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News – Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:26pm
Money – A money changer displays stacks of 100 US dollar bills. The dollar climbed against the euro and yen, supported by hopes that the worst of the credit crunch is over, and on the eve of a rate decision by the European Central Bank (AFP/File) The dollar climbed against the euro and yen on Wednesday.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:26pm
Gadgets & Tech – Ubuntu Linux 7.04 is now available for Sharp's Zaurus PDAs. The 0.1 release comes with a minimalist filesystem that can be launched in an emulator, enhanced with software from the vast Ubuntu archives, and then flashed onto a real Zaurus.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:26pm
Popular Videos – Fan catches ball while talking on mobile phone!
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:19pm
Health & Fitness – A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:19pm
Science – Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus -- one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:19pm
Science – Last week, in the harsh desert climate of Abu Dhabi, construction started on a city that will house 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses but use extremely little energy, and what it does use will come from renewable sources.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:19pm
News – If it has a bill and webbed feet like a duck, lays eggs like a bird or a reptile but also produces milk and has a coat of fur like a mammal, what could the genetics of the duck-billed platypus possibly be like? Well, just as peculiar: an amalgam of genes reflecting significant branching and transitions in evolution.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:19pm
Gadgets & Tech – Russian researchers with the Southern Federal University are working on a mind-control headset that would allow human users to interact with their computers using the power of thought. The project secured $750,000 in funds and will unfold in an 18-month time frame.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm
Religion – A Malaysian religious court granted a woman's wish to formally renounce Islam on Thursday, a decision described by her lawyer as a landmark case that could enable many others to leave the faith.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm
News – With rising gas prices and concern over auto emissions, more workers are taking to two wheels. But they must navigate an obstacle course of anarchic traffic conditions.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm
Religion – A potato destined for the fryer has become a holy relic to some Berliners after a woman cut it open only to find an image of a cross inside.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm
Gadgets & Tech – The rise of gadgets such as the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation which helped to build the Internet, a leading Oxford academic has warned in a new book.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm
Real Estate – There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, but Boulder, with a population of just 75 people, has one thing in common with major metropolitan areas: air pollution thick enough to pose health risks.
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Art & Design – Sotheby's auction house says a cubist oil painting by Fernand Leger has been sold in New York for more than $39 million.
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 03:18pm