 Scientists: Salt in Mars soil not bad for life (Update) August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Traces of a rocket fuel ingredient found in the Martian soil would not necessarily hinder potential life, mission scientists said Tuesday. | |
 Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many ... | |
 Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas ... | |
 Cisco earnings up 4 percent, beating forecasts August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. reported a 4 percent increase in quarterly profit Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations by a penny per share, but signaled that the weak economy would affect results in the next ... | |
TSA to allow laptops to stay in approved bags August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- There's a new option for people annoyed at having to take their laptops out of their bags at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration will now allow travelers to leave their computers inside "checkpoint ... | |
Revised Yahoo vote reveals more disdain for board August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has revised the results of a closely watched shareholder vote on its much-maligned board after discovering an error by a tabulation firm grossly exaggerated the number of ballots backing the directors. | |
11 charged in connection with credit card fraud August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had charged 11 people in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers. | |
Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Greenpeace called on the world's electronics companies Tuesday to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their products, saying toxic waste from wealthy nations' gadgets ends up being dumped in poor countries despite ... | |
Delta to offer Wi-Fi on mainline domestic fleet August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by the middle of next year. Several other airlines either offer similar service or plan to, ... | |
 Booger is back: Woman receives 5 cloned puppies August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Booger is back. An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South Korean company that says it is the world's ... | |
MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised Monday in a new blow to a much scrutinized medical test. | |
Big Yahoo shareholder demands review of board vote August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder has asked for a review of how its votes were cast in last week's re-election of the Internet company's board, raising questions about whether the opposition to the directors may have ... | |
 Lens implant offers chance at beating lazy eye August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Dr. Paul Dougherty delicately slipped a tiny lens inside the right eye of 7-year-old Megan Garvin - a last-ditch shot at saving her sight in that eye. The California girl last week became one of a ... | |
In era of pills, fewer shrinks doing talk therapy August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A new study finds a significant decline in psychotherapy practiced by U.S. ... | |
Chinese entrepreneur dreams of a global brand August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- His company's gadgets are barely known abroad. But Aigo CEO Feng Jun, a boyishly exuberant walking advertisement for the fast-growing Chinese electronics maker, is out to change that. | |
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