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Secret Program Aims to Defend Power Grid

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Secret Program Aims to Defend Power Grid The National Security Agency is spearheading a program, dubbed Perfect Citizen, to develop technology to protect the power grid from cyberattack. The project worries privacy rights groups.


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Report: Lance Armstrong Weighs Doping Admission

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Report: Lance Armstrong Weighs Doping Admission Report: Lance Armstrong weighs whether to admit doping so he can compete in athletic events


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Tsunami Warning Canceled for Alaska, Canada

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Tsunami Warning Canceled for Alaska, Canada Officials: Tsunami warning canceled for areas of Alaska, Canada; wave didn't pose threat


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Double Hand Transplant Patient Relearns How to Hold

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Double Hand Transplant Patient Relearns How to Hold After receiving radical hand transplant surgery, Lindsay Ess had to relearn what hands could do.


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India Gang-Rape Victim's Friend Recounts Attack

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India Gang-Rape Victim's Friend Recounts Attack India rape victim's friend recounts attack in TV interview; recalls apathy of police, public


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Vomiting Robot Helps Researchers Understand Norovirus

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Vomiting Robot Helps Researchers Understand Norovirus In a study that could make you lose your own lunch, researchers have created a projectile-vomiting robot to research how far the highly contagious norovirus particles travel when somebody with the illness throws up. Norovirus causes severe projectile vomiting and diarrhea in those infected for...


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FTC Says Retailers 'Bamboozled' Customers

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FTC Says Retailers 'Bamboozled' Customers Four national retailers have agreed to pay $1.26 million in penalties for falsely labeling clothing and textiles as made of bamboo, when they were actually made of rayon, a synthetic material.


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Kidogo the Gorilla Amazes with Tightrope Act

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Kidogo the Gorilla Amazes with Tightrope Act Zoo gorillas have earned a reputation for doing a whole lot of nothing, often just sitting against a tree for hours at a time. But Kidogo, a silverback in the Krefeld Zoo, has earned sudden fame for his penchant for performing a number of tricks, including tightrope walking.


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Fracking Group Counters 'Promised Land'

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Fracking Group Counters 'Promised Land' The natural gas industry has set up websites and purchased advertising space to provide information about "fracking" to viewers of the new Matt Damon movie, "Promised Land."


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US Pushes to Finish Afghan Dam as Challenges Mount

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US Pushes to Finish Afghan Dam as Challenges Mount Final push to finish Afghanistan's Kajaki dam comes amid security worries, muddled US strategy


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Narwhal Tusk-Smuggling Ring Cracked, Feds Say

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Narwhal Tusk-Smuggling Ring Cracked, Feds Say The narwhal, a kind of Arctic whale, has been called “the unicorn of the sea” because of the long, straight, often spiraling tusk that males of the species can grow.  It is illegal to import the tusks into the United States because narwhals are listed...


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Obama Urges Action on Debt Ceiling

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Obama Urges Action on Debt Ceiling Obama hails fiscal cliff deal, urges action on debt ceiling


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Obama Fears 'Catastrophic' Debt Fight

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Obama Fears 'Catastrophic' Debt Fight HONOLULU — In his first weekly address of the New Year, President Obama touts the “fiscal cliff” compromise as “one more step in the broader effort to grow our economy and shrink our deficits” but warns that another “manufactured crisis” over the debt ceiling could...


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Big Discounts During New York Hotel Week

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Big Discounts During New York Hotel Week For the second year in a row, New York City hotels are offering big discounts during what’s typically one of the slowest times of the year. 24 hotels are participating in Hotel Week NYC, which kicked off Friday and runs until Jan. 20. Room rates...


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Missoni Scion on Small Plane Missing in Venezuela

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Missoni Scion on Small Plane Missing in Venezuela Report: Missoni fashion scion among 6 passengers on small plane missing in Venezuela


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Analysis: Why Google NKorea Visit Irks US

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Analysis: Why Google NKorea Visit Irks US Analysis: Google chief visit at odds with Obama administration effort to pressure North Korea


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Gun Shows Face New Scrutiny After School Shooting

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Gun Shows Face New Scrutiny After School Shooting Gun shows face scrutiny, limits and cancellations after Conn. school shooting


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