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Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term in cyber-bullying case
May 07, 2009 |
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Federal prosecutors are asking a federal judge to send Lori Drew to prison for three years for her role in the online harassment of a teenage girl in Dardenne Prairie, Mo., who killed herself.
Amazon sends Orwell to 'memory hole'
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 18, 2009 |
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Amazon fended off Saturday accusations of Big Brother-like behavior after it quietly erased two George Orwell books from customers' electronic book readers this week.
Ruling delayed again by judge in cyber-bullying case
May 19, 2009 |
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has once again delayed a ruling in the criminal case against Lori Drew in a St. Louis-area cyber-bullying linked to the suicide of teenager Megan Meier.
Cyberbullying case brings big changes
May 25, 2009 |
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The July sentencing of a Missouri mom convicted for her part in an Internet hoax that led to a teenager's suicide may disappoint those looking for justice.
Complex repairs face weary Hubble spacewalkers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts are getting ready for what could be the most complex spacewalking of their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
Study Yields Surprising New Insight into High-Temp Superconductors
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recently, an international group of researchers discovered that the underlying mechanism producing high-temperature superconductivity in a widely studied class of copper-oxygen-based superconductors may be ...
EPA announces dioxin review, plans for Dow cleanup
May 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The federal government is taking another look at the long-debated question of how chemicals called dioxins affect human health and the environment.
Nicotine induces prediabetes, likely contributes to high prevalence of heart disease in smokers
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according ...
Race origins and health disparites
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Much is often said about the glaring statistics showing that some racial and ethnic minorities face greater risks than whites when it comes to health.
Gizmodo, Engadget founder launches new gadget site
Jul 01, 2009 |
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The founder of two of the most popular gadget sites on the Web, Gizmodo and Engadget, launched another destination for technology junkies on Wednesday.
Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on Kindles
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July.
Veteran crew named for final space shuttle flight
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program.
US Navy culture leads to heavy drinking
Jun 09, 2009 |
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The nature of the U.S. Navy workplace leads to higher heavy drinking for sailors than for civilians, according to an article in the May issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research published by SAGE.
Circus founder calls his trip to space a success
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte on Tuesday called his 10-day space mission "a great success" because it drew attention to his efforts to guarantee access to clean water worldwide.
Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisan
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial ...
