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Teams Compete to Build a Better Astronaut Glove (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - NASA offered a total of $400,000 to inventors who can make stronger and more dexterous spacesuit gloves Thursday in the second Astronaut Glove Challenge.
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US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit (AP)
AP - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
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Five strange ancient crocs found in Sahara desert (AFP)
AFP - The fossils of five hitherto unknown bizarre-looking crocodiles which roamed the world 100 million years ago have been unearthed in the Sahara desert, US scientists revealed Thursday.
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New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters)
Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported Thursday.
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Cheapskates against talking while driving
I'm thinking about starting a movement to decriminalize drunk driving, reinstate smoking in all public places, and repeal laws that require parents to use child safety seats for their toddlers in the car. After all, if it's still legal in most states to operate a motor vehicle while talking on a c …
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Google Chrome operating system to arrive for the 2010 holidays
Google Thursday gave a sneak peek of its new PC operating system, unveiling the specs for developers and announcing that it would be available for the 2010 holidays. Chrome is designed as a quicker, Windows alternative for folks who do...
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The Digital Divide: Why Grandma Should Get Online (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Grandma doesn't spend much time online - but she would be better off if she did, researchers agree.
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Sushi Often Not What You Think (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - That tuna in your sushi might be an endangered species, a new study finds.
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Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list (AP)
AP - A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.
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Yahoo juices up its news search with Twitter
Yahoo is using Twitter to surface timely and relevant news stories, images and videos starting today. As news organizations pile into the microblogging service and as shared links and retweets become a decent metric of what’s interesting, the web’s biggest search destinations are incorporating Twit …
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US Army Corps at fault for New Orleans levee failures: judge (AFP/Getty Images/File)
AFP/Getty Images/File - The deadly levee failures that led to the 2005 flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge has ruled.
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Shell denies asking for delay in drilling plan (AP)
AP - The president of Shell Oil Co. says the company did not ask a federal agency to delay a decision on the company's request to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Chukchi Sea.
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Embryonic stem cell therapy closer to human trials (AFP)
AFP - Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.
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New Report Forecasts Solar Boom in NC — ��Growing Solar in North Carolina”
A new report by Environment North Carolina’s Research and Policy Center, “Growing Solar in North Carolina,” found that North Carolina (home of my UNC Tar Heels) could be a solar power giant soon. The new report found that North Carolina has a lot of solar energy potential due to its “vast” solar en …
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AT&T loses court battle with Verizon, fires back with new ad
Pop quiz: What's the best way to deal with a schoolyard bully who's pushing you around? Do you a) run to teacher or b) punch back?
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Company seeks to test stem cells for blindness (Reuters)
Reuters - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for approval to test human embryonic stem cells in treating a rare cause of blindness.
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Japan whale fleet leave for Antarctic: Greenpeace (AFP)
AFP - Japanese whaling ships left port Thursday for Antarctic waters for their annual hunt of the ocean giants, Greenpeace said, setting the stage for high-seas confrontations with anti-whaling activists.
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NY AG: AES Corp. agrees to pollution disclosures (AP)
AP - AES Corp., which operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S., has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures.
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Energy leaders back climate change deal (AFP)
AFP - Energy industry leaders on Thursday called for an international deal on climate change to tackle financial uncertainty and prevent potentially catastrophic global warming.
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These snarly dudes dazzle as 'New Moon' werewolves
Twilight fans have been howling over the Wolf Pack introduced in New Moon ever since photos revealed the actors striking bare-chested ...
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