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Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto
1 hour 53 mins ago
Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.
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LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures
4 hours 53 mins ago
It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control.
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Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
9 hours 7 mins ago
One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy.
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Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
14 hours 7 mins ago
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers _ a functioning 1976 model _ has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
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Communications satellite launched into space
1 day ago
A new military communications satellite has been launched into space.
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News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
1 day ago
News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete.
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Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
1 day ago
Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Schumer urges look at security in Sprint deal
1 day ago
Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking.
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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Finance
Metals and agricultural futures prices slip
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.
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US disasters by state for past 60 years
Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma:
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