned from U.S. census data.
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Hurry up and wait: America’s worst traffic
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 8:45am MST
The Great Recession cleared the country's roads, but a recovering economy and stimulus-fed construction projects will lead to worse delays.
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NYT: Detroit aims to resurrect an iconic ruin
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:46am MST
Despite a vote by the City Council last year to demolish Michigan Central Station, many in Detroit now want to find a new use for the 97-year-old building.
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Woman bitten by bear at Wis. zoo, fingers severed
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 1:38am MST
Police say a bear bit off a woman's fingers at a Wisconsin zoo after she ignored barriers and warning signs to try to feed the animal. -
D.C.'s female condom giveaway first for U.S. city
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:12pm MST
The first city program to distribute female condoms free is an official acknowledgment of the futility of relying solely on the use of male condoms.
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Air Force base in Nev. shuts entrance after threat
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:20pm MST
Military officials say the main entrance of an Air Force base outside Las Vegas was shut down after a man made a verbal threat to a guard at the gate. -
Ex-Detroit mayor loses appeal over restitution
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:59pm MST
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, desperate to stop a judge from forcing him to come up with $320,000 in special restitution payments, struck out Friday with a higher court and now faces a hearing on whether he violated probation. -
Feds: 68 fatal ODs linked to Kan. clinic
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:51pm MST
A new indictment implicates a Kansas doctor and his wife in nine additional patient deaths, bringing to 68 the number of fatal overdoses the government contends are linked to their clinic.
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Top 5 greatest 'Final Fantasy' characters
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:10pm MST
The "Final Fantasy" series is home to many memorable characters, but these are the ones that gamers love to talk about long after the final credits roll.
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Muslim group: Police detained praying men
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:10pm MST
A Muslim advocacy organization contends police in Nevada detained seven Muslim men who were praying in a shopping center parking lot and told them they were acting suspiciously.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Universal Service Fund to pay for broadband?
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 5:44pm MST
Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.
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Murder claim complicates family rape case
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:37pm MST
One of the six suspects in a case involving bizarre allegations of rape, incest and bestiality in western Missouri has been accused of forcing their young victims to kill a man.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Video: Is this your ‘Final Fantasy?’
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:19pm MST
“Final Fantasy XIII” has a strong story and gorgeous graphics, but terrible acting weighs it down. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 7 out of 10. (msnbc.com)
MSNBC.com: Business
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Lessons of a $618,616 death
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:12pm MST
Writer Amanda Bennett recounts her late husband's battle with cancer, which cost $618,616 over seven years. The case offers a window into the debate over health care.
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2 NYC officers charged in $1 million perfume heist
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:31pm MST
Two New York City police officers helped carry out a $1 million perfume heist at a New Jersey warehouse last month, acting like bumbling amateurs by using their own IDs to rent trucks that later tied them to the crimes, according to a federal complaint filed Friday.
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Mush! Despite money woes, Iditarod returns
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:28pm MST
The 38th running of the world's most famous sled dog race begins Saturday amid depleted finances that have slashed the cash purse even as the cost of competitive mushing continues to climb. Yet the mystique of the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race keeps drawing mushers from around the world, including a first this year — a rookie from Jamaica.
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Taking aim at Microsoft: Google buys DocVerse
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 3:15pm MST
Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp. -
Chubbier monkey moms produce better milk
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:49pm MST
Heavier monkey moms that have given birth before produce higher quality breast milk, resulting in suckling infants that are more playful and confident than their pals, a new study finds.
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Expecting flood, Fargo bags sand
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:42pm MST
Spring could bring disastrous flooding to the Upper Midwest, forecasters are warning. And folks in the Fargo, N.D., area are taking precautions after calamities last year and the year before.
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Could the Tumbleweed Rover dominate Mars?
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:30pm MST
Before Mars can become the next great frontier for human exploration, we need to send more robotic missions to gather as much information as possible about our planetary neighbor.
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Doctor guilty in wife’s cyanide death
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 1:30pm MST
A doctor accused of lacing his wife's calcium supplement with cyanide so he could be with his mistress is convicted of aggravated murder.
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‘Amazing Grace’ leaves $7m for alma mater
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:59pm MST
An Illinois woman who lived through the Great Depression and worked as a secretary for 43 years before passing away at age 100 has left $7 million to Lake Forest College.
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School tech workers on leave amid webcam probe
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:54pm MST
Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school-issued laptops are on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation.
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School tech workers on leave amid webcam probe
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:54pm MST
Two information-technology workers at a suburban Philadelphia school district that secretly activated webcams on students' school-issued laptops are on paid leave amid an FBI wiretap investigation. -
Cosmic Log: How quakes measure up
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:53pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.
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S.F. activists protest free ‘toxic’ compost
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:26pm MST
A environmental advocacy group says San Francisco's free compost is processed sewage sludge that belongs in a hazardous waste dump, not in people's gardens.
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Cold snap decimates Florida tomato crop
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:24pm MST
A frigid Florida winter is taking its toll on your sandwich. Sunshine State growers lost some 70 percent of their crop during January's prolonged cold snap.
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Crater-in-a-crater may offer peek at moon guts
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 12:07pm MST
A big crater inside a huge crater on the moon could offer a view of the lunar innards, scientists now say.
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Ex-Alabama mayor sentenced for corruption
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:33am MST
Larry Langford, the disgraced former mayor of Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, was sentenced on Friday for his role in a high-profile federal corruption case.
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Video: Push to keep shuttle program, and jobs
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:33am MST
The potential loss of up to 32,000 jobs is leading some in Congress to push plans to develop new rockets or to keep the space shuttle fleet flying. WESH's Dan Billow reports. (NBC News Channel)
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NASA uses fish to fight space sickness
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:30am MST
Astronauts love doing zero-G stunts on the International Space Station, but only after the urge to vomit from space sickness has faded. Now fish, snails and other animals could help understand whether living in space can create long-term or even permanent damage in the inner ear.
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U.S. won't protect controversial bird
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:21am MST
The Interior Department won't list sage grouse as endangered or threatened but will classify the bird among species that are candidates for federal protection.
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U.S. upgrading security with more scanners
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:02am MST
The Transportation Security Administration is fielding a second, more widespread wave of full-body scanners at U.S. airports.
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Male mice sing ultrasonic love songs
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:30am MST
The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females.
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Administration close to 9/11 trials' reversal
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:10am MST
In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Obama opt for military tribunals for the self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind and four others.
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2 NYC officers charged in $1 million perfume heist
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:48am MST
Two New York City police officers are among five people charged with robbing about $1 million of perfume from a northern New Jersey warehouse.
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U.S. Apple iPad launch delayed until April 3
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:42am MST
The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.
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2 men charged with murder after Ill. fire kills 7
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:58am MST
Murder and arson charges have been filed against the owner and manager of an apartment building in a Chicago suburb where seven people died in a fire on Valentine's Day. -
6 people killed when bus collides with semi
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:47am MST
Federal transportation officials say the bus that rolled over on a busy interstate outside Phoenix, killing six people and leaving 16 others injured, was operating illegally from Mexico.
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Navy captain demoted for berating her crew
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:59am MST
A Navy captain was demoted because she berated and assaulted her crew, not because she led her guided missile cruiser on a drag-race with another U.S. warship in the Pacific, an investigation shows.
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Kidnap victim Dugard shares home videos
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 6:42am MST
Held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, Dugard is seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos aired on ABC Friday.
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Snow expected to cloud employment report
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 5:57am MST
U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in Feb., leaving the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 percent, bolstering views the economy was on the brink of creating jobs.
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Oscar can mean big boost for studios
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 5:30am MST
Hollywood’s latest business woes have turned Academy Award nominations and wins into financial life buoys for many movie moguls, some industry insiders say.
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NYT: States under fire as cuts free inmates
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:42am MST
Complaints and new arrests have prompted some states to reconsider giving prisoners time off for good behavior. -
D.C. sniper apologizes to victim
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:12am MST
A Louisiana man shot by Lee Boyd Malvo before the criminal spree that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area in 2002 has received a letter of apology from the convicted sniper.
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Obama aides near reversal on 9/11 trials
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 9:00pm MST
President Obama's advisers may urge a military tribunal for Khalid Sheik Mohammad, four others, rather than a civilian trial in New York City.
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Police: $800 robbery preceded Wis. slayings, fire
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:47pm MST
Two felons were charged Thursday with homicide and arson in the deaths of a mother, her two young children and a woman who also was the men's alleged accomplice in a case that began with an $800 robbery.