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US mulls tax break for space 'burials'

Americans who want to save money on taxes may want to consider rocketing their ashes into space, according to legislation being proposed in Virginia.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Audio systems pioneer Villchur dies at 94 in NY

(AP) -- Edgar Villchur, who went from repairing radios in his New York City shop to inventing groundbreaking audio equipment and hearing aids, has died. He was 94.

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shuttle program's final 4 astronauts riding high

(AP) -- Four astronauts are taking space shuttle Atlantis for one last spin - the very last one of the 30-year space shuttle era.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can't ban violent video sales to kids, court says

(AP) -- States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 11

Ghost city symbolises cost of nuclear disaster

"Careful -- do not touch anything with your bare hands!" warned the guide as we entered the kindergarten and our Geiger counter hissed like an angry rattlesnake.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Inventor of first cash machine dies at 84: funeral director

A Scotsman credited with inventing the world's first automatic cash machine has died at the age of 84 after a short illness, his funeral director has said.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ash may hover for days over uncertain Europe

(AP) -- The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions Saturday that raise concerns about longer-term damage to ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

PC maker, inspiration for Microsoft dies in Ga. (Update)

(AP) -- Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, a developer of an early personal computer that inspired Bill Gates to found Microsoft, died Thursday in Georgia. He was 68.

Technology / Other

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tut's ills won't kill fascination, historians say

(AP) -- It turns out Egypt's beloved boy-king wasn't so golden after all - or much of a wild and crazy guy, for that matter. But will research showing King Tut was actually a hobbled, weak teen with a cleft ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's response to Google threat: 'Obey the law' (Update)

(AP) -- China's government gave little indication Thursday that it's willing to loosen its control over Internet search results, pushing Google Inc. closer to the brink of closing up shop and leaving the ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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