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Private supply ship flies by space station in test
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The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.
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Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount
3 hours 33 mins ago
Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of public trading.
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Rich-poor divide reopens at UN climate talks
3 hours 58 mins ago
The advances made in U.N. climate talks last year appeared at risk Thursday as a rift between rich and poor countries reopened in negotiations aimed at crafting a global pact to stop the planet from overheating.
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Solar plane begins 1st transcontinental flight
4 hours 17 mins ago
An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week.
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Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
10 hours 18 mins ago
Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."
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HP's missteps culminate in loss of 27,000 jobs
10 hours 21 mins ago
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around the Silicon Valley pioneer. The bungling will wipe out 27,000 jobs so HP can save enough money to lift its earnings and invest in the development of more profitable products and service.
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Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
16 hours 42 mins ago
Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.
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Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX
16 hours 46 mins ago
A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.
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Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities ...
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Politics
Highway, bridge tolls higher for out-of-towners
Some tolling authorities have found a way to give local motorists a discount on tolls while charging out-of-towners a higher rate for using the same roads and bridges.
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