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Man willing to deal, only wants half of Facebook

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 03:15 PM PDT

A man who claims an ownership stake in Facebook is now seeking 50 percent of the site's value from founder Mark Zuckerberg.

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Texas bill allowing guns on campus stalls again

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:56 PM PDT

State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, holds up three fingers towards the president's desk, as he is just short of the votes needed for the 21 members to debate Senate Bill 354 on the Senate floor at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on April 11. Wentworth came just short of the votes needed for members to debate his Senate Bill 354 that would allow concealed handgun licensees to carry their pistols on public colleges and in university buildings in Texas. Two months ago, Texas looked ready to allow concealed handguns in college classrooms. The measure is now struggling to survive in a state that usually embraces guns and their mythical connection to the old West.




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Will digital distractions boost teen ADD?

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Whether they're texting while talking to friends or plugging in to an iPod while studying, teens these days seem to be constantly multitasking.  Will all that multitasking give rise to ADD?

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Wrong numbers: Lottery error stings Colo. couple

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT

It pays to doublecheck those lottery numbers — if you want to avoid heartache. A couple from Pueblo, Colo., found that out after they looked at the numbers in the local newspaper.

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Hundreds of space parties blast off

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than 500 parties are going on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight and the 30th anniversary of the shuttle program.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than 500 parties are going on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight and the 30th anniversary of the shuttle program.




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Study: Banks hide fee info, skirt law

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:57 PM PDT

Banking consumers who try to engage in comparison shopping often simply can't because nearly one in four banks doesn't make fee schedules available before they sign up, according to a study published Tuesday by a consumer group.

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PhotoBlog: 2 faces of quake drama: Japan vs. Haiti

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PST



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Mexico finds 28 more bodies in border pits

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Forensic workers carry a body found in a mass grave in Matamoros on Monday, April 11.Mexican investigators have found a total of 116 bodies in pits near the U.S. border, 28 more than previously reported, Attorney General Marisela Morales said Tuesday.




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Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Students: Exotic dancers were ethics lesson

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Students at La Salle University in Philadelphia say exotic dancers were part of a professor's extra-credit symposium on business ethics.

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Stocks end down after Japan upgrades crisis

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points Tuesday after Japan raised the alert level on its nuclear crisis and Alcoa Inc. reported disappointing sales.

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J.Crew ad controversy over hot pink polish

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT

A new J.Crew ad has some people's undergarments in the proverbial wad. And not because it features a $65 T-shirt.A new J.Crew ad has some people's undergarments in the proverbial wad. And not because it features a $65 T-shirt.




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Unpaid writers sue AOL, Huffington Post

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:53 PM PDT

A blogger and union activist has filed a lawsuit against AOL and the Huffington Post for not paying freelance bloggers.

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Russia marks 50 years since Gagarin orbit

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT

People participate in a flash-mob rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first human spaceflight, in downtown Moscow on Tuesday. The letters on helmet are acronym for the former USSR, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia must preserve its pre-eminence in space, President Dmitry Medvedev declared Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.




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Calls for NATO action as Gadhafi pounds Misrata

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters walk along Tripoli Street in the strategic western rebel-held port of Misrata on Tuesday.Moammar Gadhafi's forces fired rockets along the eastern front line and shelled the besieged city of Misrata on Tuesday as France and Britain said NATO should be doing more to pressure the Libyan regime.




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Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Is Obama poised for bold deficit move?

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:20 AM PDT

When President Obama speaks Wednesday, will there be any new deficit-cutting ideas left for him to discuss? It turns out there are plenty of ideas, some not so new but definitely bold.

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Japan gives seconds to prep for shake

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:58 AM PDT



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NBC: Mubarak questioned at hospital

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 04:13 PM PDT

Former President Hosni Mubarak is hospitalized in a Red Sea resort, then undergoes questioning over allegations of corruption and abuse of power, sources tell NBC News.

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Floods swamp N. Dakota, Minn. farms

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:40 PM PDT

The Red River bumped right up against the sandbags protecting this area of Fargo, N.D., on Monday.The Red River spreads out in a record swath across rural North Dakota and Minnesota.




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