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Deforestation conference to turn plans to action
3 hours 17 mins ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.
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Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
1 hour 53 mins ago
Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles
4 hours 2 mins ago
The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
6 hours 29 mins ago
As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time _ the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
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Huge 'botnet' amputated, but criminals reconnect
6 hours 53 mins ago
The sudden takedown of an Internet provider thought to be helping spread one of the most promiscuous pieces of malicious software out there appears to have cut off criminals from potentially millions of personal computers under their control.
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Personal look at genes locates disease causes
9 hours 19 mins ago
Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.
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Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market
9 hours 25 mins ago
Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.
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Summary Box: Video providers seek fee dispute help
10 hours 38 mins ago
THE REQUEST: Cable TV, satellite and other video providers, joined by consumer and trade groups, want the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks.
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