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ZDNet UK
Google attempts to save marriages around the world
CNET News - 28 minutes ago
Sometimes even the best product creators have to accept that their inventions may have negative effects far beyond their entertainment value.
Google to shut down virtual world website Reuters
Google's Lively Set To Die In December InformationWeek
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BBC News
Google, It Wasn’t Broke
TechCrunch - 52 minutes ago
by Michael Arrington on November 21, 2008 Google’s overall search share has grown substantially this year (and all other years since it went live).
Google unveils customised search BBC News
Google proves its search methods aren’t set in stone VentureBeat
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Washington Times
Graffiti study bolsters 'broken windows' theory
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Dutch researchers find that in the presence of graffiti and trash, people are more likely to commit small crimes. By Karen Kaplan In a series of real-world experiments, people exposed to graffiti, litter and other cues of lawlessness were more likely ...
Graffiti encourages more crime than you expect Reuters
Graffiti triggers crime, littering, study shows MSNBC
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Washington Post
Shuttle, astronauts prep for mid-mission reboost
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
HOUSTON (AP) - Astronauts at the international space station prepared to work on a urine-recycling contraption and re-fire the space shuttle's thrusters Friday, before enjoying a half-day off to reboost their own energy.
Video: Astronaut Who Lost Tool Bag Admits Mistake AssociatedPress
Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk eFluxMedia
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The Inquisitr
Florida Teen Commits Suicide Live on Web Cam
FOXNews - 41 minutes ago
A 19-year-old Florida man committed suicide live on a Web cam, encouraged by those who were watching, according to reports. Abraham K Biggs, of Broward County, took an overdose of pills while broadcasting himself on Justin.
Report: 19-year-old man commits suicide on Justin.tv CNET News
Horror as teenager commits suicide on live TV Times Online
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Times Online
Repairs resume in space
Philadelphia Inquirer - 54 minutes ago
By Marcia Dunn AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts ventured back outside the International Space Station yesterday and performed more repair work on a jammed joint, keeping a tight grip on all their tools so nothing would get away this time.
Video: Astronaut Who Lost Tool Bag Admits Mistake AssociatedPress
Astronauts end 2nd spacewalk at space station The Associated Press
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DailyTech
The Top 5 Coolest Things About the New Xbox Experience
GamePro Arcade - 2 hours ago
By now you've had a little bit of time to mess around with the New Xbox Experience. Sure, you already know about the full size Mii's...er...avatars and streaming videos from Netflix, but after sorting through about a hundred new blades, ...
First Look: The New Xbox Experience TG Daily
Will a New Xbox Experience Translate Into Higher Sales? Gamasutra
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Canada.com
Google to shut down virtual world website
Reuters - 57 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Google Inc said it would shut down its three-dimensional virtual experience website by year end to focus more on its core search, advertisements and applications business.
Google Shutting Down Lively CVG Online
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end Los Angeles Times
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The Age
Google unveils customised search
BBC News - 1 hour ago
By Maggie Shiels This means the next time they perform the same search, the personalised version will pop up. "I would call this revolutionary.
Google Makes Major Interface Change To Search: SearchWiki TechCrunch
Tweak Your Google Search Results as You Like with SearchWiki Profy
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SanFranciscoSentinel.com
Making Bay Area friendly for electric cars
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
(11-20) 20:18 PST -- Bay Area environmental leaders are counting on a $1 billion investment to build the nation's first electric vehicle network - with service stations to recharge batteries and garages to swap depleted batteries for fresh ones - and ...
Firm envisions network of electric-vehicle charging sites Los Angeles Times
Bay area powers up for age of electric cars Financial Times
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Canada.com
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counterattack against ...
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
The company unveils the Storm, a device that lets users take pictures, play movies and music and visit Facebook and MySpace pages with ease -- and has the 'world's first "clickable" touch screen.
Can The BlackBerry Storm Live Up To The Hype? CRN
Big "Storm", BlackBerry Storm, Coming From RIM Today eFluxMedia
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Mother saw MySpace plan as clever, witness says
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
A family friend says she helped Lori Drew create a bogus MySpace profile to 'expose' a teenager who later committed suicide.
Government’s star witness undercuts prosecution in suicide case ZDNet
Woman Who Posed as Boy Testifies in Case That Ended in Suicide of ... New York Times
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Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5.

Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study.

ABC News
Spacewalkers extra cautious in 2nd day outside craft
Houston Chronicle - 56 minutes ago
By MARK CARREAU AP/NASA Mission specialist Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper is suspended on the end of the robot arm from the International Space Station as Earth looms in the background during a spacewalk Thursday.
Astronauts end 2nd spacewalk at space station The Associated Press
Endeavour crew hooks up space station water system The News-Press
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Malaysia Star
Giant deposits of ice found by Mars orbiter
Houston Chronicle - 4 hours ago
By MARK CARREAU Scientists led by a University of Texas geologist report that data from an unmanned NASA space probe suggests there's much more ice on Mars than previously thought.
Massive Martian Glaciers Found Slashdot
Red (Planet) Alert: Massive Subsurface Glaciers Discovered on Mars Scientific American
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SanFranciscoSentinel.com
Plan unveiled for electric-vehicle charging network in Bay Area
Los Angeles Times - 59 minutes ago
By Martin Zimmerman One of the many questions surrounding the development of electric cars is surprisingly prosaic: Will there be someplace to plug the darn things in?
Making Bay Area friendly for electric cars San Francisco Chronicle
Bay area powers up for age of electric cars Financial Times
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Financial Times
MySpace application helps Blackberry phones get more social
VentureBeat - 1 hour ago
The MySpace application for Research In Motion’s Blackberry smartphones has been downloaded more than 400000 times since it was introduced a week ago.
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launches counterattack against ... Los Angeles Times
Palm losing out as iPhone gains corporate fans CNET News
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New York Times
Los Angeles Auto Show Brave Faces, Hard Times
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By JERRY GARRETT ACROSS the United States, the inventory of unsold new vehicles accumulating at dealerships and on storage lots topped three million earlier this month.
Forget Detroit, America's car future is in California (Feature) Monsters and Critics.com
Automakers detail electric car plans at LA show Reuters
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BBC News
Security in Windows 7: UAC and You
PC Magazine - 6 hours ago
Vista is famous for asking unqualified users to make far too many judgment calls about security. Can Windows 7 teach the hated User Account Control to make its own decisions?
Microsoft to offer free security software to attract beginners eTaiwan News
Microsoft: Morro Won't Compete With Symantec, McAfee CRN
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