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Europe: Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine
17 mins ago
Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.
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Report: Bangladeshi mom doesn't want twins back
4 hours 18 mins ago
The mother of recently separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins does not want custody of the daughters she gave up for adoption and wants them to have new lives in Australia, newspapers reported Saturday.
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Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
4 hours 32 mins ago
Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman's daughter as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
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Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
5 hours 3 mins ago
The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.
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Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue
6 hours 33 mins ago
The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.
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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
7 hours 1 min ago
A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
7 hours 28 mins ago
Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
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Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
7 hours 45 mins ago
A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.
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