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Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms
Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind development would affect the region, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2012 |
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US takes aim at purported sex disease 'cures'
The US government said Tuesday it is taking steps to remove from the market a host of online products that promise to cure HIV, herpes, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 03, 2011 |
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Comcast, NBC deal opens door for online video
New Internet video services from companies such as Netflix and Apple are offering a glimpse of a home entertainment future that doesn't include a pricey monthly cable bill.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Feds pledge 'smart' permitting process for offshore wind projects
Obama administration officials announced Tuesday they are taking steps to speed development of wind energy projects along the Atlantic coast, and hope to be able to issue federal leases for putting huge power-generating turbines ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 25, 2010 |
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USDA approves shot for cows aimed at E. coli
(AP) -- A Minnesota company has won federal approval to become the first in the U.S. to market an E. coli vaccine for cattle, a new weapon against a foodborne disease that can cause serious illness in people and even death.
Mar 13, 2009 |
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