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11 years ago+8 8 0 x 1Obama drafts $320 million rescue package for bankrupt Detroit
The Obama Administration has pledged $320 million in aid to Detroit as the city emerges from bankruptcy. Bloomberg reports that a delegation of administration officials arrived in the onetime auto-manufacturing capital on Friday and announced a packa ...
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Analysis
11 years ago+9 10 1Why You’re Hooked On ‘Breaking Bad’
The show developed legions of fans thanks to deft writing, superb acting and the miracles of binge-watching
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11 years ago+4 4 0Hertz newest rental car? The hot Tesla Model S
The Model S won't be a regular rental option, though. It will be offered through Hertz's Dream Cars program, which also includes exotic cars from Aston Martin, Ferrari, and Lamborghini.
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11 years ago+8 8 0Twerking World Record
New Yorkers in and around Herald Square watched a crowd gather for an attempt to set the world record for Most People Twerking Simultaneously. Cruz needed to talk for two more hours to break the filibuster record set, in 1957, by Strom Thurmond; the ...
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11 years ago+9 9 0I Can't Stop Watching This Supercut Of Idiotic Pedestrians
If you've ever wondered why so many Russians have dash cams, this is why. This is why right here, ladies and gentlemen.
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Analysis
11 years ago+10 10 0Tesla’s Rise Forces Other Automakers to Up Their Electric Car Game
Tesla Motors may be wildly overvalued, but all the public adulation and attention is forcing bigger manufacturers to play catch-up. Daniel Gross on how cachet has a way of developing into a real business.
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Expression
11 years ago+12 12 0In Life, Man Immune To HIV Helped Scientists Fight Virus
Stephen Crohn, a man best known for staying alive during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, died Aug. 23 at age 66. Throughout his lifetime, the New York artist helped researchers uncover vital clues about HIV and how to stop it.
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11 years ago+13 13 0Lost 'Steve Jobs Time Capsule' unearthed after 30 years
A time capsule that was buried more than 30 years ago at the close of the International Design Conference containing, among other things, the mouse that Steve Jobs used during his Lisa computer presentation, has been unearthed in Aspen, Colorado.
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Analysis
11 years ago+7 7 0Blame Steve Ballmer for Microsoft's woes? Not so fast
The great counter-factual scenario: What if proponents of an Internet-centric strategy had won the day and what if the courts had not overturned a judge's order to break up Microsoft?
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11 years ago+6 6 0India to build world's largest solar power plant in Rajasthan
India will build the world's largest solar plant to generate 4,000 mw from sunlight near the Sambhar lake in Rajasthan that will sell electricity at an estimated rate of Rs 5.50 per unit.
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11 years ago+4 4 0Want More YouTube Views? 5 Key Tips To Follow
Here’s the situation: you’ve been putting out YouTube videos for a while now and you aren’t sure why your viewership hasn’t skyrocketed. It’s not uncommon, and people ask how to increase video views all the time.
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Analysis
11 years ago+3 3 0Hemp seeds promoted as the next superfood - KansasCity.com
One of the newest hot superfoods might surprise you. Hemp seeds are now used to make everything from frozen waffles to milk, ice cream and protein powder.
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Analysis
11 years ago+7 7 0Thousands of People With Criminal Records Try to Buy Guns Online
Thousands of people with criminal backgrounds attempt to buy guns online each year — and that's just from one site, according to a new report.
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Analysis
11 years ago+10 10 0Study finds that better Internet access drives economic growth
Basic broadband can add £200 a month to household income in developed economies, researchers have found, because better internet access improves learning and working from home. Increasing download speeds from a weak 0.5 megabits per second to a basic ...
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11 years ago+7 7 0Why startups should look to Google, not Facebook, as a role model
Technology is advancing so rapidly that most of today’s industry leaders will slip into oblivion by the end of this decade. The only companies that will survive are those that invest heavily in research — and take big risks. Nothing illustrates the d ...
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11 years ago+12 12 0World of 'Terminator' is coming, says RAF chief
The head of the RAF tells Channel 4 News that the world of "Terminator 2" is coming in response to a question about unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as "drones".
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Current Event
11 years ago+8 8 0Pentland Firth tidal turbine project given consent
Work is to begin on the largest tidal turbine energy project in Europe after the Scottish government approved it.
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Analysis
11 years ago+22 22 0UN: Food waste totals $750bn a year
One-third of food produced worldwide is wasted and China is the worst culprit, Food and Agriculture Organisation says.
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Current Event
11 years ago+7 7 0North Korea launches 'limited and highly targeted' cyberattack on South
A series of hacks targeting South Korean think tanks, as well as the website for the country’s Ministry of Unification, has been traced to North Korea.
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Current Event
11 years ago+14 14 0The absurd social media accounts of Syrian Electronic Army
The Syrian Electronic Army is the most intriguing anonymous hacking organization since, well, Anonymous. It's loosely tied with the ideology of President Bashar al-Assad's government, which stands accused by the U.S. of using chemical weapo ...