12/07/2012

Crime may rise along with Earth's temperatures

When most people think about global warming, they envision rising temperatures and sea levels. Robert Agnew, a professor of sociology at Emory, thinks about rising crime rates.

New Yorkers marvel at 'Manhattanhenge' sunset

New Yorkers gathered at dusk to witness "Manhattanhenge" -- a rare alignment of the sun with the east-west street grid in which it appears to set between skyscrapers.

'Dead or alive' bounty offered for China piranhas

Authorities in southern China have moved to quash a bizarre piranha threat, offering bounties and free bait amid fears the aggressive South American fish has invaded a river, state media said on Thursday.

PC sales fall by 6 pct to 11 pct in US during 2Q

(AP) — U.S. personal computer sales sagged during the spring as shifting technology trends, upcoming product releases and a shaky economy dampened demand for the machines currently on the market.

India's Infosys cuts revenue outlook, shares tumble

Shares in Indian software giant Infosys fell more than eight percent on Thursday after the company announced a surprise cut its full-year revenue outlook and reported a lower-than-expected profit.

50th anniversary marked of first TV satellite

Fifty years ago Thursday, a beach ball-sized satellite carried the first live television images across the Atlantic, kicking off a new era of global communications decades before the Internet.

US carp hunters spike flying fish with bows and arrows

Shooting a fish flying through the air with a bow and arrow isn't as hard as you would think. At least, not when it's a 20-pound Asian carp -- and there are so many the one you got wasn't necessarily the one you targeted.

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