US company sells out of Ebola toys
They might look tasteless, but satisfied customers dub them cute and adorable. Ebola-themed toys have proved such a hit that one US-based company has sold out.
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Oct 17, 2014
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UN biodiversity meet commits to double funding
A UN conference on preserving the earth's dwindling resources wrapped up Friday with governments making a firm commitment to double biodiversity aid to developing countries by 2015.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2014
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Snapchat weaves ads into vanishing message service
Snapchat on Friday said it will begin weaving ads into the popular service for sending ephemeral smartphone messages, but promised not to be "rude" to its members.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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Twitter spices timelines with unasked-for tweets
Twitter said Friday it would start reconfiguring users' timelines with "relevant" messages from people they haven't bothered to follow at the service.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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Facebook unfriends federal drug agency
(AP)—Facebook wants assurances from the Drug Enforcement Administration that it's not operating any more fake profile pages as part of ongoing investigations.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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Partial solar eclipse over the U.S. on Thursday, Oct. 23
People in most of the continental United States will be in the shadow of the Moon on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, as a partial solar eclipse sweeps across the Earth. For people looking through sun-safe filters, from Los Angeles, ...
Astronomy
Oct 17, 2014
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Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in key China market
Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence delay by regulators, but it faces a tough battle with rivals led by Samsung in the crucial market.
Business
Oct 17, 2014
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It can happen to anyone: Obama's credit card declined
Apparently, even the president of the United States can have trouble with his credit card.
Other
Oct 17, 2014
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Satellites sees a question mark in Tropical Storm Ana
NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Ana that showed the outer clouds were already reaching the big island by 11 a.m. EDT and the storm resembled a giant question mark.
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2014
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Climate change alters cast of winter birds
Over the past two decades, the resident communities of birds that attend eastern North America's backyard bird feeders in winter have quietly been remade, most likely as a result of a warming climate.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2014
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