Archive: 05/14/2009
Google to reshoot street views of Japanese cities
(AP) -- Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes.
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Web 'prime tool' for hate groups: Wiesenthal Center
Extremist groups have made the Web their "prime tool" to spread hate and the number of online bigots on Facebook is growing faster than efforts to remove them, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said Wednesday.
May 14, 2009 |
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Chicago City Council approves BPA baby bottle ban
(AP) -- Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA.
May 14, 2009 |
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Astronauts step out on 1st spacewalk to fix Hubble (Update)
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2009 |
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Health insurance from Uncle Sam gets a look
(AP) -- Look out Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare. Senators are meeting behind closed doors to consider whether the federal government should jump into the health insurance business.
May 14, 2009 |
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Group says 3 more birds close to extinction
(AP) -- An Ethiopian lark, a Galapagos finch and a spectacularly colored hummingbird only recently discovered in Colombia have been added to the list of the world's most threatened species, an environmental group said Thursday. ...
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Owners struggle to find sanctuaries for chimps
(AP) -- Russ Cochran fondly recalls the fun he had with his chimpanzee when the animal was younger, taking him for rides in the car and to his cabin on the river. Boaters would stop to see Sammy, who would ...
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IBM backs full-year profit forecast
(AP) -- IBM Corp. is again backing its forecast for profit of $9.20 per share this year.
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