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NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch

(AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Facebook fun goes mobile with iPhone applications

Facebook is letting users of its flourishing social-networking community play together on the road by using Apple's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.

Technology / Internet

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US study finds carcinogens in kids' bath products

Dozens of popular children's bath products marketed in the United States contain two cancer-causing chemicals, a consumer safety watchdog group said in a report published Friday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 14, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Australian oil spill '10 times worse' than thought

An oil spill polluting popular tourist beaches on Australia's northeast coast is 10 times worse than originally reported, according to the state government.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Satyam gets 'adequate bid response'

The board of swindled Indian outsourcing giant Satyam said it has received an "adequate response" to its invitation for bids, as a newspaper said Saturday that IBM had joined the race.

Technology / Business

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Second Life finding new life

Linden Lab chief executive Mark Kingdon shakes his head when he sees news stories heralding the demise of former Internet darling Second Life.

Technology / Internet

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Journalism evolving, not dying: science author

Newspapers are dying but journalism is evolving, an acclaimed science writer told a gathering of the techno-hip at South By South West Interactive Festival on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief

(AP) -- The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Poisoned, wounded Calif. condor treated at LA Zoo

(AP) -- A California condor captured because it appeared sickly was found to not only be suffering from lead poisoning but also had been shot, animal experts said Friday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice

(AP) -- An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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