California voters, lawmakers have no say in OK of major river diversion plan
It may be the most ambitious habitat restoration project ever conceived in the United States.
Environment
Mar 26, 2013
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United Technologies sells Goodrich power system
United Technologies Corp. is selling a former Goodrich Corp. electric power systems business for about $400 million.
Business
Mar 26, 2013
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New 'BioShock' game takes aim at American taboos
A new edition of the dystopian "BioShock" shooter videogame released Tuesday puts Americanism in the crosshairs, taking on taboo topics including slavery and racism.
Software
Mar 26, 2013
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Google picks 8,000 to test net-connected glasses (Update)
Google has picked 8,000 people in the U.S. who will have a chance to wear the company's new Internet-connected glasses, which are being described as the next breakthrough in mobile computing.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 26, 2013
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CBS buys half of TV Guide net for $100M
A person familiar with CBS' deal for TV Guide says the broadcaster is buying a 50 percent stake in TV Guide's cable channel and website for nearly $100 million.
Telecom
Mar 26, 2013
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US judge: Man's Facebook claim should be dismissed (Update)
A New York man's multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook Inc. should be dismissed, a federal judge recommended Tuesday.
Business
Mar 26, 2013
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Researchers discover how model organism Tetrahymena plays roulette with seven sexes
It's been more than fifty years since scientists discovered that the single-celled organism Tetrahymena thermophila has seven sexes. But in all that time, they've never known how each cell's sex, or "mating type," is determined; ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 26, 2013
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Why sticking around is sometimes the better choice for males
Researchers from Lund University and the University of Oxford have been able to provide one answer as to why males in many species still provide paternal care, even when their offspring may not belong to them. The study finds ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2013
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Climate change likely to worsen threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana, arid African countries
In a National Science Foundation funded study, Kathleen Alexander, an associate professor of wildlife at Virginia Tech, found that climate drives a large part of diarrheal disease and increases the threat of climate change ...
Environment
Mar 26, 2013
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British teenage whiz strikes deal with Yahoo
At 17, he's a tech whiz, he's rich—and he can even offer some advice on how to raise your kids. Teenage programmer Nick D'Aloisio's decision to sell his news application Summly to Yahoo for what's rumored to be a massive ...
Business
Mar 26, 2013
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