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Sandusky attorney: Accusers may have 'collaborated'
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:00pm MST
Lawyers representing Jerry Sandusky ask for phone numbers of 10 alleged victims in the sexual abuse case against the former Pennsylvania State football coach.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Aurora extravaganza glows in space
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:44pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Colorful videos prove that the astronauts aboard the International Space Station had the best seats in the house for last month's northern lights.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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No sex charges for NYC police commissioner's son
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:48pm MST
The son of New York City's police commissioner will not be charged in a case alleging sexual assault, prosecutors say.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Why there are so few fish in the sea
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:47pm MST
Most saltwater fish may have evolved from a freshwater ancestor, according to a new study that traces the family tree of both marine and freshwater fish.
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Fireball over Texas caught by police video cam
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:36pm MST
A bright fireball streaked across the nighttime sky over eastern Texas and Oklahoma last week, and was caught on video by a police car camera.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Pilots worry about safety of drones in US skies
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:35pm MST
Airline pilots and privacy rights activists are fretting over a provision of the FAA funding bill passed by Congress that would open up the U.S. skies to drones.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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World's highest-pitched primate calls out like bat
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:43pm MST
A huge-eyed little primate of the Philippines can communicate in pure ultrasound — issuing calls so high-pitched that human ears can't detect them.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Historian pleads guilty in document thefts
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:29pm MST
A presidential historian has pleaded guilty to stealing valuable documents signed by U.S. presidents, Karl Marx and the French queen Marie Antoinette. -
Janice Voss, veteran astronaut, dies at 55
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:25pm MST
Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Janice Voss, veteran astronaut, dies at 55
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:25pm MST
Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55.
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First photos of tiger taken in India corridor
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:58pm MST
Conservationists snapped the first known images of a Bengal tiger in an area of northern India that is important habitat for the endangered species.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Fatal shark attacks in 2011 at 20-year high
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:37pm MST
Fatal shark attacks across the globe reached a 20-year high in 2011, researchers report, while attacks in the U.S. were the lowest over the last decade and none were fatal.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Loggerheads tracked to feeding hotspots
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:32pm MST
Satellite tracking of a threatened species of sea turtle has revealed two new feeding hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico that are an important habitat for at least three separate populations of the turtles.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Grandaddy of standardized tests on way out?
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:57pm MST
The state that was the birthplace for the set of standardized tests that public school students took for decades is considering doing away with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:53pm MST
NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space transport systems for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station, program managers said Tuesday.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Komen's Karen Handel quits after funding dispute
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:26pm MST
Karen Handel, an executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood.
MSNBC.com: Business
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4 Yahoo board members including chair leaving
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:09pm MST
Yahoo says four board members, including its chairman, will not seek re-election amid struggles at the company.
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MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Chrome comes to some Android phones, tablets
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:02pm MST
Google's Chrome Web browser in Beta is available for Android phone and tablets users — but for now, that is going be a small number of them who have the latest version of the Android operating system, 4.0 (also known as Ice Cream Sandwich), on their devices.
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Tiny sensors that measure amplitude are big step
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:00pm MST
Anyone who watched the recent X-Games coverage heard commentators obsess about "amplitude" — how high snowboarders such as Shaun White soar above the lip of the superpipe to perform aerial tricks. Tiny sensors can use amplitude to detect chemicals in the air, new research shows.
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What Antarctic seal mummies can tell you...
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:52pm MST
Mummified seals now reveal that communities of microbes in Antarctica can change much faster than previously thought, scientists find.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Investor: Facebook’s Zuckerberg has too much control
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:52pm MST
One of America’s largest pension funds with an investment portfolio valued at around $145 billion wants to talk to the social-networking site about its corporate governance rules.
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MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Investor: Facebook’s Zuckerberg has too much control
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:52pm MST
One of America’s largest pension funds with an investment portfolio valued at around $145 billion wants to talk to the social-networking site about its corporate governance rules.
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The history of video games, via Michael Winslow
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:40pm MST
Winslow from "Police Academy" takes on the history of video games.
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'Wreck-It Ralph' is like 'Toy Story', but for games
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:38pm MST
Due later this fall from Disney Animation Studios is "Wreck-It Ralph." The basic premise is similar to "Toy Story"; it's another behind the scenes look at a world us humans are somewhat familiar with, but not really.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:34pm MST
A federal appeals court has declared California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved law.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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'Doomsday Preppers' are ready for anything
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:25pm MST
"Doomsday Preppers," a weekly TV documentary premiering on the National Geographic Channel Tuesday, takes viewers on a shocking tour of modern-day apocalypse paranoia.
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Deals of the day: 'The Office,' TVs and more
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:01pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: A season of "The Office" on Blu-ray for $13, discounted TVs, deals on headphones and more.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Sandusky prosecutors cite neighbors in seeking tougher bail
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:00pm MST
Pennsylvania state prosecutors are asking that Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions to be tightened after receiving reports from local neighbors that the accused child molester has been spotted sitting on the deck of his house watching school children in a nearby playground.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Real 'Big Miracle' story is frozen in time
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:55pm MST
Almost 25 years ago, the world's attention was rapt on three gray whales stranded by encroaching sea ice off the coast of Alaska and the effort to free them.
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Security camera video flaw lets voyeurs see all
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:45pm MST
Video feeds from some home users' Internet security cameras — including children's rooms and bathroom scenes — are being seen by others around the world because of a coding error that is part of the cameras' software.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Parade down Broadway for vets? Not yet
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:44pm MST
Will there be a parade down New York City's Broadway for returning war veterans? Not quite yet, says the Pentagon, even though the idea is gathering steam.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Apple's mysterious iTV: What we think we know
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:40pm MST
We recently compiled the most significant iPad 3 rumors, but the tablet isn't the only yet-to-be-announced piece of Apple gear on everyone's collective mind. So let's chat a bit about the other elephant in the room — the mysterious Apple iTV.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Oregon climber reported dead in Mount Hood fall
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:34pm MST
Search and rescue teams on Tuesday found the body of an experienced mountaineer who apparently died in a severe fall during icy conditions on Oregon's Mount Hood, authorities said.
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Powell driven by revenge in killing sons, himself?
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:26pm MST
Psychiatrists say they’ve identified some reasons why someone like Josh Powell would kill his sons and then himself.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Apple weeds out game clones
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:44am MST
The very public war between Zynga and its critics in recent weeks has led many to wonder how and why such blatant copycats are allowed to be part of Apple's App Store, the ecosystem in which they are distributed and thrive, in the first place.
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Fortress is proof 'Hill of Jonah' was inhabited
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:44am MST
Remains of thick stone walls uncovered recently atop a hill in Israel — where tradition says the prophet Jonah was buried — indicate the site was occupied during the time of the prophet, almost 3,000 years ago.
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Obama calls for funding to boost science education
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:27am MST
President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Marriage retreats combat high rate of military divorce
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:24am MST
Hoping to reverse the rising divorce rate among service members, organizations across the country are offering military couples and families places to have fun, bond and cope with life after wartime.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Personal concerts streamed to hospitalized kids
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:21am MST
The Melodic Caring Project, a nonprofit startup, was founded with the mission of using music and technology to help kids heal. It's good medicine.
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Motorola Droid 4 coming to Verizon on Feb. 10
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:03am MST
It's official: The Motorola Droid 4, that slender beast of a smartphone, is headed to Verizon's speedy 4G LTE network on Feb. 10.
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Defendant may have forgotten password
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:02am MST
A Colorado woman, recently ordered by a judge to turn over her password to decrypt her hard drive, may not remember what that password is.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Brooklyn teacher's aide held on sex abuse charges
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:54am MST
A teacher's aide in Brooklyn who was arrested last month on charges of distributing child pornography has been arrested by the FBI again for allegedly sexually abusing children in the school where he worked, NBC New York has learned. -
January warmest on record? The answer is...
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:45am MST
Hard as it may be to believe if you live in the Northeast or upper Midwest, last January was not the warmest on record across the lower 48 states, federal recordkeepers announced Tuesday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Time for Snow Moon — February's full moon
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:43am MST
The full moon of February will hit its peak Tuesday night in what Algonquin Native American tribes have traditionally called the Snow Moon since heavy snowfalls typically occur in the northern regions this month.
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Google pays tribute to Dickens with a special ‘doodle’
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:42am MST
Tuesday marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a titan of English literature whose vivid stories confronted the injustices of Victorian life. Google celebrated by adding a special "doodle" their homepage featuring beloved characters from the author's work.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Attorney: Prozac may have set off teen killer
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:33am MST
Attorney: Prozac may have set off teen killer
MSNBC.com: Business
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Pro athletes can score winning bonuses
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:21am MST
While the players who comprise the last-place teams in all four major sports each make an excellent living, those players' counterparts get well rewarded for winning.
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Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:21am MST
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Hidden dwarf galaxies may swarm nearby
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:20am MST
Tantalizing hints of tiny, hard-to-see galaxies on the outskirts of our cosmic neighborhood may help astronomers solve a longstanding mystery.
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German police use Facebook to nab crooks
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:59am MST
Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Concerns over Zuckerberg’s control of Facebook
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:51am MST
One of America’s largest pension funds with an investment portfolio valued at around $145 billion wants to talk to the social-networking site about its corporate governance rules.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Concerns over Zuckerberg’s control of Facebook
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:51am MST
One of America’s largest pension funds with an investment portfolio valued at around $145 billion wants to talk to the social-networking site about its corporate governance rules.
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10 new Canon PowerShots: Wi-Fi, rugged and more
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:33am MST
Canon is refreshing its PowerShot series with 10 new point-and-shoot cameras. Yes, that means there are a lot of options — but they only exist because there's something suited for almost everyone in the line-up.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Students' tardiness leads to criminal charges for parents
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:16am MST
Detention for chronically late students is common, but what about parents in court because of their frequently tardy children? That’s happened to some parents in Loudoun County, Va.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Facebook to release user data practices: lobby group
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:08am MST
U.S. social media network Facebook has promised to release more information about the data it collects from millions of users, an Austrian group lobbying for respect of privacy laws said on Tuesday.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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ACLU: Student has right to wear 'Boobies' bracelet
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:07am MST
An Indiana eighth grader sued his school district in federal court Monday for the right to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness with the message "I (heart) Boobies," WTHR reported.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Hackers sought $50K for stolen anti-virus code
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:58am MST
A hacker released the source code for antivirus firm Symantec's pcAnywhere utility on Tuesday, raising fears that others could find security holes in the product and attempt takeovers of customer computers. The release followed failed email negotiations over a $50,000 payout to the hacker calling himself YamaTough to destroy the code. -
Pre-caffeine: Cats love Puppy Bowl!
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:47am MST
Photos you thought you deleted from Facebook, even years ago, may still be hanging around.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Grand Canyon banning sales of drinks in plastic bottles
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:20am MST
Activists concerned that Coca-Cola might be influencing National Park Service policy were breathing easier Tuesday after the Grand Canyon National Park announced it would eliminate the sale of bottled water inside the park within 30 days.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Microscopic marvels captured on video
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:19am MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: What could be more wonderful than pictures of microscopic marvels? Brace yourself for some award-winning movies showing those marvels in action.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Cops: Powell meticulously planned murder-suicide
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:54am MST
Josh Powell painted himself as a tortured man, ridiculed without reason in the disappearance of his wife, steadfastly insisting he was innocent until the end. -
Report: Powell left apologetic voicemail minutes before death
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:54am MST
Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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36.3-megapixel Nikon D800 coming in March
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:41am MST
Nikon has made its latest high-end camera official. The full-frame DSLR is — predictably — called the D800 and its specs should be appealing to photographers and videographers alike.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Long-awaited federal ruling on Prop 8 due
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:09am MST
A federal appeals court has declared California's voter-approved Proposition 8 unconstitutional, NBC News is reporting.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Flying cars roll a little closer to take off
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:45am MST
Fifty years after “The Jetsons” introduced the concept to American TV viewers, where are the flying cars we were promised? The answer? Still a ways off but, just maybe, about to get a bit closer.
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Marine's lawyers call Anonymous "cowards" after hack
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:40am MST
Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as "cowards" on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal emails on the Web. -
Looking for work? There may be an app for that
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:34am MST
Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps — the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network. -
Designing Windows 8 — or redesigning a religion
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:35am MST
Sam Moreau just might have the hardest gig at Microsoft — redesigning the operating system used by like a billion people all over the world.
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Mail your valentine a card using these apps
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:32am MST
Merge your love of technology, your love of genuine mail and your love of a loved one into a Valentine's Day card using phone apps.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Ohio man admits fundraising help for al-Shabab
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:40am MST
A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from the U.S. to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia.
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Mountain lion attacks 6-year-old in Texas park
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:26am MST
Officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas were looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people. -
Models aren't 'coat hangers,' new rights group says
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:32am MST
Models launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorized nude photos.
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Earmarks fund projects near lawmakers' properties
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:00am MST
Members of Congress have pushed more than $300 million in earmarks and other provisions to projects near their own properties, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. -
Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:38am MST
Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a family spokesman said Monday. In October, an Italian appeals court overturned the young Seattle woman's murder conviction in the 2007 death of her British roommate in Perugia.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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World's biggest jump targeted for this year
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:25pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: After a long delay due to legal snags, a skydiver is once again gearing up for a supersonic free-fall that would break a record set 52 years ago.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Entire staff to be replaced at school where 2 teachers arrested
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:43pm MST
The Los Angeles Unified School District is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School following the arrest of two teachers on lewd conduct charges last week, Superintendent John Deasy told parents at a meeting Monday night.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Univision, Disney look at English news channel
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:23pm MST
Univision and Disney are in negotiations to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Strange life found in underwater caves
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:35pm MST
Clues to how life evolved, not only on this planet but also possibly on alien worlds, might be found in underwater caves in the Bahamas, researchers say.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Chicago cabbie pleads guilty in terror case
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:19pm MST
A Pakistani-born Chicago taxi driver who prosecutors say could be heard on FBI wiretaps discussing a plan to bomb a stadium pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to send money to a Pakistani-based terrorist with alleged ties to al-Qaida. -
Sex-ed less effective in red states, study says
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:47pm MST
By Christopher WanjekLiveScience Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majority conservative population and higher degree of religiosity tend to have higher teen birthrates.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Facebook takes a toll on your mental health
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:39pm MST
By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Facebook's initial public offering of stock is likely to make a lot of developers and designers of the site very wealthy.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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At Yale, True Love Week hopes to challenge Sex Week
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:16pm MST
As Sex Week 2012 unfolds on the Yale University campus boasting about 50 workshops on topics ranging from contraception and sexual harassment to pornography and online dating, a smaller series of events is branding itself as the alternative. -
Officials: Powell children had head and neck wounds
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:07pm MST
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance, and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire, suffered from head and neck injuries, officials say.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Weird beetle's sperm teams up for its exploits
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:56pm MST
The sperm of the male diving beetle is seriously strange: Instead of swimming in the female reproductive tract on their own, individual sperm cells often stick together in pairs, in clusters and even in long chains of hundreds or thousands.
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A game that combines cats and Kandinsky
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:47pm MST
If you enjoy video games (perhaps a given, if you're reading this), as well abstract art, be sure to give "The Cat That Got The Milk" a look.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:41pm MST
A judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a facility where officials are forcibly medicating him. -
Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:34pm MST
Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet. -
Dog-poop DNA testing raises stench with renters
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:33pm MST
It's a smelly job, but someone has to do it -- DNA-testing dog waste, that is. Pet owners who fail to use the pooper-scooper at five apartment complexes in Sioux Falls, S.D., will no longer be able to make a clean getaway.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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1 in 3 phones shipping worldwide is a smartphone
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:17pm MST
Sales of computers and TVs may be hurting, but smartphones keep the tech economy chugging along: Worldwide, the smartphone market grew 54.7 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011, and 1 out of every 3 mobile phones shipped worldwide was a smartphone, says IDC Research. -
Like us, chimp can get inside another's head
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:10pm MST
Chimps know what tools others need to get work done and can help them select the right instruments, suggesting the apes have the ability to understand the minds of others, scientists find.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:50pm MST
Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Eastwood Super Bowl ad for Chrysler turning into a political football
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:40pm MST
“Times when we didn’t understand each other … discord and blame …” Clint Eastwood was reading from a script during this ad for Chrysler on Super Bowl Sunday, but the words also can describe the fallout over the ad.
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Retirement home bands together to bring WWII stories to life
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:24pm MST
More than 70 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, many residents of a retirement community in picturesque Hanover, N.H., still remember exactly where they were. They’ll sit down with you, and if you have a minute to spare, they’ll even show you their black and white pictures.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Calibrate your monitor for the best picture
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:21pm MST
Here's how to calibrate color on your computer monitor to get the best picture for your needs, be they amateur or professional. -
Netflix launching original video series
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:18pm MST
Netflix is launching its first original series to grow its streaming business and shift its focus away from DVD rentals. -
Lawmaker seeks tax on 'violent' video games
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:41pm MST
A bill proposed by an Oklahoma state legislator would place a 1 percent tax on games that are deemed "violent" by adding an additional 1 percent on top of the existing state sales tax.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Are SeaWorld's killer whales slaves? Judge weighs case
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:35pm MST
The stars of SeaWorld were the main attraction in federal court as a judge weighed PETA's claim that they are being treated like slaves.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Scientists revive the call of a Jurassic katydid
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:26pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Researchers reproduce a katydid's call from 165 million years ago, based on an analysis of fossilized wings found in China.
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First-time smartphone buyers choose Android
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:24pm MST
Apple surged past Samsung and LG to have the best-selling phone brand in the United States, capturing 43 percent of the smartphone market in the last quarter of 2011. But among first-time smartphone buyers, 57 percent purchased Android phones compared to 34 percent who bought iPhones.
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Alone on Valentine's Day? There's at least 'Gal*Gun'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:23pm MST
Next week is Valentine's Day, which can be a little rough for those without a special someone in their life. But if you happen to be part of that club who does, and also happen have a PS3, here's a suggestion: grab the demo "Gal*Gun" demo.
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Russians reportedly hit buried Antarctic lake
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:10pm MST
Several Russian news outlets are reporting that Russian scientists have successfully drilled to Antarctica's Lake Vostok, a massive liquid lake cut off from daylight for 14 million years and buried beneath 2 miles (3.7 kilometers) of ice.
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How prejudice reveals the caveman in men
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:37pm MST
Like their cavemen ancestors who fought outsiders for land and potential mates, the modern guy still holds such prejudices against "outgroups," new research shows.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Mo. teen describes killing as amazing, enjoyable
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:27pm MST
A teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Watch OK Go let a car drive its latest viral hit
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:27pm MST
OK Go's latest calculated viral success is so neato-mosquito, you can easily forget you're being sold something, not just the band but a car.
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Deals of the day: 'Pirates,' PlayStation and more
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:23pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: The "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy on Blu-ray for $40, discounted PlayStation gear, deals on monitors and more.
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Junior 'high': Student sells pot brownies to classmates
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:23pm MST
Students at a New York City middle school are facing discipline after an eighth grader allegedly sold marijuana-laced brownies to about 20 fellow pupils. The incident happened at Intermediate School 208 in Bellerose, a suburban section of Queens.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Windows 8 may bid farewell to the 'Start' button?
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:18pm MST
The next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system will be a radical change for people who pick it up for the first time, with a primary screen based on tiles similar to the Windows Phone interface — relegating the old-fashioned-yet-familiar Windows desktop to a secondary status.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Eastwood's 'Halftime' is top with msnbc.com users
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:00pm MST
Chrysler ignored some of the unwritten rules of Super Bowl advertising — be brief, be funny — for the second year in a row, but it didn’t matter to msnbc.com readers.
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Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:59am MST
You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven't helped. Your friends are tired of your whining.
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Parents protest at school where 2 teachers arrested
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:58am MST
Frustrated parents gathered early Monday outside Miramonte Elementary School to express their concerns about the cases of two former teacher accused of molesting students at the South LA school.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Russian woes show need for private spacecraft
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:56am MST
The recent delay of the next manned launch to the International Space Station because of a damaged Russian space capsule highlights NASA's critical need for commercially built vehicles, space policy experts say.
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Android Market flooded with fake malware-laden apps
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:47am MST
A fresh new batch of fake and dangerous apps has found its way into the official Android Market, and downloading any of them could put your smartphone, and your personal information, in jeopardy. -
iPad’s split keyboard has hidden buttons
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:37am MST
You've no doubt seen the split keyboard that iOS 5 brought to the iPad, but it turns out it has a few hidden buttons on the edges. Here's how they work. -
Don't think pink when it comes to 'girl tech'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:34am MST
Some women like pink, but many don't care for that color when it comes to their personal gadgets, says a new study.
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Virgin Galactic ramps up for spaceship flights
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:20am MST
This year is key for Virgin Galactic's bid to become the first commercial spaceliner service, as rocket-powered flights of its SpaceShipTwo are on the books for summer.
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3-D printed jaw lets 83-year-old breathe, chew and talk
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:17am MST
A customized artificial jawbone built with a 3-D printer has allowed an 83-year-old woman to continue breathing, chewing, and chatting away, a team of European scientists announced.
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Could Wash. have done more to protect Powell boys?
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:00am MST
State authorities can expect tough questions about whether more might have been done to protect a missing Utah woman's two children.
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Former White House intern Mimi Alford reveals details of Kennedy affair
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:55am MST
Mimi Alford claims she had an 18-month-long affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a White House intern.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Goldman CEO's side-gig: gay marriage spokesman
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:46am MST
Sunday's most surprising ad wasn't aired during the Super Bowl. It was a YouTube video posted by the Human Rights Campaign in which Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein declared his support for same-sex marriage.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:46am MST
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Surface of Mars may be too dry for alien life
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:44am MST
The surface of Mars may have been parched for too long for any life-forms to exist on the planet today, a new study suggests.
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Analyst explains why older iPhones won't get Siri
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:23am MST
Many individuals have been holding their breath and waiting for the day when Siri becomes officially available on older iPhones. But according to one analyst, that moment may never come — thanks to a technical difference between the iPhone 4S and older generation devices.
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Defending virtual borders in age of cyber war
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:17am MST
If cyberspace itself is now a weapon of mass destruction, how can we protect ourselves from an electronic Armageddon? That’s one of the many disconcerting questions raised by a major new report just published in Europe. -
Wanted: 'Astronauts' with the right stuffing
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:09am MST
If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars … well, sort of.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Huge number of dolphin beachings along Cape Cod
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:08am MST
Nearly 130 dolphins have beached themselves on Cape Cod in the last three weeks, with 92 dying in what's become "the single largest stranding" in at least two decades in the Northeast.
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School where 2 teachers arrested closing for 2 days
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:03am MST
The superintendent of schools is meeting with worried parents and classes are canceled for two days at a California school where two teachers are suspected of lewd acts with young students.
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Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:34am MST
Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a suicide group who said the law violated their free speech rights.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Pre-caffeine: Super hangovers, Internet crackdowns!
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:21am MST
Infinite "viral videos"(aka commercials) crappin’ up your Facebook walls this morning reveal Super Bowl’s true winner: Capitalism! USA! USA! Meanwhile, , Super Bowl XLVI is the most tweeted sporting event ever.
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Beware! Siri may snap if you sell your iPhone
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:06am MST
Plenty of people will tell you that you need to make sure that you've erased all personal data from an iPhone before selling it. But no one ever asks how the phone itself feels.
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Attorney: Powell boys said mom was 'in the trunk'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:07am MST
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire were starting to talk about what happened the night their mother vanished, an attorney said.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:01am MST
Phone company Verizon Communications will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. -
Super Bowl breaks Twitter record (Sorry, Tebow!)
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:37am MST
Poor Tim Tebow. The starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos set a a Twitter record in the beginning of January and it's already defeated — by the Super Bowl. According to Twitter, Super Bowl XLVI is the most tweeted sporting event ever.
MSNBC.com: Business
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As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:23am MST
Until recently, Facebook's relationship with the advertising community was at best politely dismissive, at worst outright antagonistic. But now, the social networking giant is eager to work with Madison Avenue.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Man gets stuck in elevators twice in one day
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:21am MST
Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck twice on elevators in a downtown building in Chicago on Sunday night. -
Police: Man shoots self in leg at gun show
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:11am MST
Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Google, Facebook remove content on India's order
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:44am MST
Internet giants Google and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown "like China" if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities.
MSNBC.com: Business
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The cheap items that build billion-dollar companies
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:55am MST
By Charles B. Stockdale, 24/7 Wall St. Just because certain products have a low price tag does not mean they cannot sell for billions of dollars. In fact, some of the cheapest products make the most money for their companies. 24/7 Wall St.
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Missing mom's slain sons: She was put 'in the trunk'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:43am MST
The husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell intentionally set his home on fire Sunday, killing him and his two young sons, authorities say
MSNBC.com: Business
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Some ugly lessons learned from the Super Bowl ads
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:41am MST
Did you see the same Super Bowl ads that I did? If so you're probably like me now planning for the end times. Those 30 second messages paint a pretty dark picture about what is expected of us.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Valentine's Day tech for your sweetie
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:29am MST
You don't need to be a geek to appreciate these Valentine's Day tech gifts. Whether it's a USB-powered blanket to keep your loved one warm, headphones for sharing music as a couple, or a blingy new watch, each one says "I love you" in its own special way.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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College student uncovers lost Malcolm X tape
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:31am MST
The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy-Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Report: Facebook to start mobile ads by March
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:16pm MST
Facebook, the social network giant, is set to begin showing advertisements to users on mobile devices before its $5 billion initial public offering, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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Husband, sons of missing woman killed in blaze
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:15pm MST
A fire at the home of Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, killed him and their two young sons, officials said. -
A home in heiress's building? You'll need $25 million
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:10pm MST
Curiosity seekers hoping for a glimpse of the New York home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark will have to make do with an apartment for sale just one floor below hers.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Great game, too bad the ads didn't keep up
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:59pm MST
The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.
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Vote for your favorite Super Bowl ad
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:32pm MST
There's no question that the Giants and the Patriots played some exciting football tonight, but what about the ads? Did you like the nostalgia of seeing Jerry Seinfeld's and the Soup Nazi's return, and Matthew Broderick echoing Ferris Bueller?
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Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:32pm MST
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Most radicalism linked to Internet, say UK lawmakers
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 5:26pm MST
Internet service providers should do more to prevent violent extremism from being promoted on the Web, British lawmakers said in a report that states that the Internet has surpassed universities and prisons as a place where dangerous ideas are developed and traded.
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Husband, sons of missing woman killed in blast
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:17pm MST
An explosion at the home of Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, killed him and their two young sons, officials said. -
Obama: Diplomacy 'preferred solution' with Iran
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:09pm MST
Israel is right to be concerned about Iran's push to join the league of nations that possess nuclear weapons, but diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Senate: Bigger US role in corporate cybersecurity
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 12:20pm MST
A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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PhotoBlog: US Park Police clear Occupy DC camp in Washington's McPherson Square
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:39am MST
Eleven are arrested as encampment is disbanded.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Vote, discuss during Super Bowl ads live blog
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:25am MST
Companies are spending millions of dollars for 30 seconds of your attention during the big game. So tell them what works and what doesn't as we live blog the ads throughout.
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Vote, discuss during Super Bowl ads live blog
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:25am MST
Companies are spending millions of dollars for 30 seconds of your attention during the big game. So tell them what works and what doesn't as we live blog the ads throughout.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Colleges caught in obsession over rankings
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:20am MST
When US News & World Report debuted its list of best colleges, it hoped the rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Google Earth update erases 'Atlantis' error
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:18am MST
A Google Earth map that raised rumors of the lost city of Atlantis has gotten a much-needed update, ridding the seafloor of a gridlike pattern that some vigilant users suspected were sunken streets from the mythological underwater city.
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Syrian pro-government TV's texting service hacked
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:06am MST
Syria's state broadcaster said on Sunday that the text message news service of a separate, pro-government TV station had been hacked and was being used to disseminate "false messages."
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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:44am MST
The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."
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Twitches spread at New York school
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:37am MST
Three more names were added to a growing list of students in a N.Y. state school who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities sought to assure parents the school is safe. -
Father of abducted barista pleads for her return
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:18am MST
James Koenig has pleaded for the safe return of his 18-year-old daughter Samantha, who police say was abducted from the Alaska coffee bar where she worked.
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Fla. bill would ban buying sweets with food stamps
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:51am MST
Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like vegetables and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets and snack foods like chips, something a state senator wants stopped.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Boeing checks 787s for carbon fiber delamination
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:28pm MST
Boeing is inspecting its newest plane, the 787 Dreamliner for possible repairs to the carbon fiber composite structure of the plane. The issue involves a problem known as delamination.
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Storm chaser killed by wrong-way driver
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:41pm MST
Storm chaser Andy Gabrielson survived the hunt for tornadoes for more than 10 years, but driving home after two days of chasing storms, he was hit by a wrong-way driver. -
School suspends 9-year-old over MJ 'groin grab'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:11pm MST
A 9-year-old boy was suspended from a Catholic school after mimicking a Michael Jackson move during a performance of "Billie Jean" at a fundraiser, a Minnesota newspaper reports. -
School official quits amid charges he videotaped boys
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:46pm MST
A New Jersey assistant principal has quit his job after being jailed on accusations of secretly video recording teenage boys at a Catholic high school where he volunteered as a coach. -
Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC; 7 held
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:12pm MST
Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules.
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Brother refuses to stop search for missing family
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:58pm MST
It's been two years since a Fallbrook family of four went missing, and one of their relatives is still looking for clues in their disappearance. -
5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:54pm MST
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. -
5.7 quake hits off Canadian coast; no tsunami
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:54pm MST
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. -
3 mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:53pm MST
A couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday in Southern Oregon, six days after they disappeared from their campsite to go mushroom picking.
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Coroner: Twins died of accidental suffocation
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:44pm MST
Three-week-old twins found unconscious after sleeping in bed with their mother died of accidental suffocation, an Idaho coroner has ruled. -
Virginia lacrosse murder trial set to start
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:52pm MST
In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it's become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order.
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Hundreds of cruise passengers hit with stomach illness
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:43pm MST
Princess Cruises has announced delayed embarkation times for the next sailings of Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, following an increased number of suspected Norovirus cases on each of the ships' current voyages. -
Police clear tents from Occupy site in Washington
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:46am MST
Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the last remaining Occupy encampments in the U.S., with police clearing the grounds of tents that they said were banned under park rules. -
US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:29am MST
Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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For Facebook, 'Hacker Way' is way of life
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:28am MST
Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a "hacker" in a 479-word essay he wrote describing his company's philosophy of constant development and improvement.
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Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:03am MST
New York City's activist mayor is spending millions of his own money touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:42am MST
A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous on Saturday said it had attacked the Swedish government's website, bringing it down for periods of time by overloading it with traffic.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Companies that wasted the most on the Super Bowl
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:14am MST
A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. But despite spending this much to reach such a massive audience at once, the results are rarely impressive.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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High-tech bling for the deep-pocketed traveler
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:57am MST
There’s plenty of high-tech stuff that can make trips more enjoyable and relaxing. The tough part is choosing and paying for it.
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Plug in at America's techiest cities
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:44am MST
High-tech havens Seattle and San Francisco, the two highest ranked cities on the list, support such high-tech heavyweights as Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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1 dead, 2 hurt in gas explosion near Marine base
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:12am MST
The person killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the wife of a U.S. Marine, and the two people seriously injured were a Navy corpsman and his wife. -
Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:34am MST
A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska. -
Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:00am MST
Indiana's top elections official loses his job after jurors convict him of multiple voter fraud-related charges. -
Did alleged homeless slayer kill woman, son?
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:43am MST
Prosecutors plan to file two more murder charges against an ex-Marine accused of killing four homeless men in Southern California.
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Did alleged homeless slayer kill woman, son?
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:43am MST
A 24-year-old man previously accused of murdering his mother and brother in Southern California has been released after a brief stay in the custody of federal immigration officials. -
Five feared hurt after explosion at Marine base
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:13am MST
One person was killed and at least two injured after an explosion at a Marine Corps base in Coleville, California, NBC News reported Saturday.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Small moves add up in commercial space
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:12pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Commercial ventures have been taking lots of small steps toward the next giant leap in spaceflight — and the federal government is helping them out.
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Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:30pm MST
A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.
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Charges dropped against soldier in Afghan deaths
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:11pm MST
The Army on Friday dropped all charges against the fifth soldier it had accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport during a 2010 deployment. -
American brigadier general dies in Afghanistan
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:57pm MST
A 49-year-old brigadier general died of apparently natural causes in Afghanistan, the Army said Friday, the highest-ranking soldier to die during the war.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Check out the Red Planet's craziest colors
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:54pm MST
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: A picture from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter paints the Red Planet in shades of blue, yellow and green — but there's a method in the madness.
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Asteroid Eros draws skywatchers in Earth flyby
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:06pm MST
Amateur astronomers and students around the world are taking a close look at the asteroid Eros as part of a hands-on experiment to measure solar-system distances.
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Video: Arcade sticks for that perfect K.O.
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:18pm MST
These two fight sticks from Hori may just be the edge you need in your next match. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Court martial ordered in WikiLeaks case
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:14pm MST
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused in the WikiLeaks scandal, was ordered Friday to face a general court martial on charges he released thousands of documents of classified information.
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Police: Missing barista abducted from stand
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:13pm MST
An 18-year-old barista who disappeared from the coffee stand where she worked was abducted, Anchorage police say.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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PhotoBlog: For photographers,tablet apps are alternative to publishing photo books
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:13pm MST
Veteran photographer Gerd Ludwig publishes an app instead of a book to showcase his long-term documentation of Chernobyl's fallout.
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For mentally ill inmates, care behind bars often out of reach
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:43pm MST
A man who was declared suicidal by a New Mexico jail and alleges he was then left to rot in solitary confinement for nearly two years is just one of many former inmates who say they were denied essential mental health services while incarcerated at that detention center, which like others across the country has struggled with how to treat the mentally ill.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Jellyfish are taking over!!! Oh ... never mind
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:41pm MST
Jellyfish have become the subject of what resembles a modern myth, some say.
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Internet piracy suit asks: Can you even copyright porn?
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:38pm MST
A California woman is fighting a porn piracy case by arguing that porn can't be copyrighted in the first place.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Nuclear plant worker fell into reactor pool
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:37pm MST
A worker was leaning over to retrieve a flashlight when he lost his balance and fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant last week, plant officials say.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Post SOPA, it's time to protest ACTA (on Feb. 11)
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:35pm MST
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Special Forces seek to halt copter crashes
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:15pm MST
Deadly helicopter crashes have killed dozens of U.S. Special Forces operators who flew risky missions to hunt insurgents and terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. Now the U.S. military is looking to equip its elite warriors' helicopters with airborne laser mapping capable of seeing through fog and dust to find safe landing zones.
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Math tells NFL teams to go for it on 4th down
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:47pm MST
Are fourth-down attempts really a bad decision? Mathematics pounds this sort of conventional wisdom into the turf. Statistical analyses have shown that to give their team the best chance of winning, coaches should go for it more on fourth down. A lot.
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Some used Xoom tablets sold with owners' data
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:11pm MST
About 100 refurbished Motorola Xoom tablets wound up being resold to new owners with the old owners' personal information still on them.
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First fossil of 'vampire' bat fly discovered
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:30pm MST
A one-of-a-kind fossil shows that so-called bat flies — tiny vampire insects that survive on the blood of bats — have been parasitizing the winged mammals and spreading bat malaria for at least 20 million years, scientists report in a pair of studies Friday.
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Space voyages shouldn't be politically incorrect
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:19pm MST
Why should politicians support trips beyond Earth orbit? It's good for jobs in the short term, and good for our survival in the long term. Commentary by NBC News' Jay Barbree.
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Report: Climate of 'mistrust' in air marshal program
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:10pm MST
The Federal Air Marshal program is rife with acrimony between supervisors and air marshals, creating a climate of "tension, mistrust, and dislike," according to a report due to be released next week.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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NASA flooded with astronaut applications
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:59pm MST
NASA may not have space shuttles to launch people into the final frontier anymore, but that hasn't stopped Americans from lining up in droves for the chance to join the agency's iconic astronaut corps during the latest recruitment drive.
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Apple hires yet another high profile game executive
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:38pm MST
Robin Burrowes is yet another brand new Apple employee.
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Video: Be mesmerized by the future of glass
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:34pm MST
Corning, the company known for its innovation in glass, has just put out another mesmerizing video exploring how its interactive display technology could mate with the computers and gadgets of the tomorrow.
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Yet another study confirms your tech addiction
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:32pm MST
Scientists, online dating sites, your constantly irritated significant other and Wilhelm Hofmann at University of Chicago's Booth Business School could all save a lot of time over whether we are "addicted" to social media and/or our cellular devices.
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Anonymous goes after Marine in Haditha case
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:31pm MST
Anonymous posted 3 gigabytes' worth of email correspondence by attorneys involved in the case of U.S. Marine Frank Wuterich, who recently pleaded guilty to killing two dozen unarmed Iraqi women and children in 2005.
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Xbox 360 tops in yearly global sales for first time
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:20pm MST
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been dominating monthly sales charts for the U.S. video-game console market for years, but now it's the top-selling home console worldwide, as well.
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Future drones may fly like butterflies
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:17pm MST
High-speed video cameras are allowing university researchers to document how butterflies gracefully flutter through the air. The U.S. military funded findings may lead to more agile insect-sized drones sent to spy on enemies.
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20 years for driver in DUI crash that killed nun
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:04pm MST
The man convicted in the deadly Bristow, Va., accident that killed a nun was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Police said Carlos Martinelly-Montano, in the United States illegally, was drunk when he slammed his car into another car in 2010.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Experiments look at how to fight fire in space
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:01pm MST
New experiments on the International Space Station may reveal tips on fighting fires in space, and back here on Earth, too.
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Is social media spreading twitching hysteria?
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:31pm MST
In the case of nearly 20 teenagers with a twitching disorder in upstate New York, doctors say the symptoms may be spreading faster through the girls' own use of Facebook and other forms of social media. -
Deals of the day: Toshiba, TVs and more
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:22pm MST
Here's what's worth considering today: Discounted Toshiba gear, a lot of deals on HDTVs, a copy of "Groundhog Day" on Blu-ray for $10 and more.
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Hackers take over law enforcement websites
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:20pm MST
Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. -
Latest robots eat — and poop — to power up
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:20pm MST
Today's robots that fly, jump or roll around must refuel or recharge as does any gadget that runs out of energy. Tomorrow's new generation of self-sustaining robots might keep going nearly forever by grazing on dead insects, rotting plant matter or even human waste.
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More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:09pm MST
A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.
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American aid worker in Libya: US bars my return
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:48am MST
U.S. citizen Jamal Tarhuni went to his native Libya to conduct aid work and now finds himself prevented from flying home by American officials for mysterious reasons.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Google Wallet now for AT&T Nexus phones
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:41am MST
Google Wallet, the app that lets you pay for goods with a swipe of your phone, now works with Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus owners who are on AT&T's network. Until now, it only was available on the Nexus S on Sprint's network.
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Internet helps turn 'Tiger Bread' into 'Giraffe Bread'
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:40am MST
UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's sold something called "Tiger Bread" until Jan. 31. But on that day the bakery product was renamed to "Giraffe Bread," thanks to a 3 1/2-year-old girl's astute observation, a couple of letters and some help from the Internet.
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Chasm widens in East-West 'Cyber Cold War'
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:18am MST
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Sphero, the robotic ball, to blast (virtual) meteors
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:01am MST
Fans of Sphero, the robotic ball that you control with your smartphone, will soon be able to use the ball to navigate fields of flying space rocks as they blast them apart with an anti-matter cannon, the makers of the gadget entice on their website.
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Corpse sits in gamer cafe for 9 hours
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:45am MST
In what is beginning to be a disturbingly common phenomenon, a young man in Asia has died, apparently due to prolonged gaming. According to Sky News and the AFP, the latest incident took place in New Taipei, Taiwan.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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30 marijuana bales found floating off Calif. beach
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:39am MST
About $500,000 worth of marijuana was found floating off the coast of Marina del Rey, Calif., Wednesday afternoon, police said. -
Woman claims big breasts impede sobriety test
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:31am MST
A Florida woman who claimed her breasts were too big to perform a field sobriety test was arrested on a DUI charge after deputies say she started to disrobe, authorities say. -
ACLU sues library for not allowing access to porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:30am MST
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library district for not offering access to online porn, Seattle's King 5 TV reports. -
Libraries struggle with issue of Internet access and porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:30am MST
In Seattle, the library system is defending unfettered use of the Internet in its facilities. In Wenatchee, the library district is defending its restrictions on Internet access.
MSNBC.com: Business
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New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:23am MST
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday accused three major U.S. banks of fraudulently using an electronic mortgage database.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:23am MST
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Guinea pigs: Easy-to-pack pets for explorers
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:14am MST
It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land.
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Mac OS X update brings major security fixes, some issues
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:03am MST
Apple released a major security update for Mac OS X on Tuesday. The good news is that this update patches 51 vulnerabilities in the operating system. The bad news is that it appears to be causing pesky issues for some users.
MSNBC.com: U.S. News
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Firefighter finds his own stolen goods during call
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:58am MST
A firefighter responding to a medical call at a Vacaville, Calif., mobile home came upon a surprise find – thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and equipment that had been stolen from his own home.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Survey: Kindle Fire owners like cost, but have gripes
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:42am MST
A new survey shows that Kindle Fire owners are happiest with the low cost of their devices, but among their gripes are a lack of volume buttons and a camera as well as a short battery life.
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Hubble captures Milky Way galaxy's twin
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:38am MST
An uncanny twin of our own Milky Way galaxy takes center stage in a new cosmic portrait by the Hubble Space Telescope unveiled Friday.
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Apple stops selling some devices online in Germany
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:23am MST
Apple stopped offering older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads at its German online store on Friday in a response to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility in December.
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Major winter storm pummels Colorado, closing roads
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:58am MST
A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday. -
NBC: Americans kidnapped in Egypt let go
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:51am MST
Two Americans and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped in South Sinai, Egypt, by Bedouins, police said Friday. -
ACLU sues library for not offering online porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:41am MST
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library district for not offering access to online porn, Seattle's King 5 TV reports.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Pre-caffeine tech: Facebook power users, killer kittens!
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:33am MST
Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Companies paid even lower tax rate than Romney
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:28am MST
According to new data from the Congressional Budget Office, U.S.-based companies paid only 12.1 percent in taxes on profits earned domestically. This is the lowest rate in four decades.
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NC educator charged in beheading plot
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:58am MST
A U.S. judge is weighing whether to hold a woman accused of paying a hit man to behead three witnesses in a North Carolina terrorism case.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Hackers attack Greek Justice Ministry website
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:57am MST
Hackers have attacked the Greek Justice Ministry website to protest the government's signing of a global copyright treaty and its handling of the financial crisis.
MSNBC.com: Business
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Woman accused of selling fake Facebook stock
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:42am MST
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook's much-anticipated plans to go public by selling fake stock in the social media giant.
MSNBC.com: Technology & Science
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Hackers: We intercepted FBI, Scotland Yard call
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:32am MST
A sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, the hacking group known as Anonymous claimed Friday.
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EU probes new Google privacy policy
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:11am MST
The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.