No .xxx yet: Internet agency delays porn decision
(AP) -- Porn Web sites can't park themselves at a ".xxx" address quite yet.
Internet
Mar 12, 2010
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Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter
An Alabama high school student named NASA's first Mars helicopter that will be deployed to the red planet later this summer.
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2020
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Internet address expansion set despite ".worries." (Update)
Bidding will begin this week for words and brand names such as ".sport," ".NYC" and ".bank" to join ".com" as online monikers.
Internet
Jan 10, 2012
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Study offers glimpse of 500-million-year-old sea worm named after 'Dune' monster
Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstätte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. The finding has now been published ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 3, 2023
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Mozilla resists request to remove Firefox tool
Mozilla, the non-profit developer of the Firefox Web browser, is holding off on complying with a government request to remove a software tool meant to circumvent federal efforts at curbing Internet piracy.
Internet
May 6, 2011
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How parents take more risks when naming girls than boys
The latest top baby names in England and Wales have been published, and as usual, the list of names is divided into those given to girls (at the top are Olivia, Amelia and Isla) and those given to boys (Noah, Oliver and George ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2022
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Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem
(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed in the ancient ...
Archaeology
May 20, 2009
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What's in a name? In some cases, longer life
Black men with historically distinctive black names such as Elijah and Moses lived a year longer, on average, than other black men, according to new research examining 3 million death certificates from 1802 to 1970.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2016
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Storms Alpha and Beta named for Greek alphabet, second time ever
Meteorologists were forced to break out the Greek alphabet Friday to name Atlantic storms for only the second time ever after the 2020 hurricane season blew through their usual list, ending on Tropical Storm Wilfred.
Environment
Sep 19, 2020
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US disables 'Coreflood' botnet, seizes servers
US authorities on Wednesday announced the disabling of a vast network of virus-infected computers used by cyber criminals to steal millions of dollars.
Internet
Apr 13, 2011
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