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New stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving ...
Semiconductor sales down 28.6 pct in January: SIA
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Worldwide semiconductor sales declined 28.6 percent in January from a year ago as the global recession continued to take a big bite out of the computer chip industry, an industry tracker said Monday.
Brain imaging study provides new insight into why people pay too much in auctions
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Auctions are an old and widely used method for allocating goods that have become increasingly common with the advent of internet auctions sites such as Ebay. Previous economic research has shown that in an auction people ...
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Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud
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(AP) -- The first box that arrived at Shirley Shupp's door was filled with braces to help with her arthritis. Then came a motorized scooter, just like the one the 69-year-old already owned. She hadn't asked for any of it ...
Phone points illegal border crossers to water
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(AP) -- A group of California artists wants Mexicans and Central Americans to have more than just a few cans of tuna and a jug of water for their illegal trek through the harsh desert into the U.S.
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
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(AP) -- For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer.
After foiled US plane attack, scanners revisited
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As US lawmakers demand to know how a would-be attacker smuggled explosives aboard a plane on Christmas Day, the use of body scanners at airport security points is likely to be revisited.
Japanese researcher unveils 'hummingbird robot'
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Japanese researchers said Monday they had developed a "hummingbird robot" that can flutter around freely in mid-air with rapid wing movements.
Taiwan notebook maker Inventec plans China plant
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Taiwan's Inventec Corp, the world's fourth largest contract notebook computer maker, said Monday it will spend 800 million US dollars to build a plant in southwestern China.
High-tech vehicles pose trouble for some mechanics
Dec 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to."
China bloggers fined for defamation: report
Dec 26, 2009 |
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Two Chinese bloggers were ordered to pay about 290,000 yuan (42,478 dollars) in compensation to the widow of film director Xie Jin for claiming he died in the arms of a prostitute, a report said Saturday.
Apple up sharply on tablet computer reports
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Dec 24, 2009 |
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Apple Inc. shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Thursday following reports that the California company may unveil a long-awaited portable tablet computer next month.
US Senate votes on landmark health bill
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Senators gave Barack Obama a huge political boost on Thursday by passing a sweeping remake of the US health care system that aims to extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.
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