Charter to bid below $135 a share for TW Cable
Cable TV operator Charter Communications Inc. is preparing to send a letter offering to buy the much larger Time Warner Cable Inc. for below $135 per share as early as Monday.
Business
Dec 13, 2013
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Iceland ups 2014 whaling quotas
Iceland announced Friday it has increased its 2014 quotas for whaling in a move likely to intensify international condemnation of the practice.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2013
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NASA mulls spacewalks to fix space station
A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2013
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Philadelphia surpasses US average in rate of global innovation connectedness
The city of Philadelphia has reason to be proud: It outpaces the nation as a whole in terms of innovation connectedness. About 9 percent of patents with at least one Philadelphia-based inventor are internationally connected, ...
Other
Dec 13, 2013
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Researchers study evolution on the molecular level
The theory of evolution suggests that present-day organisms evolved from earlier life forms.
Biochemistry
Dec 13, 2013
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Swirls in remnants of big bang may hold clues to universe's infancy
South Pole Telescope scientists have detected for the first time a subtle distortion in the oldest light in the universe, which may help reveal secrets about the earliest moments in the universe's formation.
Astronomy
Dec 13, 2013
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SpaceX to bid for rights to historic NASA launch pad
In a battle of technology titans for the right to lease a historic NASA launch pad in Florida, SpaceX has beat out competitor Blue Origin, the US space agency said Friday.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2013
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Motorola CEO talks about global vision
Google's $12.4 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility was widely seen as a way for Google to acquire patents to defend its Android operating system from intellectual property lawsuits.
Business
Dec 13, 2013
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US to keep NSA and cyber command chief's job unified (Update)
A White House review will conclude that a sweeping US spy agency program to collect data on telephone calls and Internet use should continue but with new privacy safeguards, a report said Friday.
Internet
Dec 13, 2013
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Cisco to add 1,700 jobs in Ontario
Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems announced Friday plans to more than double its Canadian footprint with the hiring of 1,700 high-tech workers in Ottawa and Toronto within six years.
Business
Dec 13, 2013
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